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A guide to uninstall IPVanish from your system

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall IPVanish for Windows. The Windows version was developed by IPVanish. Further information on IPVanish can be found here. IPVanish is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files\IPVanish directory, depending on the user's choice. The full command line for removing IPVanish is C:\ProgramData\Caphyon\Advanced Installer\{0F65755E-1F25-4D56-A1D9-8F6653D52D46}\IPVanish-3.0.9.16.exe /i {0F65755E-1F25-4D56-A1D9-8F6653D52D46} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file is labeled IPVanish.VpnClient.exe and its approximative size is 2.65 MB (2774400 bytes).

The executables below are part of IPVanish. They occupy an average of 3.69 MB (3870112 bytes) on disk.

  • IPVanish.VpnClient.exe (2.65 MB)
  • IPVanishLauncher.exe (13.88 KB)
  • ipvanish.openvpn.exe (706.50 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (99.08 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (94.58 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (80.00 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (76.00 KB)
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This web page is about IPVanish version 3.0.9.16 only. Click on the links below for other IPVanish versions:

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Quite a few files, folders and Windows registry data will not be deleted when you want to remove IPVanish from your computer.

Folders left behind when you uninstall IPVanish:
  • C:\Program Files\IPVanish
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\IPVanish

The files below remain on your disk by IPVanish's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files\IPVanish\application.1.log
  • C:\Program Files\IPVanish\application.2.log
  • C:\Program Files\IPVanish\application.log
  • C:\Program Files\IPVanish\OpenVPN\openvpn.config
  • C:\Program Files\IPVanish\OpenVPN\openvpn.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\IPVanish.VpnClient.exe(1).5656.dmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\IPVanish.VpnClient.exe.1264.dmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\IPVanish.VpnClient.exe.46504.dmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\IPVanish.VpnClient.exe.5656.dmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\IPVanish.VpnClient.exe.5868.dmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\IPVanish.VpnClient.exe.72.dmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\IPVanish.VpnClient.exe.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\IPVanish.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Torch\User Data\Default\Local Storage\https_www.ipvanish.com_0.localstorage
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\IPVanish\IPVanishVPN\ApplicationSettings.json
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\IPVanish\IPVanishVPN\servers.dat

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\IPVanish
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\IPVanish
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\IPVanish_RASAPI32
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\IPVanish_RASMANCS

Additional registry values that are not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\IPVanish\IPVanish.VpnClient.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\IPVanish\IPVanish.VpnClient.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\ipvanish-setup.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\ipvanish-setup.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\tapipvanish\DisplayName


A way to remove IPVanish from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

IPVanish is an application offered by IPVanish. Some computer users choose to erase this application. Sometimes this can be troublesome because uninstalling this manually requires some skill regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE action to erase IPVanish is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





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

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

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find IPVanish or simply click the Search field and type in "IPVanish". If it exists on your system the IPVanish program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click IPVanish in the list , some information regarding the application is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding IPVanish, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall IPVanish.
Uninstall IPVanish


8. After removing IPVanish, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of IPVanish which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing IPVanish using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall IPVanish by IPVanish from your PC, nor are we saying that IPVanish by IPVanish is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall IPVanish supposing 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.

2017-08-08 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-08-08 06:56:12.003