GNS3

How to uninstall GNS3 from your PC

GNS3 is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. It was created for Windows by GNS3 Technology Inc.. Further information on GNS3 Technology Inc. can be seen here. Please follow http://www.gns3.com if you want to read more on GNS3 on GNS3 Technology Inc.'s page. GNS3 is usually set up in the C:\Program Files\GNS3 directory, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. GNS3's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\GNS3\Uninstall.exe. gns3.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 381.00 KB (390144 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed along with GNS3. They occupy about 20.48 MB (21476194 bytes) on disk.

• cat.exe (36.01 KB)
• devcon.exe (81.00 KB)
• gawk.exe (156.50 KB)
• gns3.exe (381.00 KB)
• gns3server.exe (381.50 KB)
• gns3vmnet.exe (381.50 KB)
• putty.exe (536.00 KB)
• putty_standalone.exe (540.00 KB)
• strings.exe (687.53 KB)
• tail.exe (40.51 KB)
• tvnviewer.exe (1.13 MB)
• ubridge.exe (138.96 KB)
• Uninstall.exe (483.33 KB)
• cpulimit.exe (81.88 KB)
• dynamips.exe (1.30 MB)
• nvram_export.exe (72.30 KB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (16.00 KB)
• qemu-img.exe (249.00 KB)
• qemu-io.exe (259.00 KB)
• qemu.exe (2.04 MB)
• qemu-img.exe (898.46 KB)
• qemu-io.exe (877.46 KB)
• qemu-system-i386w.exe (4.77 MB)
• qemu-system-x86_64w.exe (4.82 MB)
• ubridge.exe (138.58 KB)
• vpcs.exe (136.00 KB)

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This info is about GNS3 version 2.1.8 only. You can find below a few links to other GNS3 versions:

• 2.2.3
• 2.2.0
• 2.2.34
• 2.2.24
• 2.2.11
• 2.1.7
• 3.0.01
• 2.2.23
• 2.1.5
• 2.1.10
• 2.2.14
• 2.2.2
• 2.2.40.1
• 3.0.1
• 2.1.18
• 2.2.20
• 2.2.12
• 2.2.20191107
• 2.1.2
• 2.1.9
• 2.2.40
• 2.1.6
• 2.2.30
• 2.2.05
• 2.2.48
• 2.2.44.1
• 2.1.12
• 2.1.1
• 2.2.35.1
• 2.2.41
• 2.2.53
• 2.2.18
• 3.0.3
• 2.2.19
• 2.1.16
• 2.2.52
• 2.2.20190711
• 2.2.49
• 2.2.31
• 2.2.25
• 2.1.17
• 2.2.5
• 3.0.0
• 2.2.02
• 2.2.26
• 2.2.48.1
• 2.2.47
• 2.2.16
• 2.1.11
• 2.2.36
• 2.2.35
• 2.2.51
• 2.2.46
• 2.2.01
• 2.2.03
• 2.2.8
• 2.1.3
• 3.0.2
• 2.1.15
• 2.2.21
• 3.0.03
• 2.2.50
• 2.1.4
• 2.2.45
• 2.2.04
• 2.2.27
• 2.2.33.1
• 2.2.7
• 2.2.44
• 2.2.32
• 2.2.54
• 2.2.37
• 3.0.4
• 2.2.29
• 2.1.19
• 2.2.6
• 2.2.1
• 2.2.17
• 2.2.10
• 2.1.20
• 2.2.43
• 2.1.21
• 2.2.39
• 2.2.15
• 2.1.14
• 2.2.28
• 2.2.38
• 2.2.13
• 3.0.5
• 2.2.9
• 2.2.4
• 2.2.22
• 2.2.42

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you remove GNS3.

Folders left behind when you uninstall GNS3:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GNS3

The files below were left behind on your disk by GNS3's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_GNS3_dynamips-start_cmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_GNS3_gns3_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_GNS3_GNS3_url
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_GNS3_loopback-manager_cmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_GNS3_network-device-list_cmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_GNS3_Uninstall_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_GNS3_vmnet-manager_cmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_GNS3_vpcs-start_cmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GNS3\gns3_controller.conf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GNS3\gns3_gui.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GNS3\gns3_gui.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GNS3\gns3_gui.pid
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GNS3\gns3_server.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GNS3\gns3_server.log

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gns3
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Factory Cache 4.8\com.trolltech.Qt.QImageIOHandlerFactoryInterface:\C:\Program Files\GNS3
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Plugin Cache 4.8.false\C:\Program Files\GNS3
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\GNS3

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\GNS3\gns3.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to uninstall GNS3 from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

GNS3 is a program offered by GNS3 Technology Inc.. Frequently, people choose to erase this application. This can be troublesome because performing this by hand requires some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY solution to erase GNS3 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 already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find GNS3 or simply activate the Search field and type in "GNS3". If it is installed on your PC the GNS3 app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select GNS3 in the list of programs, the following information about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about GNS3, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for GNS3:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.gns3.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\GNS3\Uninstall.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove GNS3.


8. After removing GNS3, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of GNS3 that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing GNS3 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove GNS3 by GNS3 Technology Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that GNS3 by GNS3 Technology Inc. is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove GNS3 supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.