Thursday, July 2, 2009

How to remove or uninstall the default games from Windows 7?

Windows 7 comes with games like Chess Titans (available in Premium editions only), FreeCell, Hearts, Internet Backgammon, Internet Checkers, Internet Spades, Mahjong Titans (available in Premium editions only), Minesweeper, Purble Place, Solitaire, and Spider Solitaire. If you choose not to have this games on your computer then you may remove the games by turning off the Games feature. The games remain in your computer and turning on the Games feature will bring back the games. To remove the games, perform the following:
1. Click Start button and then click Control Panel.
2. If the View by: is Category then click on Programs. If the View by: is Large icons or Small icons, click on Programs and Features.
3. Click Turn Windows features on or off (If you are prompted for an administrator password or confirmation, type the password or provide confirmation).
4. Click to remove the checkmark beside Games. You may also remove a particular game. To do this, click the plus sign beside Games and uncheck the game that you need to remove.
Windows will take some time to turn off the Games feature. Once it is done, the Games folder will not appear when you click Start, All Programs.

Note:
To make a particular game or the entire games to appear in the Start menu, perform the three steps provided above. In step 4, click to place a checkmark beside Games or click the plus sign beside Games and check the game that you need.

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