Notepad++

How to uninstall Notepad++ from your PC

Notepad++ is a Windows application. Read more about how to uninstall it from your computer. More information about Notepad++ can be seen at http://notepad-plus-plus.org/. The program is often placed in the C:\Program Files\Notepad++ directory (same installation drive as Windows). The program's main executable file has a size of 1.56 MB (1634304 bytes) on disk and is named notepad++.exe.

Notepad++ contains of the executables below. They take 2.34 MB (2457228 bytes) on disk.

• notepad++.exe (1.56 MB)
• uninstall.exe (259.64 KB)
• gpup.exe (412.00 KB)
• GUP.exe (132.00 KB)

The current web page applies to Notepad++ version 6.1.8 alone. For other Notepad++ versions please click below:

• Unknown
• 5.6.6
• 6.1.4
• 5.9.3
• 5.8.7

A considerable amount of files, folders and registry entries will be left behind when you remove Notepad++ from your computer.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Notepad++
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\change.log
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\config.model.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\langs.model.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\license.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\localization\english.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\NppShell_05.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\readme.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\SciLexer.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\shortcuts.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\stylers.model.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\themes\Obsidian.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\uninstall.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\document-properties\encoding.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-online-document.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\command-line.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\commands.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\control-files.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\credits.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\display.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\display\folding.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\display\hiding-lines.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\display\multi-view.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\display\right-left-rtl.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\display\shortcuts-view-menu.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\display\system-tray.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\display\unprintable-characters.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\display\viewing-modes.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\display\wrapping.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\display\zooming.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\document-properties.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\document-properties\encoding.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\document-properties\newline-format.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\editing.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\editing\auto-completion.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\editing\column-mode-editing.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\editing\commenting.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\editing\exiting-notepad.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\editing\indentation.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\editing\mouse-gestures.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\editing\other-editing-tools.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\editing\overtype.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\editing\printing.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\editing\selecting-text.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\editing\shortcuts-edit-menu.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\editing\standard-operations.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\file-management.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\file-management\activating-file.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\file-management\closing-files.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\file-management\creating-new-files.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\file-management\editing-files.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\file-management\opening-and-saving-files.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\file-management\read-only-files.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\file-management\shortcuts-file-menu.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\further-help.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\further-help\bug-reports.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\further-help\feature-requests.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\further-help\main-website-and-forums.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\further-help\patches.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\gui-elements.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\gui-elements\context-menu.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\gui-elements\dockable-windows.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\gui-elements\menu.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\gui-elements\status-bar.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\gui-elements\tab-bar.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\gui-elements\tool-bar.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\languages.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\languages\built-languages.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\languages\external-lexers.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\languages\user-defined-languages.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\macros.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\plugins.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\searching.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\searching\bookmarks.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\searching\brace-matching.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\searching\dialog-free-search.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\searching\go-dialog.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\searching\incremental-search.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\searching\marking-search-results.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\searching\normal-search.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\searching\replacing.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\searching\searching-files.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\searching\search-results.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\searching\shortcuts-search-menu.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\searching\smart-highighting.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\session-management.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\session-management\loading-sessions.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\session-management\saving-sessions.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\settings.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\settings\preferences.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\settings\shortcut-mapper.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\settings\styler-configurator.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\shell-extension.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\shortcuts-run-menu.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\switching-between-documents.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\switching-between-documents\document-switcher.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\switching-between-documents\mru-most-recently-used-switching.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\upgrading.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\documentation\notepad-user-manual\windows-dialog.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\user.manual\faq.html

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Notepad++

A way to erase Notepad++ using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

 Sometimes, computer users try to uninstall it. This can be efortful because performing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. The best EASY practice to uninstall Notepad++ is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Notepad++ or simply click the Search field and type in "Notepad++". If it exists on your system the Notepad++ application will be found very quickly. When you select Notepad++ in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Notepad++, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Notepad++.


8. After removing Notepad++, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Notepad++ that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Notepad++ with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

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