mpv

Version documented: 0.37.0 Installer type: Portable .7z / via mpv.net GUI wrapper Hives written: HKCU

📁 Registry Paths

Path	Hive	Purpose
`SOFTWARE\mpv`	HKCU	mpv.net wrapper settings
`SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\mpv-net`	HKCU	Uninstall entry (mpv.net)

🔑 Keys

HKCU\SOFTWARE\mpv

Value Name	Type	Example Data	Description
`InstallDir`	REG_SZ	`C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\mpv.net`	mpv.net install path
`Version`	REG_SZ	`6.0.3.0`	mpv.net version

HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\mpv-net

Value Name	Type	Example Data	Description
`DisplayName`	REG_SZ	`mpv.net`	Display name
`DisplayVersion`	REG_SZ	`6.0.3.0`	Version
`Publisher`	REG_SZ	`mpv.net`	Publisher
`InstallLocation`	REG_SZ	`C:\Users\User\AppData\Local\mpv.net`	Install path
`UninstallString`	REG_SZ	`"...\setup.exe" --uninstall`	Uninstaller

📝 Notes

Standalone mpv (portable) writes zero registry keys — it is a single .exe or portable package. All config lives in mpv.conf and input.conf in the portable_config/ or %APPDATA%\mpv\ directory.
mpv.net is the most popular Windows GUI wrapper for mpv and does write registry keys (per-user install).
mpv.net can optionally register file associations via its Settings dialog — this creates additional HKCU\SOFTWARE\Classes entries for video/audio formats.

# Find mpv.net install location
(Get-ItemProperty "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\mpv" -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue).InstallDir

# Check if mpv is in PATH (standalone)
Get-Command mpv -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Select-Object Source

🗑️ Cleanup

# Remove mpv.net registry entries
Remove-Item -Path "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\mpv" -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Remove-Item -Path "HKCU:\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\mpv-net" `
  -Recurse -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue

📦 Package Managers

Manager	ID / Command
winget	`winget install mpv.net`
Chocolatey	`choco install mpv`
Scoop	`scoop install extras/mpv`