How to remove microsoft games from windows 7




















Saturday, February 20, PM. Computer Technician. Tried it. This didn't work either. Apparently there is no way to completely remove the games and their ability to be reinstalled in Win7 Ult. Tuesday, August 3, PM.

You're out for a challenge, aren't you? You can't remove so easily what you don't like, even if the equation of games with "essential system files" may sound exaggerated, surely.

So, 1 the suggestion with the winsxs folder isn't completely wrong. If you're able to find all references to the Windows games in this mega-folder, be my guest. I'm too lazy to do such an amount of investigation. There is no "games" subfolder to delete. If you even don't trust yourself as an administrator who could reawake the nightmares , that can't be helped.

Why isn't this solution satisfying? From other posts, I know there is a fear of gaming-addicted employees which I won't deny, but why can't this be handled by user restrictions? Watson, Sr. Friday, April 8, PM. Maybe you did it by now, but you need to delete CardGames. Wednesday, October 5, PM. Thank you so much. Now I will have more time for real life. I am embarrassed that it was becoming a big time waster for me. I realize it's not permanent but at least not in sight.

Monday, October 10, PM. I've been trying to do this but keep getting a message that it requires permission from TrustedInstaller to make changes to the file. Can I get around this? Hi , use AppLocker :. Tuesday, January 3, PM. See if you can use any info from here. Here by default the windows 7 will be having built-in games such as chess titans, free cell, hearts etc. Here if you wish to delete the games such that you will get the extra space in it and some of the space to add your favorite games and lets see how to uninstall the default games in windows 7.

Click on start menu. Click on Games. Now click on each key separately. Now you can view the name of the game in the right pane in a special name key called AppExePath Right click on AppExePath.

Restart the computer to change the new settings. Wednesday, January 4, AM. Regards Andy. Tuesday, January 31, PM. Friday, February 3, AM. Regards Andy At step 7 you need to expand "gamesUX". Be careful in there and do a reg backup before you start. Sunday, February 19, PM. Wednesday, February 29, PM. Not knowing the game issue. I do not play any of them, so I could I of opted out of having them installed at all?

My concern is now that they are here. I am having COM Surrogate crashes often. The Reliability History report states the fault module name is igdumd I have tried many things, none have worked. Please help. Thursday, April 12, PM.

Monday, April 16, AM. Wednesday, April 18, AM. AppLocker doesn't delete anything - merely removes access to it. Hi Noel Thank you for the link. Thanks for replying I hope someone can help me with these issues This should have taught users to log on and download them.

These Microsoft games are still free, but they now include adverts. The basic free version should still be free and ad-free. Third, the pricing for ad-free versions looks too high. Why not try a few of those? There are also plenty of alternatives that you can download from other sites. They all look pretty much like the original. Most casual gaming websites seem to have their own versions as well. Chess Giants 2. There are plenty of less-slick alternatives, too.

These include Winboard , a free, open source chess program based on GnuChess. Perhaps readers can link to their favourites in the comments below. Windows 7 included a selection of casual games collected over the long history of Microsoft Windows Unfortunately, they were coded to run only in Windows 7. People looked into how they worked, and it turned out that the files could be edited to make them run in later versions of Windows by changing one instruction in the code.

A post at How-To Geek explains the details. Soon afterwards, files of pre-patched Windows 7 games were widely available for download. Under Product information, find the About button and check for the following:. Microsoft Store. Microsoft Store installations have a Version and Build number, and include the phrase Microsoft Store.

If you have this installation type, select the Microsoft Store tab. Tip: If you installed the Office apps as part of a suite, such as Office Home and Student or Microsoft , search for the suite name. For stand-alone apps search by the app name, such as Project or Visio. In most cases you can't uninstall an individual app if it's included in your Office suite. The only way to uninstall an individual app is if you purchased it as a stand-alone app. In the search box on the task bar, type control panel , then select Control Panel.

Right-click the Start button lower-left corner , and choose Control Panel. Select Programs and Features , then right-click your Office product, and choose Uninstall.

Right-click the Office application you want to remove, and then click Uninstall. Select the Microsoft Store tab above and follow those uninstall steps instead. Follow the steps to open the download according to your browser, and when you're prompted in the Application Install window, select Install , and then I agree for the Microsoft Services Agreement.

Tip: The tool may take a few minutes to download and install. After completing the installation, the Uninstall Office products window will open. From the Uninstall Office products window, select the version of Office you want to uninstall, and then select Next. After you restart your computer, the uninstall tool automatically re-opens to complete the final step of the uninstall process. Follow the remaining prompts. If you want to reinstall Office, select the steps for the version you want and follow those steps.

Close the uninstall tool. Tip: If the Office uninstall tool doesn't completely uninstall Office from your PC, you can try to manually uninstall Office. Note: If you installed an Office suite such as Office Home and Student or you have an Office subscription, search for the suite name.

If you bought an individual Office application, such as Word or Visio, search for the application name. Tip: If you can't uninstall your Microsoft Store installation using Settings in Windows 10, then try to uninstall Office manually using PowerShell following the steps below.



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