Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3

How to uninstall Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 from your computer

This page is about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is made by Infinity Ward. You can find out more on Infinity Ward or check for application updates here. More details about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 can be found at http://www.callofduty.com. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 directory, depending on the user's choice. C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. The program's main executable file is called iw5sp.exe and its approximative size is 5.39 MB (5653784 bytes).

The following executables are installed along with Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3. They take about 9.91 MB (10388600 bytes) on disk.

• iw5sp.exe (5.39 MB)
• vcredist_x86.exe (4.02 MB)
• DXSETUP.exe (505.84 KB)

The current page applies to Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 version 3 only. If you are manually uninstalling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 we recommend you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3

The files below remain on your disk by Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\binkw32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\dw-dev-ca.crt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\installscript.vdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\iw5sp.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\localization.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\logo.bmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\0.sdm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_00.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_01.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_02.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_03.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_04.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_05.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_06.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_07.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_08.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_09.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_10.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_11.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_12.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_13.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_14.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_15.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_16.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_17.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_18.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_19.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_20.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_21.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_22.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_23.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_24.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_33.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\iw_34.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\localized_english_iw00.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\localized_english_iw01.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\localized_english_iw02.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\localized_english_iw03.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\localized_english_iw04.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\localized_english_iw05.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\localized_german_iw06.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\localized_italian_iw05.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\localized_polish_iw04.iwd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\berlin_tvanamorphic.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\black.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\castle_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\castle_securitycam.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\castle_static.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\castle_tv.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\default.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\dubai_pip01.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\dubai_pip02.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\dubai_pip03.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\dubai_reflection.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\hamburg_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\hijack_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\hijack_map_black.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\india_flashback_1_1.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\india_flashback_2_1.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\india_flashback_3_1.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\india_flashback_4_1.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\india_flashback_5_1.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\innocent_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\london_football.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\london_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\london_posters.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\ny_manhattan_tvanamorphic.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\opening.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\paris_ac130_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\payback_fade.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\prague_escape_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\prologue_select_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\rescue_2_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_assassin_payback_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_assault_rescue_2_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_deltacamp_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_heliswitch_berlin_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_ied_berlin_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_jeep_paris_b_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_killspree_paris_a_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_littlebird_payback_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_milehigh_hijack_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_nyse_ny_manhattan_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_rescue_hijack_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_stealth_prague_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_stealth_warlord_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_survival_mp_alpha_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_survival_mp_bootleg_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_survival_mp_bravo_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_survival_mp_carbon_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_survival_mp_dome_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_survival_mp_exchange_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_survival_mp_hardhat_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_survival_mp_interchange_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_survival_mp_lambeth_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_survival_mp_mogadishu_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_survival_mp_paris_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_survival_mp_plaza2_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_survival_mp_radar_load.bik
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3\main\video\so_survival_mp_seatown_load.bik

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Steam App 42680

How to remove Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is a program offered by Infinity Ward. Sometimes, people decide to remove this application. This can be easier said than done because doing this manually takes some experience related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY manner to remove Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 or simply click the Search field and type in "Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3". If it is installed on your PC the Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 app will be found automatically. When you click Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in the list of applications, some information about the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3:

• The publisher is: http://www.callofduty.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3.


8. After uninstalling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 by Infinity Ward from your computer, we are not saying that Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 by Infinity Ward is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.