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How to Get Rid of Desktop Goose on Mac and Windows

Different ways to uninstall or delete Desktop Goose from your system

Mayur Agarwal by Mayur Agarwal
May 2, 2021
in Apps, How To's

Desktop Goose is an app made by Sam Chiet aka Samperson for Windows and Mac. Based on the Untitled Goose Game, the app adds a virtual goose on your computer or MacBook. This cute little goose spreads muds over your screen, drags memes and GIFs all over the apps. It can also steal your mouse cursor, honk, write notes, play video games with a buddy, and whatnot.

The goose walking all around the screen is pure fun and revives old memories back from the early 2000s. At the same time, it can cause a slight lag and get annoying over time. The various crazy elements added by the goose block your view too. Hence, you may eventually find the need to get rid of it.

That said, Desktop Goose for Windows PC and macOS is a standalone app that works without installation. Once you run it, the goose stays active all the time and there is no setting (in the menu or system tray) to temporarily disable it. You won’t find the option to uninstall the app either.

Nevertheless, here’s how you can completely turn off desktop goose app on your PC or Mac.

How to Delete Desktop Goose

Method 1

On Windows

  1. Right-click the Windows taskbar and open the Task Manager.
  2. Navigate to Processes and look for “GooseDesktop” in the Apps section.
  3. Then right-click on the GooseDesktop app and select “End task”. delete desktop goose on windows

On Mac

  1. Search for “Activity Monitor” using Spotlight on your Mac.
  2. In Activity Monitor, look for “Desktop Goose” under CPU > Process Name. activity monitor on mac os
  3. Double-click on the desktop goose process.
  4. Click the “Quit” button. Hit Quit again to confirm and quit the process. quit desktop goose on mac

That’s it. The app will stop immediately and it won’t start forever unless you run or open it again.

Method 2 (Windows only)

Navigate to the directory where you extracted the apps’ zip. Then open the DesktopGoose folder and run the Windows batch file named “Close Goose.bat“. The app will instantly turn off.

close goose desktop app in windows 10

If you want to start it again, simply run the file GooseDesktop.exe.

ALSO READ: How to move the taskbar back to the bottom on Windows 10

Method 3 (Both OS)

Desktop Goose neither installs on your system nor runs automatically during startup. As a result, you can shut down, restart or log out of your PC or Mac to close the app.

sign out of windows 10

NOTE: None of the above methods will delete the app. They will rather stop desktop goose from running on your system. If you wish to delete the app, then simply move its folder to the Recycle Bin or Trash. Just make sure to stop the app before deleting it.

Is Desktop Goose a Virus?

Most users would certainly deem desktop goose as a virus if they find it running on a third-party computer. That’s because it sort of hijacks your system and populates the screen with some freaking unusual stuff. The truth, however, is that it is not a spyware or malware and is 100% safe to download.

Here’s a scan result from Kaspersky Internet Security showing no presence of threats.

desktop goose kaspersky internet security scan
To get Desktop Goose, just visit the site samperson.itch.io/desktop-goose and download the app for your desired OS. Then extract the zip file to a folder and run the app.

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Mayur Agarwal is the founder and editor-in-chief of WebTrickz. As a Technology enthusiast and an Internet addict, he loves sharing useful How To’s and Tips & Tricks.

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Comments 5

  1. CK says:
    2 years ago

    All you do is hold the escape key.

    Reply
    • Cooldoc2o says:
      2 years ago

      How u delete the folder on Pc?

      Reply
  2. jerry says:
    1 year ago

    thx alot i was scared that it would be stuck here forever

    Reply
  3. imnotusingmyrealname says:
    1 year ago

    you can just go into task manager or do what CK said.

    Reply
  4. Sub to Mr gaming says:
    12 months ago

    i think desktop goose is a good idea with this info, this is correct

    Reply

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