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How to uninstall Rockstar Games Launcher from your PC

Rockstar Games Launcher is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was created by Rockstar Games. You can find out more on Rockstar Games or check for application updates here. Please open if you want to read more on Rockstar Games Launcher on Rockstar Games's page. Rockstar Games Launcher is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Launcher directory, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. The full command line for uninstalling Rockstar Games Launcher is C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Launcher\uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. Launcher.exe is the Rockstar Games Launcher's primary executable file and it takes approximately 37.38 MB (39195624 bytes) on disk.

Rockstar Games Launcher installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 89.21 MB (93545944 bytes) on disk.

  • Launcher.exe (37.38 MB)
  • LauncherPatcher.exe (974.48 KB)
  • RockstarService.exe (4.60 MB)
  • RockstarSteamHelper.exe (1.07 MB)
  • uninstall.exe (7.82 MB)
  • vc_redist.x64.exe (24.18 MB)
  • vc_redist.x86.exe (13.20 MB)
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The current web page applies to Rockstar Games Launcher version 1.0.98.2208 only. You can find below a few links to other Rockstar Games Launcher versions:

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A considerable amount of files, folders and registry data can not be deleted when you want to remove Rockstar Games Launcher from your PC.

The files below were left behind on your disk by Rockstar Games Launcher's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Rockstar Games_Launcher_LauncherPatcher_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Rockstar Games\Rockstar Games Launcher.lnk

Registry that is not removed:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Rockstar Games Launcher
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Rockstar Games\Launcher
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Rockstar Games\Steam\Launcher

Additional registry values that you should clean:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Launcher\LauncherPatcher.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Launcher\LauncherPatcher.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Rockstar Service\ImagePath


How to uninstall Rockstar Games Launcher from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Rockstar Games Launcher is an application offered by the software company Rockstar Games. Some computer users choose to remove it. This is troublesome because deleting this by hand takes some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY procedure to remove Rockstar Games Launcher 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 utility to clean your PC.

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  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button
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4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Rockstar Games Launcher or simply activate the Search field and type in "Rockstar Games Launcher". If it is installed on your PC the Rockstar Games Launcher program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Rockstar Games Launcher in the list of applications, the following data about the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Rockstar Games Launcher, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Rockstar Games Launcher:





  • The software company is: https://www.rockstargames.com/support
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Launcher\uninstall.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Rockstar Games Launcher.
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8. After uninstalling Rockstar Games Launcher, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Rockstar Games Launcher that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Rockstar Games Launcher with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Rockstar Games Launcher by Rockstar Games from your computer, we are not saying that Rockstar Games Launcher by Rockstar Games is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Rockstar Games Launcher in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2024-11-19 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-11-19 17:16:33.717