SimCity

How to uninstall SimCity from your computer

This web page is about SimCity for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by Maxis. You can find out more on Maxis or check for application updates here. SimCity is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\SimCity folder, but this location may vary a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the application. SimCity's full uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{BD9F320B-EDDC-42BA-80E3-3332A8A5F11D}. SimCity.exe is the SimCity's main executable file and it takes circa 12.41 MB (13008896 bytes) on disk.

SimCity contains of the executables below. They take 38.28 MB (40142880 bytes) on disk.

• SimCity.exe (12.41 MB)
• ActivationUI.exe (1.04 MB)
• SimCity.exe (9.95 MB)
• SimCityRecovery.exe (549.17 KB)
• SCUpdate.exe (216.17 KB)
• SimCity.exe (10.45 MB)
• Cleanup.exe (828.46 KB)
• Touchup.exe (825.89 KB)

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The current web page applies to SimCity version 10.0.0.0 only. You can find below info on other releases of SimCity:

• 1.01
• 1.00.0000

A considerable amount of files, folders and Windows registry entries will not be uninstalled when you want to remove SimCity from your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall SimCity:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\SimCity
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppHang_SimCity.exe_39eeac25586c2340322f9ee96948f77e4a333b9c_24b95367_1892d220
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\SimCity

The files below remain on your disk by SimCity's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\SimCity\SimCityUserData\d81ee8ae953d_config.log
• C:\Program Files (x86)\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\iPatch_SimCityData_289311617_293562845.7z
• C:\Program Files (x86)\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\iPatch_SimCityData_289311617_293562845\Config\Properties.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\SimCity\SimCityUserData\Patches\iPatch_SimCityData_289311617_293562845\SimCity_App.package

Usually the following registry keys will not be removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.egb
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gb
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\SimCity
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SimCity

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.egb\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gb\DefaultIcon\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\SimCity\shell\open\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\SimCity\DefaultIcon

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

SimCity is a program released by the software company Maxis. Some users decide to remove it. Sometimes this is efortful because deleting this by hand takes some knowledge related to PCs. The best EASY practice to remove SimCity 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate SimCity or simply activate the Search field and type in "SimCity". The SimCity program will be found very quickly. After you select SimCity in the list , the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about SimCity, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove SimCity.


8. After removing SimCity, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong SimCity that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling SimCity using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove SimCity by Maxis from your computer, we are not saying that SimCity by Maxis is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove SimCity supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.