GNS3

A guide to uninstall GNS3 from your system

This web page is about GNS3 for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by GNS3 Technology Inc.. More data about GNS3 Technology Inc. can be read here. Please follow http://www.gns3.com if you want to read more on GNS3 on GNS3 Technology Inc.'s website. Usually the GNS3 program is installed in the C:\Program Files\GNS3 folder, depending on the user's option during setup. GNS3's entire 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.

GNS3 is composed of the following executables which occupy 65.53 MB (68708048 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)
• Solar-PuTTY.exe (2.22 MB)
• strings.exe (687.53 KB)
• tail.exe (40.51 KB)
• tvnviewer.exe (1.13 MB)
• ubridge.exe (253.50 KB)
• Uninstall.exe (483.23 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)
• 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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The information on this page is only about version 2.2.0 of GNS3. You can find below info on other versions of GNS3:

• 2.2.3
• 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
• 2.1.16
• 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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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\tmp83tn72ld-gns3
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\GNS3

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall GNS3:

• 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\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.pid

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data 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

Supplementary registry values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1628162250-1147552962-789512884-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\GNS3\gns3.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1628162250-1147552962-789512884-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\GNS3\WinPcap_4_1_3.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1628162250-1147552962-789512884-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Users\UserName\Downloads\GNS3-2.2.0-all-in-one-regular.exe

How to remove GNS3 with 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 troublesome because uninstalling this by hand requires some know-how related to PCs. One of the best EASY practice to erase GNS3 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find GNS3 or simply click the Search feature and type in "GNS3". If it exists on your system the GNS3 application will be found automatically. Notice that when you click GNS3 in the list of programs, some data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding GNS3, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to remove, by clicking on 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 confirmation window will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove GNS3.


8. After removing GNS3, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong GNS3 that 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 registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall 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 PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall GNS3 in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.