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A way to uninstall The Sims™ 4 from your system

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall The Sims™ 4 for Windows. It is produced by Electronic Arts Inc.. More information on Electronic Arts Inc. can be seen here. More details about The Sims™ 4 can be seen at . Usually the The Sims™ 4 application is installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4 directory, depending on the user's option during install. You can uninstall The Sims™ 4 by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\EAInstaller\The Sims 4\Cleanup.exe. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is titled TS4.exe and occupies 18.64 MB (19547088 bytes).

The following executables are installed beside The Sims™ 4. They take about 36.84 MB (38631712 bytes) on disk.

  • TS4.exe (18.64 MB)
  • ActivationUI.exe (1.70 MB)
  • Cleanup.exe (913.22 KB)
  • Touchup.exe (913.72 KB)
  • Cleanup.exe (834.72 KB)
  • Touchup.exe (835.72 KB)
  • vcredist_x64.exe (6.86 MB)
  • vcredist_x86.exe (6.20 MB)
  • vp6install.exe (27.76 KB)
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The current page applies to The Sims™ 4 version 1.11.64.1020 alone. You can find here a few links to other The Sims™ 4 versions:

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The Sims™ 4 has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall The Sims™ 4:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\Cleanup.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\GDFBinary_en_US.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\Touchup.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Origin Games\The Sims 4\__Installer\vc\vc2013\redist\vcredist_x86.exe

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{48EBEBBF-B9F8-4520-A3CF-89A730721917}

Additional registry values that you should delete:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{48EBEBBF-B9F8-4520-A3CF-89A730721917}\DisplayIcon
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{48EBEBBF-B9F8-4520-A3CF-89A730721917}\HelpLink
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{48EBEBBF-B9F8-4520-A3CF-89A730721917}\InstallLocation
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{48EBEBBF-B9F8-4520-A3CF-89A730721917}\Readme


How to delete The Sims™ 4 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

The Sims™ 4 is a program offered by the software company Electronic Arts Inc.. Frequently, people choose to erase this application. This can be troublesome because doing this by hand takes some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE way to erase The Sims™ 4 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your PC.

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  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button
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4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find The Sims™ 4 or simply activate the Search field and type in "The Sims™ 4". If it is installed on your PC the The Sims™ 4 app will be found very quickly. When you select The Sims™ 4 in the list of programs, the following information about the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about The Sims™ 4, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For example you can see that for The Sims™ 4:





  • The web site of the application is: http://www.ea.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Common Files\EAInstaller\The Sims 4\Cleanup.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove The Sims™ 4.
Uninstall The Sims™ 4


8. After removing The Sims™ 4, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of The Sims™ 4 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling The Sims™ 4 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • 10.0
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall The Sims™ 4 by Electronic Arts Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that The Sims™ 4 by Electronic Arts Inc. is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall The Sims™ 4 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-07-02 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-07-02 11:53:17.987