Npcap

How to uninstall Npcap from your PC

This page is about Npcap for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was created by Nmap Project. You can read more on Nmap Project or check for application updates here. Please open https://npcap.org/ if you want to read more on Npcap on Nmap Project's web page. The application is frequently found in the C:\Program Files\Npcap directory. Take into account that this location can vary being determined by the user's choice. You can remove Npcap by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\Npcap\uninstall.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. Uninstall.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 1,018.24 KB (1042673 bytes) on disk.

Npcap contains of the executables below. They take 1.28 MB (1337601 bytes) on disk.

• NPFInstall.exe (288.02 KB)
• Uninstall.exe (1,018.24 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 1.60 of Npcap. You can find below info on other application versions of Npcap:

• 0.9994
• 1.50
• 1.73
• 0.9984
• 0.9989
• 0.9993
• 1.20
• 0.9992
• 0.9997
• 1.30
• 1.81
• 1.74
• 0.9988
• 1.70
• 1.80
• 1.55
• 1.31
• 1.78
• 1.10
• 0.9987
• 1.79
• 0.9986
• 1.72
• 0.999
• 0.9995
• 1.75
• 1.76
• 0.9990
• 1.71
• 1.82
• 1.00
• 0.9996
• 1.77
• 0.9991
• 0.9985

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Syslogd\SolarWinds.Npcap.Net.x86.dll

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\NpcapInst
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Npcap
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\npcap

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Npcap\NPFInstall.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Npcap\NPFInstall.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Wireshark\npcap-1.60.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\amiri_ya\AppData\Local\Temp\nsh881F.tmp\npcap-1.79.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\amiri_ya\AppData\Local\Temp\nst98E3.tmp\npcap-1.79.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\amiri_ya\Downloads\Programs\npcap-1.80.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-726062817-2494024005-2833213227-1832\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files\Npcap\Uninstall.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-726062817-2494024005-2833213227-1832\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Users\amiri_ya\AppData\Local\Temp\nst98E3.tmp\npcap-1.79.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-726062817-2494024005-2833213227-1832\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Users\amiri_ya\Downloads\Programs\npcap-1.80.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\npcap\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\npcap\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\npcap\ImagePath

A way to remove Npcap with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Npcap is a program released by Nmap Project. Some users choose to remove this program. This is efortful because removing this by hand takes some experience related to PCs. The best SIMPLE manner to remove Npcap 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, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to optimize your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing 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 tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Npcap or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Npcap". The Npcap program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Npcap in the list of applications, the following data about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Npcap, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Npcap:

• The publisher is: https://npcap.org/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Npcap\uninstall.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Npcap.


8. After removing Npcap, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Npcap which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Npcap using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Npcap by Nmap Project from your PC, nor are we saying that Npcap by Nmap Project is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Npcap supposing you want to. 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.