How to remove a game from my pc?

How to Remove a Game Update From Your PC

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  Video games are a lot of fun, but often have errors and glitches that gaming companies attempt to fix with updates and patches. However, some developers will make changes that affect basic game play. This update often invalidates or creates problems in saved games you had before the update. For these and other reasons, you may want to remove the update. Because most updates often overwrite original game data, the best method to remove the game update is to uninstall and reinstall the game. Difficulty: Easy Things You'll Need The original game The game's installation instructions Instructions Click the Start button on the bottom left of your screen. This will bring up the Start Menu. Click the control panel button. It is located on the right hand side of the Start Menu. This will bring up the Control Panel window. Click the "Uninstall a program" link. It is located in the control panel window under the "Programs" headline. Scroll down the list of programs in the "Uninstall or change a program" window until you find the game you need to uninstall. Select the game you wish to uninstall by clicking on the title. This will highlight the program and bring up several options in the tool bar above the list. Click the Uninstall button. Click the button in the pop-up indicating you wish to proceed with the uninstallation process. Windows will uninstall the game. When it has finished uninstalling, it may ask you to restart. Do so. Re-install the game following the directions provided in the game documentation. Tips & Warnings Tip: This guide details the process using the Windows 7 operating system. You may need to adapt the steps if using a different operating system. Tip: Even if Windows doesn't prompt you to reboot the system after uninstalling the software, doing so will help clear any unwanted data. Warning: If you wanted to remove the update in order to play a game already in progress, save a copy of the game to another drive or location. Otherwise, it may be uninstalled along with the rest of the game data files.