Grand Theft Auto V

A guide to uninstall Grand Theft Auto V from your system

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Grand Theft Auto V for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Rockstar Games. More data about Rockstar Games can be found here. You can read more about about Grand Theft Auto V at http://www.rockstargames.com/support. Grand Theft Auto V is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V,0 directory, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the program. You can uninstall Grand Theft Auto V by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\Launcher\Launcher.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. vc_redist.x64.exe is the Grand Theft Auto V's main executable file and it occupies circa 14.38 MB (15080792 bytes) on disk.

Grand Theft Auto V installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 140.23 MB (147044496 bytes) on disk.

• Launcher.exe (10.37 MB)
• LauncherPatcher.exe (464.14 KB)
• RockstarService.exe (460.64 KB)
• RockstarSteamHelper.exe (429.14 KB)
• uninstall.exe (6.30 MB)
• Social-Club-Setup.exe (94.14 MB)
• vc_redist.x64.exe (14.38 MB)
• vc_redist.x86.exe (13.71 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 1.0 of Grand Theft Auto V. You can find below a few links to other Grand Theft Auto V versions:

• 1.0.335.2
• 1.0.2060.2
• 2015
• 1.0.1737.6
• 1.0.3028.0
• 1.0.2612.1
• 1.0.3179.0
• 1.2
• 1.0.1737.5
• 12
• 1.00.0000
• Unknown
• 1.0.3258.0
• 1.0.2628.2
• 1.01
• 1.0.2215.0
• 2.0
• 1.0.3095.0
• 1.0.1868.2
• 1.0.2699.16
• 1.0.3351.0
• 1.0.2372.0
• 1.0.3274.0
• 1.0.2802.0
• 1.0.2060.1
• 1.0.3337.0
• 1.0.1868.0
• 5
• 1
• 1.0.2845.0
• 1.36
• 1.0.1604.0
• 1.0.1868.1
• 1.0.2372.2
• 1.0.3323.0
• 1.0.2944.0
• 1.0.323.1
• 1.0.2699.0
• 1.0.2245.0
• 1.0.0.0
• 1.0.2824.0
• 1.0.2060.1.1
• 1.0.0.10
• 1.0.2060.0
• 1.0.3407.0
• 1.0.2189.0
• 1.0.2545.0
• 1.0.0.11
• 1.0.1604.1

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When you're planning to uninstall Grand Theft Auto V you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

The files below remain on your disk by Grand Theft Auto V's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Grand Theft Auto V (2).lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Grand Theft Auto V (3).lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Grand Theft Auto V.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Grand Theft Auto V_2024.08.10-00.46 - Trim.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Grand Theft Auto V_2024.08.10-00.46.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Grand Theft Auto V_2024.08.11-22.33 - Trim.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Grand Theft Auto V_2024.08.11-22.33 - Trim1.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Grand Theft Auto V_2024.08.11-22.33.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Grand Theft Auto V_2024.08.11-22.36.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Grand Theft Auto V_2024.08.11-23.18 - Trim.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Grand Theft Auto V_2024.08.11-23.18.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Grand Theft Auto V_2024.08.17-16.59.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Grand Theft Auto V_2024.09.02-02.32_01.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Grand Theft Auto V_2024.09.23-14.16.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Grand Theft Auto V_2024.10.12-04.55.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_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Grand Theft Auto V
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Rockstar Games\Grand Theft Auto V

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

• 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

How to remove Grand Theft Auto V from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Grand Theft Auto V is an application marketed by Rockstar Games. Some people decide to remove it. This can be easier said than done because doing this manually requires some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK action to remove Grand Theft Auto V 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 good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Grand Theft Auto V or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Grand Theft Auto V". If it is installed on your PC the Grand Theft Auto V program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Grand Theft Auto V in the list of apps, some information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Grand Theft Auto V, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Grand Theft Auto V:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Grand Theft Auto V.


8. After uninstalling Grand Theft Auto V, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Grand Theft Auto V which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Grand Theft Auto V using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Grand Theft Auto V by Rockstar Games from your PC, we are not saying that Grand Theft Auto V by Rockstar Games is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Grand Theft Auto V supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.