Grand Theft Auto V
A guide to uninstall Grand Theft Auto V from your computer
This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Grand Theft Auto V for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Rockstar Games. More data about Rockstar Games can be found here. You can read more about about Grand Theft Auto V at http://www.rockstargames.com/support. Grand Theft Auto V is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V,0 directory, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the program. You can uninstall Grand Theft Auto V by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Launcher\Launcher.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. vc_redist.x64.exe is the Grand Theft Auto V's main executable file and it occupies circa 14.38 MB (15080792 bytes) on disk.Grand Theft Auto V installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 140.23 MB (147044496 bytes) on disk.
- Launcher.exe (10.37 MB)
- LauncherPatcher.exe (464.14 KB)
- RockstarService.exe (460.64 KB)
- RockstarSteamHelper.exe (429.14 KB)
- uninstall.exe (6.30 MB)
- Social-Club-Setup.exe (94.14 MB)
- vc_redist.x64.exe (14.38 MB)
- vc_redist.x86.exe (13.71 MB)
The information on this page is only about version 1.0 of Grand Theft Auto V. You can find below a few links to other Grand Theft Auto V versions:
- 1.0.335.2
- 1.0.2060.2
- 2015
- 1.0.1737.6
- 1.0.3028.0
- 1.0.2612.1
- 1.0.3179.0
- 1.2
- 1.0.1737.5
- 12
- 1.00.0000
- Unknown
- 1.0.3258.0
- 1.0.2628.2
- 1.01
- 1.0.2215.0
- 2.0
- 1.0.3095.0
- 1.0.1868.2
- 1.0.2699.16
- 1.0.3351.0
- 1.0.2372.0
- 1.0.3274.0
- 1.0.2802.0
- 1.0.2060.1
- 1.0.3337.0
- 1.0.1868.0
- 5
- 1
- 1.0.2845.0
- 1.36
- 1.0.1604.0
- 1.0.1868.1
- 1.0.2372.2
- 1.0.3442.0
- 1.0.3323.0
- 1.0.2944.0
- 1.0.323.1
- 1.0.2699.0
- 1.0.2245.0
- 1.0.0.0
- 1.0.2824.0
- 1.0.2060.1.1
- 1.0.0.10
- 1.0.2060.0
- 1.0.3407.0
- 1.0.3411.0
- 1.0.2189.0
- 1.0.2545.0
- 1.0.0.11
- 1.0.1604.1
When you're planning to uninstall Grand Theft Auto V you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.
Folders found on disk after you uninstall Grand Theft Auto V from your PC:
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA app\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\grand_theft_auto_v
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA Corporation\NVIDIA app\NvBackend\Recommendations\grand_theft_auto_v
The files below are left behind on your disk by Grand Theft Auto V's application uninstaller when you removed it:
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\BEClient_x64.cfg
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\BEClient_x64.dll
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\BELauncher.ini
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\BEServer_x64.cfg
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\BEServer_x64.dll
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\BEService_x64.exe
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\EULA\cs.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\EULA\de.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\EULA\en.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\EULA\es.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\EULA\fr.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\EULA\it.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\EULA\ja.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\EULA\ko.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\EULA\nl.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\EULA\pl.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\EULA\pt.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\EULA\ru.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\EULA\tr.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\EULA\zh.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\EULA\zh-TW.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Licenses.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Privacy\cs.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Privacy\de.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Privacy\en.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Privacy\es.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Privacy\fr.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Privacy\it.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Privacy\ja.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Privacy\ko.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Privacy\nl.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Privacy\pl.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Privacy\pt.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Privacy\ru.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Privacy\tr.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Privacy\zh.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Privacy\zh-TW.txt
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Text\cs.ini
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Text\de.ini
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Text\en.ini
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Text\es.ini
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Text\fr.ini
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Text\it.ini
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Text\ja.ini
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Text\ko.ini
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Text\nl.ini
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Text\pl.ini
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Text\pt.ini
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Text\ru.ini
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Text\tr.ini
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Text\zh.ini
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\BattlEye\Text\zh-TW.ini
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\bink2w64.dll
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\common.rpf
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\d3dcompiler_46.dll
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\d3dcsx_46.dll
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\fvad.dll
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\GFSDK_ShadowLib.win64.dll
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\GFSDK_TXAA.win64.dll
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\GFSDK_TXAA_AlphaResolve.win64.dll
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\GPUPerfAPIDX11-x64.dll
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\GTA5.exe
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\GTA5_BE.exe
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\GTAVLanguageSelect.exe
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\GTAVLauncher.exe
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\index.bin
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\libcurl.dll
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\libtox.dll
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\NvPmApi.Core.win64.dll
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\opus.dll
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\opusenc.dll
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\PlayGTAV.exe
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\Apr2005_d3dx9_25_x64.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\Apr2005_d3dx9_25_x86.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\Apr2006_d3dx9_30_x64.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\Apr2006_d3dx9_30_x86.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\Apr2006_MDX1_x86.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\Apr2006_MDX1_x86_Archive.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\Apr2006_XACT_x64.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\Apr2006_XACT_x86.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\Apr2006_xinput_x64.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\Apr2006_xinput_x86.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\APR2007_d3dx10_33_x64.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\APR2007_d3dx10_33_x86.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\APR2007_d3dx9_33_x64.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\APR2007_d3dx9_33_x86.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\APR2007_XACT_x64.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\APR2007_XACT_x86.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\APR2007_xinput_x64.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\APR2007_xinput_x86.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\Aug2005_d3dx9_27_x64.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\Aug2005_d3dx9_27_x86.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\AUG2006_XACT_x64.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\AUG2006_XACT_x86.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\AUG2006_xinput_x64.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\AUG2006_xinput_x86.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\AUG2007_d3dx10_35_x64.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\AUG2007_d3dx10_35_x86.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\AUG2007_d3dx9_35_x64.cab
- C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\Redistributables\DirectX\AUG2007_d3dx9_35_x86.cab
You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{5EFC6C07-6B87-43FC-9524-F9E967241741}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V
Additional registry values that are not removed:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\GTA5.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\GTA5.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\GTA5_BE.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\GTA5_BE.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\PlayGTAV.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V Legacy\PlayGTAV.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Launcher\Launcher.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Launcher\Launcher.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Launcher\Redistributables\SocialClub\Social-Club-Setup.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Launcher\Redistributables\SocialClub\Social-Club-Setup.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Rockstar Service\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{FA2DCAA2-E7A9-432B-A3EF-E84C878E8B06}C:\program files\rockstar games\grand theft auto v legacy\gta5.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{8BDB61F1-37A9-45C8-B633-D7146FDB38FB}C:\program files\rockstar games\grand theft auto v legacy\gta5.exe
A way to remove Grand Theft Auto V from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Grand Theft Auto V is a program released by Rockstar Games. Sometimes, users choose to remove it. This is troublesome because uninstalling this manually takes some know-how regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK practice to remove Grand Theft Auto V is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.
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3. Press the General Tools button
4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will be shown to you
6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Grand Theft Auto V or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Grand Theft Auto V". The Grand Theft Auto V app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Grand Theft Auto V in the list of apps, some information about the application is made available to you:
- Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Grand Theft Auto V, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
- Details about the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
- The software company is: http://www.rockstargames.com/support
- The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Launcher\Launcher.exe
8. After removing Grand Theft Auto V, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Grand Theft Auto V which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Grand Theft Auto V 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 able to run without errors or problems.
Disclaimer
This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Grand Theft Auto V by Rockstar Games from your computer, we are not saying that Grand Theft Auto V by Rockstar Games is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Grand Theft Auto V in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
2019-09-18 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @danarmLast update on: 2019-09-18 10:05:36.230