Learn how to uninstall Windows Games in Windows 7.
This guide shows you how to uninstall games that come with Windows 7. You can uninstall all of them or choose from Chess Titans, Free Cell, Hearts, Internet Backgammon, Internet Checkers, Internet Spades, Mahjong Titans, Minesweeper, Purple Place, Solitaire, or Spider Solitaire.
Uninstall Windows Games
- Open the Control Panel from the Start menu.
- Open Programs and Features in the Control Panel.
Note: If Programs and Features is not available, change View by to Large icons at the top right of the Control Panel.
- Select Turn Windows features on or off in the left column of the Programs and Features window.
- Uncheck Games to uninstall all games, or expand Games and uncheck the game(s) you want to uninstall, and then click OK.
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Why is this article labeled “uninstall games?” All this does is stop them from being displayed in the start menu, and does NOT uninstall them…
The games are not simply removed from the Start Menu. They are uninstalled.
After uninstalling the games try going to C:\Program Files\Microsoft Games. They won’t exist anymore.
Then why is it if you re-check them, they are there is they are supposedly “uninstalled”?
There is also no mention of “uninstall” as quoted in this article, or in the screen shots. It simply removes them from the start menu, hence they are removed from the program directory. Period.
But first, unplug from the internet, just so you can’t use the excuse that MS connects to some mystery server and re-installs them.
Poof – the games are back? wow, huh?
Actually Brad, Nitro is right..
Everywhere I look, it’s the same result.. windows components cannot be uninstalled. I’m sure there IS a way, just not without a lot of work. Another article on this, which also states that it does NOT remove them.
If you noticed your hard drive space doesn’t change one bit when you uncheck them. The reason most people don;t want them is perhaps to conserve drive space. Some people use small SSD’s nowadays and every GB helps.
Granted, this is for Vista.. but it’s the same idea..
http://www.ghacks.net/2008/01/05/remove-windows-components-in-vista/
Thank you for posting the tip. Appreciate it very much.
Sorry… Brad, Brent, whatever lol