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A guide to uninstall Npcap from your PC

Npcap is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your PC. It was created for Windows by Nmap Project. More data about Nmap Project can be seen here. More info about the software Npcap can be found at . Npcap is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Npcap folder, depending on the user's decision. You can uninstall Npcap by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Npcap\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. Uninstall.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 1.03 MB (1083400 bytes) on disk.

Npcap installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 1.33 MB (1392088 bytes) on disk.

  • NPFInstall.exe (301.45 KB)
  • Uninstall.exe (1.03 MB)


This web page is about Npcap version 1.75 alone. You can find below a few links to other Npcap versions:

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Several files, folders and registry data will not be uninstalled when you want to remove Npcap from your computer.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Npcap from your computer:
  • C:\Program Files\Npcap

The files below remain on your disk by Npcap's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files\Npcap\CheckStatus.bat
  • C:\Program Files\Npcap\DiagReport.bat
  • C:\Program Files\Npcap\DiagReport.ps1
  • C:\Program Files\Npcap\FixInstall.bat
  • C:\Program Files\Npcap\install.log
  • C:\Program Files\Npcap\LICENSE
  • C:\Program Files\Npcap\npcap.cat
  • C:\Program Files\Npcap\npcap.inf
  • C:\Program Files\Npcap\npcap.sys
  • C:\Program Files\Npcap\npcap_wfp.inf
  • C:\Program Files\Npcap\NPFInstall.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Npcap\NPFInstall.log
  • C:\Program Files\Npcap\Uninstall.exe

Registry that is not uninstalled:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NpcapInst
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Npcap
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\npcap

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\npcap\Description
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\npcap\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\npcap\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\npcap_wifi\Description
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\npcap_wifi\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\npcap_wifi\ImagePath


How to remove Npcap from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Npcap is a program by Nmap Project. Frequently, people choose to remove this application. This can be efortful because removing this by hand takes some experience regarding PCs. The best EASY approach to remove Npcap is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your PC.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Npcap or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Npcap". If it exists on your system the Npcap app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Npcap in the list of applications, the following data regarding the application is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Npcap, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Npcap:





  • The web site of the program is: https://npcap.com/
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Npcap\uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Npcap.
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8. After removing Npcap, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Npcap that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Npcap with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Npcap by Nmap Project from your computer, we are not saying that Npcap by Nmap Project is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Npcap supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2023-05-02 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-05-02 12:31:37.483