XCOM 2
A way to uninstall XCOM 2 from your system
This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall XCOM 2 for Windows. The Windows version was created by
Black Box. Further information on Black Box can be seen
here. More details about the program XCOM 2 can be found at
http://www.ggamez.net. Usually the XCOM 2 application is found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\XCOM 2 folder, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for removing XCOM 2 is C:\Program Files (x86)\XCOM 2\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for administrator rights. uninstall.exe is the XCOM 2's main executable file and it occupies around 209.50 KB (214528 bytes) on disk.
XCOM 2 contains of the executables below. They take 209.50 KB (
214528 bytes) on disk.
- uninstall.exe (209.50 KB)
This web page is about XCOM 2 version
6.0 alone.
When planning to uninstall XCOM 2 you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.
You should delete the folders below after you uninstall XCOM 2:- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\the_bureau_xcom_declassified
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\xcom_2
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\xcom_enemy_unknown
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\xcom_enemy_within
Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall XCOM 2:- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\icons\the_bureau_xcom_declassified.png
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\icons\xcom_2.png
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\icons\xcom_enemy_unknown.png
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\the_bureau_xcom_declassified.translation
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\xcom_2.translation
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\xcom_enemy_unknown.translation
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\the_bureau_xcom_declassified\current_game.lua
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\the_bureau_xcom_declassified\streaming_game.lua
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\xcom_2\current_game.lua
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\xcom_2\streaming_game.lua
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\xcom_enemy_unknown\current_game.lua
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\xcom_enemy_unknown\streaming_game.lua
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\xcom_enemy_within\current_game.lua
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\xcom_enemy_within\streaming_game.lua
Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{XXXXXXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-BLACKBOX0098}
Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{661996C0-1AD0-40B1-9B0D-74E002914BD6}D:\program files (x86)\xcom 2\binaries\win64\xcom2.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{86F1CC0A-9197-4023-BC1F-92383EA7A65F}D:\program files (x86)\xcom 2\binaries\win64\xcom2.exe
How to delete XCOM 2 with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
XCOM 2 is a program offered by Black Box. Some people decide to uninstall it. Sometimes this is hard because removing this by hand requires some experience related to PCs. One of the best SIMPLE practice to uninstall XCOM 2 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:
1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to clean your PC.
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- download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.
3. Press the General Tools button
4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will be made available to you
6. Navigate the list of applications until you find XCOM 2 or simply activate the Search field and type in "XCOM 2". If it exists on your system the XCOM 2 program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click XCOM 2 in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is made available to you:
- Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding XCOM 2, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
- Technical information regarding the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for XCOM 2:
- The web site of the application is: http://www.ggamez.net
- The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\XCOM 2\uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall XCOM 2.
8. After uninstalling XCOM 2, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong XCOM 2 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling XCOM 2 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.
Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a piece of advice to remove XCOM 2 by Black Box from your PC, nor are we saying that XCOM 2 by Black Box is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove XCOM 2 supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.
Last update on: 2017-05-08 16:37:06.110