REMOVAL GUIDE · LOGITECH G HUB
Logitech G HUB won't uninstall? Logitech's reinstall and manual removal
Logitech's troubleshooting article covers the cases where G HUB cannot be removed normally, including when it is missing from the Programs list. Its recommended route is automatic: download the latest G HUB installer, let it detect the broken installation and click Reinstall, which uninstalls and reinstalls G HUB. If that fails, the manual route is to end LGHUB.exe, lghub_agent.exe and lghub_updater.exe in Task Manager, delete the LGHUB folder in C:\Users\[YourUsername]\AppData\Roaming and the LGHUB folder in C:\ProgramData (and old.LGHUB there if it exists), then restart. Logitech has you show hidden files first, because you need to see those folders.
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AT A GLANCE
| Check | What it means | Reversible? |
|---|---|---|
| The installer offered Reinstall and finished | Logitech's recommended route: it uninstalls and reinstalls G HUB | Not applicable |
| LGHUB.exe, lghub_agent.exe and lghub_updater.exe are not in Task Manager | The three processes Logitech names are ended | Read-only check |
| The LGHUB folders under AppData\Roaming and ProgramData are gone | Logitech's manual removal is done | Installing G HUB again creates them |
| Access Denied, or a folder will not delete | Logitech's tips: run as Administrator; restart the computer and try again | Not applicable |
The official way: Reinstall first, manual removal if that fails
Logitech's article is written for G HUB problems that need a complete reinstallation, such as an endless logo animation, a failed launch after an update or G HUB missing from the Programs list. It gives the options in this order.
Show hidden files
Logitech's prerequisite: in File Explorer, open the View options, choose Change folder and search options and, on the View tab, select Show hidden files, folders, and drives.
Try the automatic reinstallation
Logitech first suggests its G HUB service restart guide. If that does not help, download the latest G HUB installer and run it: it should detect the broken installation. Click Reinstall and wait until it completes.
Manual route: end three processes
Open Task Manager and end LGHUB.exe, lghub_agent.exe and lghub_updater.exe if they are present.
Delete the user data folder
Go to C:\Users\[YourUsername]\AppData\Roaming, find the LGHUB folder and delete it. Logitech labels this step Remove User Data.
Delete the program data folder
Go to C:\ProgramData, find the LGHUB folder and delete it, and delete the old.LGHUB folder as well if it exists.
Restart, then install again if you want it
Save any open work and restart your computer. For a fresh installation, download the latest G HUB installer from Logitech and run it.
What can stay behind, and what to check
Logitech names three processes and three folders, so this guide names only those. These read-only PowerShell commands show whether a G HUB process is still running, whether each folder still exists, and whether any program, service or scheduled task with G HUB in its name is still registered. A name match is a lead, not proof.
Get-Process | Where-Object Name -match 'lghub' | Format-Table Name, Id
Test-Path "$env:APPDATA\LGHUB", "$env:ProgramData\LGHUB", "$env:ProgramData\old.LGHUB"
Get-ItemProperty 'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*',
'HKLM:\SOFTWARE\WOW6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\*' |
Where-Object DisplayName -match 'G HUB' | Format-Table DisplayName, DisplayVersion
Get-Service -DisplayName '*G HUB*' | Format-Table Name, DisplayName, Status
Get-ScheduledTask |
Where-Object { $_.TaskName -match 'G HUB' -or $_.TaskPath -match 'G HUB' } |
Format-Table TaskPath, TaskName, StateUsually safe to act on
- A folder will not delete: Logitech's tip is to restart the computer and try again, and to run as Administrator if you see Access Denied.
- Nothing here works: Logitech asks you to contact its support with the error messages, your Windows version and the steps you have already tried.
Your data and settings: keep
- Your G HUB configuration, if you want it: the folder under AppData\Roaming is what Logitech calls user data, so deleting it is deleting what G HUB stored for your account on this PC.
- An update in progress: among its prevention tips, Logitech says never to exit or force exit G HUB while an update is running.
What a restore point does and does not cover
Microsoft describes restore points as snapshots of system files, installed applications, the Windows registry and system settings, taken without affecting personal data. That also means a restore point is not a backup of your files. System Protection is not enabled by default, so on a PC where nobody switched it on, a request for a restore point fails; you turn it on under Create a restore point, Configure. And when an app asks for a restore point while one made in the previous 24 hours already exists, Windows skips the new one and still reports success. For G HUB, a restore point is not part of Logitech's fix: its steps are the installer's Reinstall, or the three processes and the folders above.
How PC Tweaker Uninstaller helps
It lists each Logitech G HUB entry that Windows registers and says how many other programs from the same publisher are installed. Before anything runs, the brief shows the exact command each entry registered and whether it needs administrator rights, and the Removal Ledger records the method and the result. It runs each entry's own uninstaller. Its leftover scan matches folders, shortcuts and registry keys only when they are named exactly after the program, and pre-selects only items inside the install folder Windows recorded; anything matched by name alone is shown but never pre-selected. It does not list services or scheduled tasks, and when G HUB is missing from the Programs list there is no registered entry for it to run, which is the case Logitech's installer and manual steps are for. Cleaning leftover files and folders is free; cleaning registry keys and startup entries is Pro. Before an elevated removal it asks Windows for a restore point and records the outcome in the Removal Ledger. Because of the 24-hour rule above, Windows sometimes keeps an earlier point instead of making a new one. From version 0.13.8 the receipt says created only when it has verified a new point, and otherwise says that Windows reused the one from a given date; earlier versions could report created in that case.
Common questions
G HUB is not in the Programs list. How do I uninstall it?
Logitech's article lists that as one of its cases. Download the latest G HUB installer and run it: it should detect the broken installation and offer Reinstall, which uninstalls and reinstalls G HUB. If that fails, follow the manual removal: end the three G HUB processes and delete the LGHUB folders.
Which processes do I end before removing G HUB?
Logitech names three, to end in Task Manager if they are present: LGHUB.exe, lghub_agent.exe and lghub_updater.exe.
Where are the LGHUB folders?
Logitech gives two locations: the LGHUB folder in C:\Users\[YourUsername]\AppData\Roaming, which it calls user data, and the LGHUB folder in C:\ProgramData, where an old.LGHUB folder may also exist. Both parents are hidden by default, so show hidden files first.
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