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A guide to uninstall Minecraft from your computer

Minecraft is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your PC. It is written by Mojang. You can read more on Mojang or check for application updates here. Minecraft is frequently set up in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft folder, regulated by the user's option. The complete uninstall command line for Minecraft is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\Uninstall.exe. MinecraftLauncher.exe is the Minecraft's main executable file and it takes around 6.21 MB (6513643 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of Minecraft. They occupy an average of 7.99 MB (8377634 bytes) on disk.

  • MinecraftLauncher.exe (6.21 MB)
  • Uninstall.exe (117.00 KB)
  • Minecraft Launcher.exe (1.60 MB)
  • Uninstall.exe (67.63 KB)


This data is about Minecraft version 1.10 alone. You can find below info on other application versions of Minecraft:

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you remove Minecraft.

The files below remain on your disk by Minecraft when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Minecraft - Pocket Edition v0.9.0.apk.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Minecraft 1.10.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Minecraft_v0.7.6.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Minecraft+-+Pocket+Edition++0.7.1.apk.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Minecraft-Pocket-Edition-v0.7.2.apk.lnk

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Minecraft

Additional values that you should remove:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2645430437-1114664849-4149385086-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\.minecraft\runtime\jre-legacy\windows\jre-legacy\bin\javaw.exe


A way to delete Minecraft with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Minecraft is a program marketed by the software company Mojang. Frequently, users try to remove this application. This is hard because removing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK solution to remove Minecraft is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is 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 efficient uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your PC.

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  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Minecraft or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Minecraft". If it is installed on your PC the Minecraft application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Minecraft in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Minecraft, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Minecraft.
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8. After removing Minecraft, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Minecraft which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Minecraft with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Minecraft by Mojang from your computer, we are not saying that Minecraft by Mojang is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Minecraft in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-08-16 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-08-16 12:36:08.683