Npcap

A way to uninstall Npcap from your computer

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
• 1.74
• 0.9988
• 1.70
• 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
• 1.00
• 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.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Npcap

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

• 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

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• 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_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3310831988-1278380121-2065087469-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Npcap\NPFInstall.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3310831988-1278380121-2065087469-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Npcap\Uninstall.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3310831988-1278380121-2065087469-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Wireshark\npcap-1.60.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

How to uninstall Npcap from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Npcap is an application by the software company Nmap Project. Frequently, computer users try to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is difficult because removing this manually requires some knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK way to uninstall 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 good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Npcap or simply activate the Search field and type in "Npcap". If it is installed on your PC the Npcap app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Npcap in the list of apps, some information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Npcap, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want 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. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Npcap.


8. After removing Npcap, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Npcap which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Npcap using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Npcap by Nmap Project from your computer, we are not saying that Npcap by Nmap Project is not a good application. This text only 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 other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.