Windscribe

A guide to uninstall Windscribe from your PC

Windscribe is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. It was created for Windows by Windscribe Limited. Take a look here for more information on Windscribe Limited. Please follow http://www.windscribe.com/ if you want to read more on Windscribe on Windscribe Limited's website. Windscribe is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Windscribe folder, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the application. Windscribe's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Windscribe\uninstall.exe. The program's main executable file is named Windscribe.exe and it has a size of 5.49 MB (5752672 bytes).

The following executables are installed beside Windscribe. They take about 28.37 MB (29745104 bytes) on disk.

• ChangeIcs.exe (170.34 KB)
• subinacl.exe (292.34 KB)
• tstunnel.exe (912.34 KB)
• uninstall.exe (323.34 KB)
• windscribe-cli.exe (106.84 KB)
• Windscribe.exe (5.49 MB)
• WindscribeInstallHelper.exe (38.84 KB)
• WindscribeLauncher.exe (329.34 KB)
• windscribeopenvpn_2_5_4.exe (1.01 MB)
• WindscribeService.exe (1.00 MB)
• WireguardService.exe (515.84 KB)
• wstunnel.exe (17.93 MB)
• ws_com_server.exe (120.84 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (97.99 KB)

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The current web page applies to Windscribe version 2.5.11 only. You can find here a few links to other Windscribe versions:

• 2.9.9
• 1.8028
• 2.4.6
• 2.316
• 2.8.6
• 1.8033
• 2.6.14
• 2.5.14
• 2.6.5
• 2.10.5
• 2.9.2
• 1.8320
• 2.4.10
• 1.8317
• 2.210
• 1.838
• 2.7.3
• 2.7.4
• 2.042
• 1.8026
• 2.4.5
• 2.21
• 2.014
• 1.8130
• 1.8113
• 1.8217
• 1.8024
• 2.019
• 1.826
• 2.7.11
• 2.10.6
• 2.310
• 2.24
• 2.5.8
• 2.8.5
• 2.4.8
• 2.032
• 2.039
• 2.5.12
• 1.8032
• 2.8.1
• 2.13
• 2.7.5
• 2.7.12
• 2.6.6
• 2.42
• 2.315
• 2.5.17
• 2.038
• 2.7.14
• 2.8.2
• 1.8141
• 2.4.11
• 2.41
• 2.5.1
• 1.8030
• 1.8110
• 1.8139
• 2.5.18
• 2.7.9
• 2.43
• 1.83.1.20
• 2.022
• 2.7.10
• 2.7.6
• 2.33
• 2.9.7
• 1.8144
• 2.5.10
• 2.9.6
• 2.5.6
• 2.10.7
• 2.25
• 2.6.12
• 2.5.7
• 2.311
• 1.8143
• 2.10.8
• 1.8142
• 1.8318
• 1.8031
• 2.10.2
• 2.9.4

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If you are manually uninstalling Windscribe we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe

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

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Windscribe_uninstall_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Windscribe_WindscribeLauncher_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Windscribe_uninstall_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Windscribe_WindscribeLauncher_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe\log.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe\ping_log.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe\prev_log.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\log_engine.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\log_gui.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\log_installer.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\log_uninstaller.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\ping_log.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\ping_log_custom_configs.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\prev_log_engine.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\prev_log_gui.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\prev_log_installer.txt

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Windscribe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Windscribe_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Windscribe_RASCHAP
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Windscribe_RASMANCS

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\WindscribeLauncher.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\WindscribeLauncher.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-571804700-2828900166-4255653437-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume13\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-571804700-2828900166-4255653437-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume14\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-571804700-2828900166-4255653437-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume14\Program Files\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-571804700-2828900166-4255653437-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume14\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\installer.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\tapwindscribe0901\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WindscribeService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WindscribeSplitTunnel\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\windtun420\Description

A way to remove Windscribe with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Windscribe is a program released by the software company Windscribe Limited. Frequently, users want to erase it. This is troublesome because deleting this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY action to erase Windscribe is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





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

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Windscribe or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Windscribe". The Windscribe application will be found automatically. After you click Windscribe in the list , the following information about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Windscribe, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Windscribe:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.windscribe.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Windscribe\uninstall.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Windscribe.


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

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Windscribe by Windscribe Limited from your PC, nor are we saying that Windscribe by Windscribe Limited is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Windscribe in case 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.