Counter-Strike: Source

A guide to uninstall Counter-Strike: Source from your system

This page is about Counter-Strike: Source for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by Valve. More information on Valve can be seen here. Click on http://www.valvesoftware.com/ to get more facts about Counter-Strike: Source on Valve's website. The application is often placed in the C:\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source folder. Keep in mind that this location can differ depending on the user's preference. C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Counter-Strike: Source. Steam.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 2.78 MB (2917456 bytes) on disk.

Counter-Strike: Source is comprised of the following executables which take 18.76 MB (19675616 bytes) on disk:

• GameOverlayUI.exe (374.08 KB)
• Steam.exe (2.78 MB)
• steamerrorreporter.exe (499.58 KB)
• steamerrorreporter64.exe (554.08 KB)
• streaming_client.exe (2.31 MB)
• uninstall.exe (202.70 KB)
• WriteMiniDump.exe (277.79 KB)
• html5app_steam.exe (1.79 MB)
• steamservice.exe (1.45 MB)
• steamwebhelper.exe (1.97 MB)
• wow_helper.exe (65.50 KB)
• x64launcher.exe (383.58 KB)
• x86launcher.exe (373.58 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)

...click to view all... Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you uninstall Counter-Strike: Source.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Counter-Strike: Source:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\AdminServer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\base.fgd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\basehaptics.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\binkw32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\bsppack.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\bspzip.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\bugreporter.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\bugreporter_filequeue.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\bugreporter_public.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\captioncompiler.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\check_sdk_env.bat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\CmdSeq.wc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\cstrike.fgd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\datacache.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\datamodel.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\demoinfo.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\dmserializers.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\dmxconvert.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\dmxedit.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\dxsupport.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\dxsupport.csv
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\dxsupport_episodic.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\dxsupport_sp.cfg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\dxvk_d3d9.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\elementviewer.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\engine.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\Faceposer.bat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\FileSystem_Stdio.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\FileSystemOpenDialog.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\filters\add1x1.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\filters\add3x3.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\filters\add5x5.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\filters\add7x7.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\filters\add9x9.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\filters\dispfilters.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\filters\flat1x1.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\filters\flat3x3.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\filters\flat5x5.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\filters\flat7x7.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\filters\flat9x9.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\filters\raiseto1x1.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\filters\raiseto5x5.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\filters\smooth3x3.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\GameUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\glview.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\halflife2.fgd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\Hammer.bat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\hammer.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\hammer_dll.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\haptics.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\height2normal.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\height2normal.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\height2ssbump.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\hlfaceposer.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\HLMV.bat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\hlmv.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\icudt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\icudt42.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\inputsystem.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\itemtest.com
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\launcher.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\libcurl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\libfbxsdk.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\libfontconfig-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\libfreetype-6.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\libharfbuzz-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\libsasl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\libxml2-2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\MakeScenesImage.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\MaterialSystem.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\mdllib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\mksheet.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\motionmapper.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\motionmappertemplates\default.mmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\motionmappertemplates\rootLock.mmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\motionmappertemplates\template1.mmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\motionmappertemplates\template2.mmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\motionmappertemplates\template3.mmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\motionmappertemplates\template4.mmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\motionmappertemplates\template5.mmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\motionmappertemplates\template6.mmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\motionmappertemplates\template7.mmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\motionmappertemplates\twoHandedShoulderWeapon.mmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\motionmappertemplates\twoHandedWeapon.mmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\motionmappertemplates\walk.mmt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\Mss32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\mssdolby.flt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\mssds3d.flt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\mssdsp.flt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\msseax.flt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\mssmp3.asi
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\msssrs.flt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\mssvoice.asi
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\msvcr71.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\mysql_wrapper.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\normal2ssbump.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\openvr_api.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\pfm2tgas.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\phonemeextractors\ims_helper.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\bin\phonemeextractors\phonemeextractor.dll

Many times the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Steam App 240

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Counter-Strike Source\cstrike_win64.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to remove Counter-Strike: Source from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Counter-Strike: Source is an application marketed by Valve. Sometimes, people try to remove this program. Sometimes this can be troublesome because deleting this by hand takes some experience related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK procedure to remove Counter-Strike: Source 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to clean your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Counter-Strike: Source or simply click the Search field and type in "Counter-Strike: Source". If it is installed on your PC the Counter-Strike: Source app will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Counter-Strike: Source in the list , some information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Counter-Strike: Source, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Counter-Strike: Source:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.valvesoftware.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Counter-Strike: Source.


8. After removing Counter-Strike: Source, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Counter-Strike: Source that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Counter-Strike: Source with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Counter-Strike: Source by Valve from your PC, nor are we saying that Counter-Strike: Source by Valve is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Counter-Strike: Source 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' PCs.