Rockstar Games Launcher

A guide to uninstall Rockstar Games Launcher from your system

This info is about Rockstar Games Launcher for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by Rockstar Games. Further information on Rockstar Games can be found here. Click on http://www.rockstargames.com/support to get more details about Rockstar Games Launcher on Rockstar Games's website. The program is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Launcher directory. Keep in mind that this location can differ depending on the user's choice. Rockstar Games Launcher's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Launcher\uninstall.exe. Launcher.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 36.21 MB (37970576 bytes) on disk.

Rockstar Games Launcher contains of the executables below. They occupy 166.39 MB (174467806 bytes) on disk.

• Launcher.exe (36.21 MB)
• LauncherPatcher.exe (468.64 KB)
• RockstarService.exe (463.14 KB)
• RockstarSteamHelper.exe (434.14 KB)
• uninstall.exe (6.32 MB)
• Social-Club-Setup.exe (94.43 MB)
• vc_redist.x64.exe (14.38 MB)
• vc_redist.x86.exe (13.71 MB)

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This info is about Rockstar Games Launcher version 1.0.12.172 alone. You can find below info on other releases of Rockstar Games Launcher:

• 1.0.63.962
• 1.0.85.1858
• 1.0.79.1653
• 1.0.29.283
• 1.0.14.181
• 1.0.34.337
• 1.0.1.81
• 1.0.37.349
• 1.0.6.132
• 1.0.18.217
• 1.0.44.403
• 1.0.31.304
• 1.0.16.196
• 1.0.60.868.0
• 1.0.21.244
• 1.0.59.842
• 1.0.2.0
• 1.0.64.990
• 1.0.43.393
• 1.0.54.601
• 1.0.1.82
• 1.0.58.822.0
• 1.0.58.822
• 1.0.26.268
• 1.0.40.358
• 1.0.3.112
• 1.0.20.241
• 1.0.88.1929
• 1.0.48.510
• 1.0.38.354
• 1.0.84.1856
• 1.0.50.548
• 1.0.36.344
• 1.0.72.1513
• 1.0.41.364
• 1.0.80.1666
• 1.0.61.899.21511
• 1.0.52.574
• 1.0.53.576
• 1.0.15.182
• 1.0.83.1767
• 1.0
• 1.0.86.1893
• 1.0.25.260
• 1.0.67.1178
• 1.0.35.340
• 1.0.61.899
• 1.0.2.1
• 1.0.87.1898
• 1.0.7.153
• 1.0.33.319
• 1.0.47.484
• 1.0.55.661
• 1.0.78.1620
• 1.0.10.169
• 1.0.8.161
• 1.0.13.176
• 1.0.70.1389
• 1.0.5.121
• 1.0.74.1546
• 1.0.60.868
• 1.0.71.1428
• 1.0.46.448
• 1.0.27.272
• 1.0.69.1334
• 0.0.0.0
• 1.0.62.937.21511
• 1.0.73.1520
• 1.0.86.1876
• 1.0.42.369
• 1.0.17.199
• 1.0.32.316
• 1.0.19.234
• 1.0.11.170
• 1.0.51.568
• 1.0.84.1829
• 1.0.49.529
• 1.0.1.94
• 1.0.30.299
• 1.0.76.1567
• 1.0.65.1069
• 1.0.22.248
• 1.0.45.416
• 1.0.9.164
• 1.0.57.785
• 1.0.62.937
• 1.0.77.1590
• 1.0.66.1083
• 1.0.24.258
• 1.0.39.355
• 1.0.81.1699
• 1.0.4.116
• 1.0.23.252

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Rockstar Games\Launcher

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Rockstar Games\Launcher\dxdiag.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Rockstar Games\Launcher\firstrun.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Rockstar Games\Launcher\manifest_launcher_dev_101.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Rockstar Games\Launcher\manifest_launcher_dev_106.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Rockstar Games\Launcher\prelauncher.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Rockstar Games\Launcher\settings_user.dat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\26c8e4b9a90483d\Rockstar Games Launcher.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Rockstar Games\Rockstar Games Launcher.lnk

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\Rockstar Games Launcher
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Rockstar Games\Launcher

Additional registry values that you should remove:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Launcher\LauncherPatcher.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Launcher\LauncherPatcher.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Rockstar Service\ImagePath

A way to remove Rockstar Games Launcher from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Rockstar Games Launcher is an application offered by the software company Rockstar Games. Sometimes, people choose to erase this application. This can be troublesome because doing this by hand requires some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY manner to erase Rockstar Games Launcher 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your system.

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• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Rockstar Games Launcher or simply activate the Search field and type in "Rockstar Games Launcher". The Rockstar Games Launcher application will be found very quickly. After you click Rockstar Games Launcher in the list of programs, some information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Rockstar Games Launcher, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Rockstar Games Launcher:

• The publisher is: http://www.rockstargames.com/support
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Launcher\uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Rockstar Games Launcher.


8. After uninstalling Rockstar Games Launcher, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Rockstar Games Launcher which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Rockstar Games Launcher with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Rockstar Games Launcher by Rockstar Games from your computer, nor are we saying that Rockstar Games Launcher by Rockstar Games is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Rockstar Games Launcher supposing 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' computers.