SimCity

A guide to uninstall SimCity from your computer

This web page is about SimCity for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It is developed by Black Box. You can find out more on Black Box or check for application updates here. Detailed information about SimCity can be seen at http://www.ggamez.net. SimCity is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\SimCity folder, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. SimCity's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\SimCity\uninstall.exe. SimCity.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 12.40 MB (13000704 bytes) on disk.

SimCity installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 49.08 MB (51460816 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (128.50 KB)
• SimCity.exe (12.40 MB)
• SimCity.exe (9.95 MB)
• ActivationUI.exe (1.04 MB)
• SimCityRecovery.exe (549.17 KB)
• SCUpdate.exe (216.17 KB)
• SimCity.exe (10.45 MB)
• Cleanup.exe (828.46 KB)
• install.exe (743.50 KB)
• Touchup.exe (825.89 KB)

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The current page applies to SimCity version 6.0 alone. Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall SimCity:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\SimCity
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Black_Box\SimCity

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall SimCity:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_SimCity_SimCity_SimCity_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\BB-SimCity.iso.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\SimCity-Blackbox_YasDL.com.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Black_Box\SimCity\SimCity.lnk

Additional registry values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-668859664-2786822149-2706162115-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\PROGRA~2\SimCity\SimCity\Core\ActivationUI.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-668859664-2786822149-2706162115-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\SimCity\SimCity\Core\ActivationUI.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-668859664-2786822149-2706162115-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\SimCity\SimCity\SimCity.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-668859664-2786822149-2706162115-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\SimCity\uninstall.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-668859664-2786822149-2706162115-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\SimCity-Blackbox_YasDL.com\SimCity-Blackbox_YasDL.com\Toolbar\YasDL.com.Toolbar.IE.exe

How to delete SimCity from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

SimCity is a program released by Black Box. Frequently, users choose to erase it. This is troublesome because doing this manually requires some skill regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK approach to erase SimCity 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 system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to clean your computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate SimCity or simply click the Search field and type in "SimCity". If it is installed on your PC the SimCity app will be found automatically. When you select SimCity in the list , the following information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding SimCity, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for SimCity:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.ggamez.net
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\SimCity\uninstall.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove SimCity.


8. After uninstalling SimCity, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of SimCity that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling SimCity with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall SimCity by Black Box from your PC, we are not saying that SimCity by Black Box is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall SimCity in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.