Counter-Strike

How to uninstall Counter-Strike from your system

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall Counter-Strike for Windows. The Windows version was created by Valve. More information on Valve can be found here. Click on http://www.valvesoftware.com/ to get more information about Counter-Strike on Valve's website. Usually the Counter-Strike program is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Half-Life folder, depending on the user's option during setup. The full command line for uninstalling Counter-Strike is C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 99.50 KB (101888 bytes) on disk and is named hl.exe.

The executable files below are part of Counter-Strike. They occupy an average of 746.42 KB (764336 bytes) on disk.

• hl.exe (99.50 KB)
• hlds.exe (395.41 KB)
• hltv.exe (251.51 KB)

 For other Counter-Strike versions please click below:

• 1.6.0
• 1.0.0
• 1.6

Counter-Strike has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

The files below remain on your disk by Counter-Strike when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Steam\Counter-Strike Condition Zero.url
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Steam\Counter-Strike.url

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Steam App 10

How to erase Counter-Strike using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Counter-Strike is a program marketed by the software company Valve. Frequently, people want to remove it. Sometimes this can be hard because deleting this by hand takes some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK procedure to remove Counter-Strike 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Counter-Strike or simply activate the Search field and type in "Counter-Strike". The Counter-Strike program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Counter-Strike in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Counter-Strike, 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 Counter-Strike:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.valvesoftware.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Counter-Strike.


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

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Counter-Strike by Valve from your computer, nor are we saying that Counter-Strike by Valve is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Counter-Strike in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.