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What is Windows Game Statistics?

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How do I clean Windows Game Statistics?

Windows Game Statistics may store excess, temporary data on your computer that can take up valuable space. It may also store private data such as passwords or browsing history in the registry or on the file system. The easiest way to erase this data is by downloading AppCleaner, it is 100% free and about 1MB in size. A portable version is also available.

Clean Windows Game Statistics
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If you want to clean Windows Game Statistics manually, you can follow the steps outlined below. There are eight locations in the file system where Windows Game Statistics stores data that can be cleaned.

Files

To clean your file system from files stored by Windows Game Statistics and to gain free disk space, examine the following file system locations. First of all, open a command prompt window:

• Hit the Windows key , usually located in the lower left of your keyboard between the Ctrl and Alt keys.
• Windows XP/Vista/7: Click Run...
• Type cmd
• Hit Enter

Now list all the files stored by Windows Game Statistics that can be cleaned:

1. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/Microsoft Games/Chess Titans/ChessTitans.xml
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/Microsoft Games/Chess Titans/ChessTitans.xml
2. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/Microsoft Games/Chess Titans/ChessTitans.xml.bak
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/Microsoft Games/Chess Titans/ChessTitans.xml.bak
3. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/Microsoft Games/FreeCell/FreeCellSettings.xml
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/Microsoft Games/FreeCell/FreeCellSettings.xml
4. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/Microsoft Games/FreeCell/FreeCellSettings.xml.bak
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/Microsoft Games/FreeCell/FreeCellSettings.xml.bak
5. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/Microsoft Games/Hearts/HeartsSettings.xml
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/Microsoft Games/Hearts/HeartsSettings.xml
6. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/Microsoft Games/Hearts/HearsSettings.xml
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/Microsoft Games/Hearts/HearsSettings.xml
7. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/Microsoft Games/Mahjong Titans/MahjongTitans.xml
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/Microsoft Games/Mahjong Titans/MahjongTitans.xml
8. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/Microsoft Games/Mahjong Titans/MahJongTitansStats.xml
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/Microsoft Games/Mahjong Titans/MahJongTitansStats.xml
9. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/Microsoft Games/Mahjong Titans/MahjongTitansStats.xml.bak
   • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/Microsoft Games/Mahjong Titans/MahjongTitansStats.xml.bak
10. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/Microsoft Games/Minesweeper/MinesweeperSettings.xml
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/Microsoft Games/Minesweeper/MinesweeperSettings.xml
11. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/Microsoft Games/Minesweeper/MinesweeperSettings.xml.bak
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/Microsoft Games/Minesweeper/MinesweeperSettings.xml.bak
12. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/Microsoft Games/Purble Place/{ComfyCakesScoresAndSettings.xml,ComfyCakesScoresAndSettings.xml.bak,ConcentrationScoresAndSettings.xml,ConcentrationScoresAndSettings.xml.bak,PurblePlaceSettings.xml,PurblePlaceSettings.xml.bak,PurbleShopScores
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/Microsoft Games/Purble Place/{ComfyCakesScoresAndSettings.xml,ComfyCakesScoresAndSettings.xml.bak,ConcentrationScoresAndSettings.xml,ConcentrationScoresAndSettings.xml.bak,PurblePlaceSettings.xml,PurblePlaceSettings.xml.bak,PurbleShopScores
13. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/Microsoft Games/Solitaire/SolitaireSettings.xml
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/Microsoft Games/Solitaire/SolitaireSettings.xml
14. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/Microsoft Games/Solitaire/SolitaireSettings.xml.bak
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/Microsoft Games/Solitaire/SolitaireSettings.xml.bak
15. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/Microsoft Games/Spider Solitaire/SpiderSolitaireSettings.xml
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/Microsoft Games/Spider Solitaire/SpiderSolitaireSettings.xml
16. Type dir %LOCALAPPDATA%/Microsoft Games/Spider Solitaire/SpiderSolitaireSettings.xml.bak
    • Windows XP: Type dir %USERPROFILE%\Local Settings\Application Data/Microsoft Games/Spider Solitaire/SpiderSolitaireSettings.xml.bak

Once you have identified the files stored by Windows Game Statistics that you want to clean, delete them using the del command or Windows Explorer.