GNS3

How to uninstall GNS3 from your PC

This page is about GNS3 for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was created by GNS3 Technology Inc.. Take a look here for more details on GNS3 Technology Inc.. Click on http://www.gns3.com to get more data about GNS3 on GNS3 Technology Inc.'s website. GNS3 is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\GNS3 directory, subject to the user's decision. 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 receive a notification for admin rights. gns3.exe is the GNS3's primary executable file and it takes approximately 381.00 KB (390144 bytes) on disk.

GNS3 contains of the executables below. They occupy 20.47 MB (21459749 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)
• 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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The current page applies to GNS3 version 2.1.16 only. You can find below info on other versions of GNS3:

• 2.2.3
• 2.2.0
• 2.2.34
• 2.2.24
• 2.2.11
• 2.1.7
• 2.1.8
• 2.2.23
• 2.1.5
• 2.1.10
• 2.2.14
• 2.2.2
• 2.2.40.1
• 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
• 2.2.44.1
• 2.1.12
• 2.1.1
• 2.2.35.1
• 2.2.41
• 2.2.18
• 2.2.19
• 2.2.20190711
• 2.2.31
• 2.2.25
• 2.1.17
• 2.2.5
• 2.2.02
• 2.2.26
• 2.2.16
• 2.1.11
• 2.2.36
• 2.2.35
• 2.2.46
• 2.2.01
• 2.2.03
• 2.2.8
• 2.1.3
• 2.1.15
• 2.2.21
• 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
• 2.2.37
• 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
• 2.2.9
• 2.2.4
• 2.2.22
• 2.2.42

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If you are manually uninstalling GNS3 we suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall GNS3 from your PC:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GNS3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ovpogmyy.default-release\storage\default\https+++gns3.com
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ovpogmyy.default-release\storage\default\https+++www.gns3.com

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\D__New folder (21)_gns3_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\D__New folder (21)_GNS3_url
• 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
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ovpogmyy.default-release\storage\default\https+++gns3.com\ls\data.sqlite
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ovpogmyy.default-release\storage\default\https+++gns3.com\ls\usage
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ovpogmyy.default-release\storage\default\https+++www.gns3.com\ls\data.sqlite
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\ovpogmyy.default-release\storage\default\https+++www.gns3.com\ls\usage

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.gns3
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\GNS3

Additional values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\New folder (21)\gns3.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to erase GNS3 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

GNS3 is an application offered by the software company GNS3 Technology Inc.. Sometimes, computer users want to remove this program. Sometimes this is hard because performing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY approach to remove 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 on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate GNS3 or simply activate the Search field and type in "GNS3". If it exists on your system the GNS3 program will be found very quickly. When you select GNS3 in the list of applications, some data about the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you 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 application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for GNS3:

• The software company 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. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove GNS3.


8. After uninstalling GNS3, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of GNS3 that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing GNS3 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove 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 computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove GNS3 in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.