Many gamers who are just starting to get acquainted with the PC, the question arises: " How to remove the game from the computer?" After all, if you move the icon from the desktop to the trash, the program will still remain in the memory of the hard drive.
Method one
Each game during installation copies its files to the hard drive in a separate directory. It writes the installer and uninst.exe (less commonly, unins000.exe), which is used specifically for the correct removal of software.
To find this file, you need to right-click on the game icon located on the desktop. In the context menu, select "Properties". After that, click on the "Location" button. An explorer window opens displaying the root of the directory in which the game program is installed.
How to remove a game from a computer using uninst.exe? Just find it in the directory that opens and run like any other program. Next, follow the instructions that appear on the screen. Often, just clicking “Next” is enough, less often you will need to answer a few simple questions.
Internal utility
If the previous method did not work, and the game directory could not be found the required file, do not despair.
Go to the "Control Panel". Its icon is in the right column of the Start menu.
In the window that opens, click on the inscription "Programs and Features." If Windows XP is installed on your computer, this same tool will be called "Add or Remove Programs"
The main utility space is filled with a list of previously installed software. How to remove a game from a computer using this tool? Next to each inscription you can see the size occupied by the program, and the "Delete / Change" button. In fact, after clicking on it, the very uninst.exe file will automatically start, however, since it is not always located in the root directory of the game, the option to remove software using the control panel is considered the most convenient.
Third party tools
Project developers typically use standard algorithms to uninstall their products. It is not uncommon when, after running uninst.exe, garbage remains in the operating system, such as extra files in documents, directories, unnecessary registry entries. This can lead to various errors and poor PC performance.
How to remove a game from a computer so that there is no extra “garbage” on the hard drive? The most effective way to completely uninstall software is to use third-party tools. Almost all of them operate on the principle that it is much easier to prevent a problem than to try to deal with it later. Before installing the game, the utility saves data about the state of the OS, and during installation monitors what has changed.
Full uninstall
The developer of this application, before its creation, managed to become famous for its tools designed to clean and optimize the registry. This experience was very suitable for his new creation. Full Uninstall is free and can be downloaded from the developer's site at any time. Its purpose is the correct and complete removal of games and any other software.
It works according to the principle described above. However, while monitoring the installer, the application remembers not only which files are recorded on the HDD, but also information about which of the existing ones are being modified. Changes made to the system registry do not go unnoticed. It is also important that this procedure is performed in real time.
After the standard procedure for uninstalling software through the built-in utility, Full Uninstall scans entries in the OS for the presence of tails. Despite the principle of operation, this application can also be beneficial when uninstalling games that were installed prior to its monitoring.
How to remove a game from Android
Mobile devices are tightly embedded in the life of every person. The quality of games developed for portable devices is already very close to that of a PC. Because you can pass the time in the virtual world absolutely anywhere, the popularity of such products is increasing day by day. But what to do when the free space on the drive runs out and it is not enough to record really important data? How to remove a game?
There are two standard methods applicable to this operation. The first involves the launch of a standard application that accesses the Play Market repository. Find the page of the application you want to uninstall by entering its name in the search bar. The "Delete" button will be located on it. After clicking it, you only need to confirm your intention.
If there is no Internet access, the operating system interface will help to uninstall the game:
- Open the main settings list by selecting the corresponding icon in the main menu or by lowering the “curtain”, and then clicking on the gear icon.
- Tap on the inscription "Applications" (the inscription may differ in different versions of Android).
- As a result, a utility opens in which you can see a list of all installed applications. There are several filters here: "All", "Third-Party Developers", "Running".
- Find the program you want to uninstall and click on it: the OS will automatically redirect you to the configuration page.
- Before you can completely remove the game, click on the inscription "Clear cache".
- After that, it remains to click on the "Delete" button.