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How to uninstall Lantern from your computer

You can find below details on how to uninstall Lantern for Windows. It is produced by Brave New Software Project, Inc.. More info about Brave New Software Project, Inc. can be found here. Further information about Lantern can be seen at . The application is frequently installed in the C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Lantern directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing Lantern is C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for admin rights. lantern.exe is the Lantern's main executable file and it takes circa 15.71 MB (16472864 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are incorporated in Lantern. They occupy 16.11 MB (16893161 bytes) on disk.

  • lantern.exe (15.71 MB)
  • uninstall.exe (410.45 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 4.4.2 of Lantern. For more Lantern versions please click below:

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Lantern has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Lantern from your PC:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Lantern
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Lantern

The files below remain on your disk when you remove Lantern:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Lantern\replica\storage-cache.db
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__Users_UserName_AppData_Roaming_Lantern_lantern_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__Users_UserName_AppData_Roaming_Lantern_uninstall_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\easylist.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\global.yaml
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\hello-cache.active-capture
  • 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\latestgeoinfo.json
  • 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\proxystats.csv
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\settings.yaml
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\tls_session_states
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\uninstall.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\uninstall_url.txt
  • 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

Generally the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Lantern
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Lantern

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\lantern\lantern.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1784998726-1416972367-3446932644-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\lantern.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1784998726-1416972367-3446932644-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume5\LP SETUP\vpn\lantern.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{E0ABBEBC-4DD7-489A-B707-FB29762C9899}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\lantern\lantern.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{338B839F-EEBD-46D3-AE0C-DC722A7610E3}C:\users\UserName\appdata\roaming\lantern\lantern.exe


How to uninstall Lantern with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Lantern is a program released by Brave New Software Project, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users try to uninstall this program. This is efortful because doing this by hand takes some knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK approach to uninstall Lantern is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Lantern or simply click the Search feature and type in "Lantern". If it is installed on your PC the Lantern app will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Lantern in the list of applications, the following data regarding the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Lantern, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Lantern:





  • The web site of the application is: http://www.getlantern.org
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Lantern\uninstall.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Lantern.
Uninstall Lantern


8. After uninstalling Lantern, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Lantern that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Lantern with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Lantern by Brave New Software Project, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Lantern by Brave New Software Project, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Lantern supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2017-12-24 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-12-24 14:43:58.613