Lantern
A guide to uninstall Lantern from your system
You can find below detailed information on how to remove Lantern for Windows. It is produced by
Brave New Software Project, Inc.. Take a look
here where you can read more on Brave New Software Project, Inc.. Further information about Lantern can be found at
http://www.getlantern.org. Lantern is commonly installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Lantern folder, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the program. The entire uninstall command line for Lantern is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\uninstall.exe. The program's main executable file is called lantern.exe and its approximative size is 14.07 MB (14756128 bytes).
Lantern is comprised of the following executables which occupy 14.19 MB (
14884359 bytes) on disk:
- lantern.exe (14.07 MB)
- uninstall.exe (125.23 KB)
This page is about Lantern version
3.3.7 alone. You can find below a few links to other Lantern versions:
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Numerous files, folders and registry data can not be removed when you are trying to remove Lantern from your computer.
Folders remaining:- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Lantern
Files remaining:- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\global.yaml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\lantern.exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\lantern.ico
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\lantern.yaml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\lantern-2.2.5.yaml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\logs\lantern.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\masquerade_cache
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\proxies.yaml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\settings.yaml
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\uninstall.exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Lantern\Lantern.lnk
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Lantern\Uninstall Lantern.lnk
You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Lantern
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Lantern
Additional values that you should delete:- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\lantern-installer-manoto.exe
A way to uninstall Lantern with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Lantern is an application offered by the software company Brave New Software Project, Inc.. Frequently, users try to remove this application. This can be easier said than done because doing this manually takes some skill regarding PCs. One of the best SIMPLE practice to remove Lantern is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:
1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.
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- download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.
3. Press the General Tools button
4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
5. All the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you
6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Lantern or simply activate the Search field and type in "Lantern". If it exists on your system the Lantern program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Lantern in the list , the following data about the program is shown to you:
- Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Lantern, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Lantern:
- The web site of the program is: http://www.getlantern.org
- The uninstall string is: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Lantern.
8. After uninstalling Lantern, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Lantern which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Lantern using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.
Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.
Disclaimer
This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Lantern by Brave New Software Project, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that Lantern by Brave New Software Project, Inc. is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Lantern in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2016-11-15 05:07:47.417