Notepad++

A guide to uninstall Notepad++ from your system

Notepad++ is a computer program. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was created by Notepad++ Team. More information on Notepad++ Team can be seen here. Please open http://notepad-plus-plus.org/ if you want to read more on Notepad++ on Notepad++ Team's website. The application is usually placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++ directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for uninstalling Notepad++ is C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. notepad++.exe is the Notepad++'s main executable file and it takes about 2.02 MB (2121392 bytes) on disk.

Notepad++ is comprised of the following executables which take 2.70 MB (2830684 bytes) on disk:

• notepad++.exe (2.02 MB)
• uninstall.exe (274.32 KB)
• gpup.exe (279.17 KB)
• GUP.exe (139.17 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 6.9 of Notepad++. You can find here a few links to other Notepad++ versions:

• 7.5.1
• 7.6.3
• 5.4.2
• 7.5.4
• 6.2
• 6.4.1
• 6.2.3
• 6.4.3
• 7.3.3
• 6.6.3
• 6.2.1
• 6.6.6
• 6.4.5
• 6.1
• 6.7.9.2
• 5.6.1
• 6.1.8
• 5.9.8
• 5.4.5
• 6.2.2
• 6.4.4
• 5.5
• 7.4.1
• 6.3.1
• 7.9.5
• 7.5.5
• 6.5.3
• 6.5
• 7.9.2
• 6.0
• 5.2
• 7.2
• 6.1.5
• 5.8.3
• 6.3
• 6.7.2
• 6.8.6
• 5.8.6
• 5.6.8
• 5.3
• 6.7.3
• 6.7.6
• 5.9
• 7.9.1
• 6.7.9
• 5.7
• 7
• 6.7.5
• 6.7.9.1
• 5.6.6
• 6.1.2
• 6.1.6
• 6.8.3
• 7.7
• 6.8.1
• 5.9.6.1
• 6.7.8.1
• 6.7.4
• 5.8.5
• 6.7.8
• 7.8.1
• 6.8.4
• 7.9
• 7.5.8
• 6.7.8.2
• 6.8
• 6.8.9
• 7.3.2
• 6.5.2
• 6.6.4
• 6.6
• 6.6.9
• 6.8.7
• 6.7
• 6.3.2
• 8.1
• 5.9.0.0
• 7.7.0.0
• 6.6.1
• 8.1.5.0
• 6.8.8
• 5.9.3
• 6.8.2
• 5.6.4
• 5.8.2
• 5.9.6.2
• 6.4.2
• 5.9.5
• 6.6.8
• 6.3.3
• 6.9.1
• 7.7.1
• 5.8.7
• 6.7.7
• 6.6.2
• 6.9.2
• 6.5.1
• 6.8.5
• 6.7.1
• 6.5.5

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Notepad++ has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Notepad++:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++

Usually, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Notepad++_notepad++_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\backup\alame10.html@2020-10-12_121229
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\backup\change.log@2020-10-07_213330
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\config.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\contextMenu.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\functionList.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\langs.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\plugins\config\converter.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\plugins\config\PluginManager.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\plugins\config\PluginManagerPlugins.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\plugins\config\PluginManagerPlugins.zip
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\session.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\shortcuts.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\stylers.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Bespin.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Black board.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Choco.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Deep Black.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Hello Kitty.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\HotFudgeSundae.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\khaki.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Mono Industrial.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Monokai.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\MossyLawn.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Navajo.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Obsidian.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Plastic Code Wrap.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Ruby Blue.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Solarized.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Solarized-light.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Twilight.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Vibrant Ink.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\vim Dark Blue.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Zenburn.xml

Registry keys:

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

How to delete Notepad++ using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Notepad++ is an application marketed by Notepad++ Team. Frequently, computer users try to remove it. Sometimes this is difficult because performing this manually takes some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to remove 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Notepad++ or simply click the Search feature and type in "Notepad++". If it is installed on your PC the Notepad++ application will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Notepad++ in the list of programs, the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Notepad++, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Notepad++:

• The software company is: http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Notepad++.


8. After uninstalling Notepad++, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Notepad++ which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Notepad++ with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Notepad++ by Notepad++ Team from your PC, nor are we saying that Notepad++ by Notepad++ Team is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Notepad++ in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.