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A guide to uninstall Minecraft from your computer

You can find below details on how to remove Minecraft for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Mojang. More information about Mojang can be read here. Click on to get more info about Minecraft on Mojang's website. The program is frequently located in the C:\Program Files\Minecraft folder (same installation drive as Windows). Minecraft's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Minecraft\uninstall.exe. The program's main executable file has a size of 1.60 MB (1680054 bytes) on disk and is named Minecraft Launcher.exe.

The executable files below are installed along with Minecraft. They occupy about 1.97 MB (2068796 bytes) on disk.

  • uninstall.exe (312.00 KB)
  • Minecraft Launcher.exe (1.60 MB)
  • Uninstall.exe (67.63 KB)


This web page is about Minecraft version 1.11.2 alone. You can find here a few links to other Minecraft versions:

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When planning to uninstall Minecraft you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Minecraft:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Minecraft

Files remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Minecraft\Kaldir.lnk

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\minecraft
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Minecraft
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\Associations\UrlAssociations\minecraft
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Minecraft

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MrtCache\C:%5CProgram Files%5CWindowsApps%5CMicrosoft.MinecraftUWP_1.0.411.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe%5Cresources.pri\1d2a57a7bc30299\d824c4ab\@{Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_1.0.411.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe?ms-resource://Microsoft.MinecraftUWP/Files/UAP.Assets/minecraft/icons/Logo.png}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MrtCache\C:%5CProgram Files%5CWindowsApps%5CMicrosoft.MinecraftUWP_1.0.411.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe%5Cresources.pri\1d2a57a7bc30299\d824c4ab\@{Microsoft.MinecraftUWP_1.0.411.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe?ms-resource://Microsoft.MinecraftUWP/Files/UAP.Assets/minecraft/icons/MCSplashScreen.png}
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Mojang\minecraft launcher\Minecraft Launcher.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Mojang\minecraft launcher\Minecraft Launcher.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Desktop\Minecraft 1 8 8 Full Kurulum.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Desktop\Minecraft 1 8 8 Full Kurulum.exe.FriendlyAppName


A way to uninstall Minecraft from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Minecraft is an application marketed by Mojang. Sometimes, computer users decide to erase this program. Sometimes this can be troublesome because doing this by hand requires some know-how regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE approach to erase Minecraft is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to take care of your computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Minecraft or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Minecraft". If it exists on your system the Minecraft app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Minecraft in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Minecraft, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Minecraft:





  • The web site of the application is: www.minecraft.net
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Minecraft\uninstall.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Minecraft.
Uninstall Minecraft


8. After uninstalling Minecraft, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Minecraft which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Minecraft using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Minecraft by Mojang from your computer, nor are we saying that Minecraft by Mojang is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Minecraft supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2017-02-09 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-02-09 10:12:05.617