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A way to uninstall GNS3 from your PC

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove GNS3 for Windows. It was developed for Windows by GNS3 Technology Inc.. Further information on GNS3 Technology Inc. can be found here. More information about the software GNS3 can be found at . GNS3 is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\GNS3 folder, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the program. The full command line for uninstalling GNS3 is C:\Program Files\GNS3\Uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for admin rights. GNS3's primary file takes about 381.00 KB (390144 bytes) and is named gns3.exe.

GNS3 contains of the executables below. They occupy 51.98 MB (54503690 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 (1.12 MB)
  • strings.exe (687.53 KB)
  • tail.exe (40.51 KB)
  • tvnviewer.exe (1.13 MB)
  • ubridge.exe (253.50 KB)
  • Uninstall.exe (483.28 KB)
  • cpulimit.exe (81.88 KB)
  • dynamips.exe (1.30 MB)
  • nvram_export.exe (72.30 KB)
  • qemu-img.exe (249.00 KB)
  • qemu-io.exe (259.00 KB)
  • qemu.exe (2.04 MB)
  • qemu-edid.exe (84.96 KB)
  • qemu-ga.exe (391.46 KB)
  • qemu-img.exe (1.40 MB)
  • qemu-io.exe (1.35 MB)
  • qemu-system-i386.exe (9.19 MB)
  • qemu-system-i386w.exe (10.21 MB)
  • qemu-system-x86_64.exe (9.21 MB)
  • qemu-system-x86_64w.exe (10.24 MB)
  • qemu-uninstall.exe (83.06 KB)
  • ubridge.exe (138.58 KB)
  • vpcs.exe (132.00 KB)
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This web page is about GNS3 version 2.2.22 alone. You can find below info on other application versions of GNS3:

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

Directories found on disk:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpca1c7k4v-gns3
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\tmpmwloc2df-gns3
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GNS3

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove GNS3:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\E__GNS3_dynamips-start_cmd
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\E__GNS3_gns3_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\E__GNS3_GNS3_url
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\E__GNS3_loopback-manager_cmd
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\E__GNS3_network-device-list_cmd
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\E__GNS3_vmnet-manager_cmd
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\E__GNS3_vpcs-start_cmd
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GNS3\2.2\gns3_controller.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GNS3\2.2\gns3_gui.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GNS3\2.2\gns3_gui.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GNS3\2.2\gns3_gui.pid
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GNS3\2.2\gns3_server.ini
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GNS3\2.2\gns3_server.log

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gns3
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\GNS3

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\E:\GNS3\gns3.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2473188316-2310259291-3057884946-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\E-drive-23859\GNS3\gns3.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2473188316-2310259291-3057884946-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\E-drive-23859\GNS3\putty_standalone.exe


A way to remove GNS3 from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

GNS3 is a program by the software company GNS3 Technology Inc.. Some computer users choose to erase this application. This can be hard because uninstalling this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to PCs. The best QUICK procedure 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find GNS3 or simply click the Search field and type in "GNS3". The GNS3 app will be found automatically. After you select GNS3 in the list of applications, the following data about the program is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about GNS3, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for GNS3:





  • The web site of the program is: http://www.gns3.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\GNS3\Uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove GNS3.
Uninstall GNS3


8. After uninstalling GNS3, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong GNS3 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling GNS3 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall GNS3 by GNS3 Technology Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that GNS3 by GNS3 Technology Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall GNS3 in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2021-06-18 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2021-06-18 08:46:37.360