Notepad++

How to uninstall Notepad++ from your system

You can find below details on how to uninstall Notepad++ for Windows. The Windows release was created by Notepad++ Team. Open here for more information on Notepad++ Team. You can get more details on Notepad++ at http://notepad-plus-plus.org/. Usually the Notepad++ application is found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++ folder, depending on the user's option during install. C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Notepad++. Notepad++'s primary file takes about 1.72 MB (1802240 bytes) and its name is notepad++.exe.

The following executables are installed together with Notepad++. They take about 2.52 MB (2637890 bytes) on disk.

• notepad++.exe (1.72 MB)
• uninstall.exe (272.06 KB)
• gpup.exe (412.00 KB)
• GUP.exe (132.00 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 6.5.4 of Notepad++. You can find below info on other versions of Notepad++:

• 7.5.1
• 7.6.3
• 5.4.2
• 7.5.4
• 6.2
• 6.4.1
• 6.2.3
• 6.4.3
• 7.3.3
• 6.6.3
• 6.2.1
• 6.6.6
• 6.4.5
• 6.1
• 6.7.9.2
• 5.6.1
• 6.1.8
• 5.9.8
• 5.4.5
• 6.2.2
• 6.4.4
• 5.5
• 7.4.1
• 6.3.1
• 7.9.5
• 7.5.5
• 6.5.3
• 6.5
• 6.9
• 7.9.2
• 6.0
• 5.2
• 7.2
• 6.1.5
• 5.8.3
• 6.3
• 6.7.2
• 6.8.6
• 5.8.6
• 5.6.8
• 5.3
• 6.7.3
• 6.7.6
• 5.9
• 7.9.1
• 6.7.9
• 5.7
• 7
• 6.7.5
• 6.7.9.1
• 5.6.6
• 6.1.2
• 6.1.6
• 6.8.3
• 7.7
• 6.8.1
• 5.9.6.1
• 6.7.8.1
• 6.7.4
• 5.8.5
• 6.7.8
• 7.8.1
• 6.8.4
• 7.9
• 7.5.8
• 6.7.8.2
• 6.8
• 6.8.9
• 7.3.2
• 6.5.2
• 6.6.4
• 6.6
• 6.6.9
• 6.8.7
• 6.7
• 6.3.2
• 8.1
• 5.9.0.0
• 7.7.0.0
• 6.6.1
• 8.1.5.0
• 6.8.8
• 5.9.3
• 6.8.2
• 5.6.4
• 5.8.2
• 5.9.6.2
• 6.4.2
• 5.9.5
• 6.6.8
• 6.3.3
• 6.9.1
• 7.7.1
• 5.8.7
• 6.7.7
• 6.6.2
• 6.9.2
• 6.5.1
• 6.8.5
• 6.7.1

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you remove Notepad++.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Notepad++:

• C:\Program Files\Notepad++
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++

The files below are left behind on your disk by Notepad++ when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
• C:\Program Files\Notepad++\themes\Obsidian.xml

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00F3C2EC-A6EE-11DE-A03A-EF8F55D89593}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{00F3C2EC-A6EE-11DE-A03A-EF8F55D89593}\Settings\Path

A way to uninstall Notepad++ with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Notepad++ is an application marketed by Notepad++ Team. Some users decide to uninstall it. This can be difficult because removing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to PCs. One of the best QUICK solution to uninstall Notepad++ is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Notepad++ or simply click the Search feature and type in "Notepad++". If it is installed on your PC the Notepad++ program will be found automatically. After you select Notepad++ in the list , some information regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Notepad++, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Notepad++:

• The web site of the application is: http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\uninstall.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Notepad++.


8. After removing Notepad++, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Notepad++ which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Notepad++ with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Notepad++ by Notepad++ Team from your computer, we are not saying that Notepad++ by Notepad++ Team is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Notepad++ supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.