Portal 2

How to uninstall Portal 2 from your PC

This info is about Portal 2 for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is developed by Valve. You can read more on Valve or check for application updates here. Detailed information about Portal 2 can be found at http://www.thinkwithportals.com/. Portal 2 is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Portal 2 directory, subject to the user's choice. You can remove Portal 2 by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steam.exe. Note that you might get a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file is labeled portal2.exe and occupies 350.50 KB (358912 bytes).

Portal 2 installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 1.91 MB (2003696 bytes) on disk.

• portal2.exe (350.50 KB)
• vbsp.exe (1.42 MB)
• vrad.exe (83.08 KB)
• vvis.exe (72.08 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 2 of Portal 2. If you are manually uninstalling Portal 2 we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Portal 2:

• C:\Program Files (x84)\Steam\steamapps\common\Portal 2

The files below were left behind on your disk by Portal 2 when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Epic Games_Launcher_Portal_Binaries_Win32_EpicGamesLauncher_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\Microsoft_MixedReality_Portal_8wekyb3d8bbwe!App

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MrtCache\C:%5CProgram Files%5CWindowsApps%5CMicrosoft.MixedReality.Portal_2000.21051.1282.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe%5Cmicrosoft.system.package.metadata%5CS-1-5-21-1516007689-45787573-2465861474-1001-MergedResources-3.pri
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MrtCache\C:%5CProgram Files%5CWindowsApps%5CMicrosoft.MixedReality.Portal_2000.21051.1282.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe%5Cresources.pri
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\Repository\Families\Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal_8wekyb3d8bbwe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\AppModel\Repository\Packages\Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal_2000.21051.1282.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Steam App 620

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MrtCache\C:%5CProgram Files%5CWindowsApps%5CMicrosoft.MixedReality.Portal_2000.21051.1282.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe%5Cmicrosoft.system.package.metadata%5CS-1-5-21-1516007689-45787573-2465861474-1001-MergedResources-3.pri\1db5424cc56b7d5\d824c4ab\@{Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal_2000.21051.1282.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe?ms-resource://Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal/Resources/PkgDisplayName}
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\MrtCache\C:%5CProgram Files%5CWindowsApps%5CMicrosoft.MixedReality.Portal_2000.21051.1282.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe%5Cresources.pri\1db0756f664931f\578dd771\@{Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal_2000.21051.1282.0_x64__8wekyb3d8bbwe?ms-resource://Microsoft.MixedReality.Portal/Resources/PkgDisplayName}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1516007689-45787573-2465861474-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\Epic Games\Launcher\Portal\Binaries\Win64\EpicGamesLauncher.exe

How to erase Portal 2 with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Portal 2 is a program by the software company Valve. Frequently, users choose to uninstall it. This is troublesome because uninstalling this manually takes some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY manner to uninstall Portal 2 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Portal 2 or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Portal 2". If it exists on your system the Portal 2 app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Portal 2 in the list of apps, the following information about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Portal 2, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Portal 2:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Portal 2.


8. After removing Portal 2, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Portal 2 which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Portal 2 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Portal 2 by Valve from your PC, nor are we saying that Portal 2 by Valve is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Portal 2 supposing you want to. 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.