GNS3

How to uninstall GNS3 from your PC

This page contains thorough information on how to remove GNS3 for Windows. It was created for Windows by GNS3 Technology Inc.. You can read more on GNS3 Technology Inc. or check for application updates here. Please follow http://www.gns3.com if you want to read more on GNS3 on GNS3 Technology Inc.'s website. GNS3 is usually set up in the C:\Program Files\GNS3 folder, depending on the user's option. You can remove GNS3 by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\GNS3\Uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for admin rights. GNS3's main file takes around 381.00 KB (390144 bytes) and is named gns3.exe.

The executables below are part of GNS3. They take an average of 20.48 MB (21476645 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 (483.27 KB)
• cpulimit.exe (81.88 KB)
• dynamips.exe (1.30 MB)
• nvram_export.exe (72.30 KB)
• QtWebEngineProcess.exe (16.50 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 2.1.11 alone. You can find below info on other application versions of GNS3:

• 2.2.3
• 2.2.0
• 2.2.34
• 2.2.24
• 2.2.11
• 2.1.7
• 3.0.01
• 2.1.8
• 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
• 2.2.36
• 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, folders and registry entries will not be deleted when you are trying to remove GNS3 from your computer.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GNS3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\IDM\DwnlData\UserName\GNS3-2.1.11-all-in-one-regular_630

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_GNS3_dynamips-start_cmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_GNS3_gns3_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_GNS3_GNS3_url
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_GNS3_loopback-manager_cmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_GNS3_network-device-list_cmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_GNS3_Uninstall_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_GNS3_vmnet-manager_cmd
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\{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

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gns3
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Trolltech\OrganizationDefaults\Qt Factory Cache 4.8\com.trolltech.Qt.QIconEngineFactoryInterfaceV2:\C:\Program Files\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

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\GNS3\gns3.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2992918921-2247608806-1369939185-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files\GNS3\gns3.exe

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

GNS3 is a program offered by the software company GNS3 Technology Inc.. Frequently, users choose to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is difficult because doing this by hand takes some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE approach to uninstall 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize 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. 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 good package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find GNS3 or simply click the Search field and type in "GNS3". If it is installed on your PC the GNS3 application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click GNS3 in the list of apps, some information about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about GNS3, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for GNS3:

• The publisher is: http://www.gns3.com
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\GNS3\Uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall GNS3.


8. After uninstalling GNS3, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform 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 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove GNS3 by GNS3 Technology Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that GNS3 by GNS3 Technology Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove GNS3 in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.