SimCity

A guide to uninstall SimCity from your computer

This web page is about SimCity for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It is developed by Black Box. You can find out more on Black Box or check for application updates here. Detailed information about SimCity can be seen at http://www.ggamez.net. SimCity is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\SimCity folder, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. SimCity's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\SimCity\uninstall.exe. SimCity.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 12.40 MB (13000704 bytes) on disk.

SimCity installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 49.08 MB (51460816 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (128.50 KB)
• SimCity.exe (12.40 MB)
• SimCity.exe (9.95 MB)
• ActivationUI.exe (1.04 MB)
• SimCityRecovery.exe (549.17 KB)
• SCUpdate.exe (216.17 KB)
• SimCity.exe (10.45 MB)
• Cleanup.exe (828.46 KB)
• install.exe (743.50 KB)
• Touchup.exe (825.89 KB)

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The current page applies to SimCity version 6.0 alone. Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall SimCity:

• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Black_Box\SimCity

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall SimCity:

• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Black_Box\SimCity\SimCity.lnk

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\SimCity
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SimCity
• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Factory Cache 4.8\com.trolltech.Qt.QImageIOHandlerFactoryInterface:\C:\PROGRA~2\SimCity
• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Plugin Cache 4.8.false\C:\PROGRA~2\SimCity
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Maxis\SimCity
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{5B09487A-456C-403C-8990-BF7C164A69BB}

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files (x86)\corepack\simcity\simcity\sclauncher.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\CorePack\SimCity\SimCity\SimCity.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\CorePack\SimCity\SimCity\SimCity.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\SimCity\SimCity\SimCity.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\SimCity\SimCity\SimCity.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\SimCity\SimCityUserNameData\Patches\UpdatedApp\SCUpdate.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\UserNames\UserName\Downloads\Compressed\SimCity_PC.Game\SimCity PC Game\install.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\UserNames\UserName\Downloads\Compressed\SimCity_PC.Game\SimCity PC Game\install.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\UserNames\UserName\Downloads\Compressed\SimCity-Blackbox_YasDL.com\SimCity-Blackbox_YasDL.com\BB-SimCity\Redist\vcredist_x86.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\UserNames\UserName\Downloads\Compressed\SimCity-Blackbox_YasDL.com\SimCity-Blackbox_YasDL.com\BB-SimCity\Redist\vcredist_x86.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query UserName{C44E36E5-B9AB-49FA-9789-75C2AB3BC4E9}C:\program files (x86)\corepack\simcity\simcity\sclauncher.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query UserName{3C044454-373E-492A-9C17-FEB26045F6D5}C:\program files (x86)\corepack\simcity\simcity\sclauncher.exe

How to uninstall SimCity from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

SimCity is an application offered by the software company Black Box. Frequently, computer users want to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be hard because performing this by hand requires some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY action to uninstall SimCity 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 Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find SimCity or simply click the Search feature and type in "SimCity". If it exists on your system the SimCity application will be found automatically. Notice that when you select SimCity in the list , the following information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding SimCity, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for SimCity:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.ggamez.net
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\SimCity\uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall SimCity.


8. After uninstalling SimCity, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong SimCity which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing SimCity with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove SimCity by Black Box from your computer, we are not saying that SimCity by Black Box is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove SimCity 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' PCs.