Battlefield 3™

A guide to uninstall Battlefield 3™ from your computer

Battlefield 3™ is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It is written by DICE. Open here where you can get more info on DICE. Usually the Battlefield 3™ program is found in the C:\Games\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Battlefield 3 folder, depending on the user's option during install. Battlefield 3™ 's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe. steam.exe is the Battlefield 3™ 's main executable file and it occupies close to 3.22 MB (3375904 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed alongside Battlefield 3™ . They take about 568.80 MB (596431520 bytes) on disk.

• GameOverlayUI.exe (373.78 KB)
• steam.exe (3.22 MB)
• steamerrorreporter.exe (561.28 KB)
• steamerrorreporter64.exe (629.28 KB)
• streaming_client.exe (7.18 MB)
• uninstall.exe (137.56 KB)
• WriteMiniDump.exe (277.79 KB)
• gldriverquery.exe (45.78 KB)
• gldriverquery64.exe (941.28 KB)
• secure_desktop_capture.exe (2.15 MB)
• steamservice.exe (1.70 MB)
• steam_monitor.exe (434.28 KB)
• x64launcher.exe (402.28 KB)
• x86launcher.exe (378.78 KB)
• html5app_steam.exe (2.17 MB)
• steamwebhelper.exe (3.98 MB)
• wow_helper.exe (65.50 KB)
• html5app_steam.exe (3.05 MB)
• steamwebhelper.exe (5.32 MB)
• MYF3D.exe (637.00 KB)
• DXSETUP.exe (505.84 KB)
• dotnetfx35.exe (231.50 MB)
• dotNetFx40_Full_x86_x64.exe (48.11 MB)
• NDP452-KB2901907-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe (66.76 MB)
• NDP462-KB3151800-x86-x64-AllOS-ENU.exe (59.14 MB)
• vcredist_x64.exe (9.80 MB)
• vcredist_x86.exe (8.57 MB)
• vcredist_x64.exe (6.85 MB)
• vcredist_x86.exe (6.25 MB)
• vcredist_x64.exe (6.86 MB)
• vcredist_x86.exe (6.20 MB)
• vc_redist.x64.exe (14.59 MB)
• vc_redist.x86.exe (13.79 MB)
• vc_redist.x64.exe (14.55 MB)
• vc_redist.x86.exe (13.73 MB)
• VC_redist.x64.exe (14.36 MB)
• VC_redist.x86.exe (13.70 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 3 of Battlefield 3™ . Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\battlefield_1
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\battlefield_2042
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\battlefield_3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\battlefield_4

The files below remain on your disk when you remove Battlefield 3™ :

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\battlefield_1.translation
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\battlefield_2042.translation
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\battlefield_3.translation
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\battlefield_4.translation
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\battlefield_bad_company_2.translation
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\battlefield_hardline.translation
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\battlefield_v_dlss.translation
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\battlefield_1\common.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\battlefield_1\current_game.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\battlefield_1\json.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\battlefield_2042\common.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\battlefield_2042\current_game.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\battlefield_3\common.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\battlefield_3\current_game.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\battlefield_4\common.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\battlefield_4\current_game.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\battlefield_bad_company_2\common.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\battlefield_bad_company_2\current_game.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\battlefield_hardline\common.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\battlefield_hardline\current_game.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\battlefield_v_dlss\common.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\battlefield_v_dlss\current_game.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\battlefield_v_dlss\json.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\battlefield_3\31941578\bf3_01.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\battlefield_3\31941578\bf3_02.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\battlefield_3\31941578\bf3_03.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\battlefield_3\31941578\manifest.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\battlefield_3\31941578\metadata.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Steam\Battlefield 3™.url

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\NVIDIA Corporation\Ansel\Battlefield 3
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\EA Games\Battlefield 3
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Steam App 1238820
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\EA Games\Battlefield 3

Additional registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Battlefield 3\bf3.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Battlefield 3\bf3.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1346328003-254958491-374944582-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Battlefield 3\__Installer\punkbuster\redist\pbsvc.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1346328003-254958491-374944582-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Battlefield 3\bf3.exe

How to uninstall Battlefield 3™ from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Battlefield 3™ is a program released by the software company DICE. Frequently, users decide to remove this application. Sometimes this can be efortful because performing this by hand requires some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK approach to remove Battlefield 3™ is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your system.

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• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Battlefield 3™ or simply click the Search field and type in "Battlefield 3™ ". The Battlefield 3™ application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Battlefield 3™ in the list of applications, some information about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Battlefield 3™ , ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Battlefield 3™ .


8. After removing Battlefield 3™ , Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Battlefield 3™ that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Battlefield 3™ with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Battlefield 3™ by DICE from your computer, we are not saying that Battlefield 3™ by DICE is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Battlefield 3™ supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.