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A guide to uninstall Betternet for Windows from your computer

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Betternet for Windows for Windows. It was created for Windows by Pango Inc.. Additional info about Pango Inc. can be seen here. Click on to get more facts about Betternet for Windows on Pango Inc.'s website. You can remove Betternet for Windows by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file occupies 359.01 KB (367624 bytes) on disk and is named Betternet.exe.

Betternet for Windows installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 4.09 MB (4284592 bytes) on disk.

  • Betternet.exe (359.01 KB)
  • BetternetNtf.exe (22.51 KB)
  • BetternetSvc.exe (34.51 KB)
  • bntap-windows-9.24.4-I601-Win10.exe (447.61 KB)
  • nfregdrv.exe (145.51 KB)
  • hydra.exe (1.53 MB)
  • wireguard.exe (144.51 KB)
  • hydra.exe (1.32 MB)
  • wireguard.exe (113.51 KB)
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The current page applies to Betternet for Windows version 8.13.0.1430 only. For more Betternet for Windows versions please click below:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders that were left behind:
  • C:\Program Files\BetterNet TAP-Windows
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\yodqx5ux.default-release\storage\default\https+++support.betternet.co

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files\BetterNet TAP-Windows\bin\tapinstall.exe
  • C:\Program Files\BetterNet TAP-Windows\driver\bntap.cat
  • C:\Program Files\BetterNet TAP-Windows\driver\bntap.sys
  • C:\Program Files\BetterNet TAP-Windows\driver\oemvista.inf
  • C:\Program Files\BetterNet TAP-Windows\icon.ico
  • C:\Program Files\BetterNet TAP-Windows\license.txt
  • C:\Program Files\BetterNet TAP-Windows\Uninstall.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Betternet.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\yodqx5ux.default-release\storage\default\https+++support.betternet.co\ls\data.sqlite
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\yodqx5ux.default-release\storage\default\https+++support.betternet.co\ls\usage

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\betternet
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Betternet
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\BetterNet
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D40177E21E69C9A4682F7CFCCC04E303
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Betternet_RASAPI32
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Betternet_RASMANCS
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Betternet
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\betternet_netfilter2

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Betternet\8.8.1\Betternet VPN Premium Activation Tool.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Betternet\8.8.1\Betternet VPN Premium Activation Tool.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D40177E21E69C9A4682F7CFCCC04E303\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3969969012-815616693-3854663991-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Betternet\8.13.0\Betternet.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3969969012-815616693-3854663991-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Betternet\8.8.1\Betternet.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3969969012-815616693-3854663991-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\ProgramData\Betternet\notify\BetternetNtf.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\betternet_netfilter2\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\betternet_netfilter2\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BetternetSvc_8.13.0\Description
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BetternetSvc_8.13.0\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\BetternetSvc_8.13.0\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bntap\DisplayName


How to remove Betternet for Windows from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Betternet for Windows is a program by the software company Pango Inc.. Frequently, computer users choose to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be difficult because performing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE practice to uninstall Betternet for Windows 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to clean your computer.

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  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category
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4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Betternet for Windows or simply click the Search feature and type in "Betternet for Windows". If it exists on your system the Betternet for Windows app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Betternet for Windows in the list of programs, some data about the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Betternet for Windows, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Betternet for Windows:





  • The software company is: https://www.betternet.co/
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Betternet for Windows.
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8. After uninstalling Betternet for Windows, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Betternet for Windows which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Betternet for Windows using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Betternet for Windows by Pango Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Betternet for Windows by Pango Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Betternet for Windows 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' PCs.

2025-06-14 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-06-14 16:35:23.353