Steam

A guide to uninstall Steam from your computer

Steam is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by Valve Corporation. Further information on Valve Corporation can be found here. Please open http://www.steampowered.com/ if you want to read more on Steam on Valve Corporation's website. Steam is typically set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam folder, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option while installing the program. Steam.exe is the Steam's primary executable file and it occupies about 1.74 MB (1823656 bytes) on disk.

Steam installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 11.82 MB (12391556 bytes) on disk.

• GameOverlayUI.exe (59.41 KB)
• Steam.exe (1.74 MB)
• steamerrorreporter.exe (202.91 KB)
• steamerrorreporter64.exe (244.41 KB)
• steamTmp.exe (1.16 MB)
• unins000.exe (1.11 MB)
• WriteMiniDump.exe (277.79 KB)
• steamservice.exe (556.41 KB)
• x64launcher.exe (74.91 KB)
• steambackup.exe (128.12 KB)
• steambackup.exe (128.14 KB)
• steambackup.exe (128.20 KB)
• steambackup.exe (128.11 KB)
• steambackup.exe (128.13 KB)
• appid_10540.exe (189.24 KB)
• appid_10560.exe (189.24 KB)
• appid_17300.exe (233.24 KB)
• appid_17330.exe (489.24 KB)
• appid_17340.exe (221.24 KB)
• appid_6520.exe (2.26 MB)

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This data is about Steam version 1.0.0.0 only. Click on the links below for other Steam versions:

• Unknown
• 2.10.91.91
• 2.10.91.91
• 22.12.2010

Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you remove Steam.

Folders that were found:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Steam
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\Steam\SteamService.exe
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Steam_Steam_exe
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Steam_Support_url

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Valve\Steam
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Valve\Steam
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\Steam Client Service

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserNameSettings\S-1-5-21-425718032-2493691249-3410118228-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Steam\Steam.exe

A way to uninstall Steam from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Steam is an application released by Valve Corporation. Sometimes, people try to uninstall this application. This is troublesome because doing this manually requires some know-how related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK action to uninstall Steam is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Steam or simply click the Search field and type in "Steam". If it is installed on your PC the Steam app will be found automatically. After you select Steam in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Steam, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Steam.


8. After removing Steam, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Steam that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Steam using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Steam by Valve Corporation from your PC, nor are we saying that Steam by Valve Corporation is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Steam in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.