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How to uninstall Windscribe from your computer

Windscribe is a Windows program. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was created by Windscribe Limited. Take a look here for more information on Windscribe Limited. Please open if you want to read more on Windscribe on Windscribe Limited's page. Windscribe is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe folder, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the program. The full command line for uninstalling Windscribe is C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file is titled Windscribe.exe and occupies 5.21 MB (5461888 bytes).

The executables below are part of Windscribe. They take about 33.57 MB (35203472 bytes) on disk.

  • ChangeIcs.exe (31.38 KB)
  • subinacl.exe (289.88 KB)
  • tstunnel.exe (224.88 KB)
  • uninstall.exe (327.88 KB)
  • windscribe-cli.exe (2.54 MB)
  • Windscribe.exe (5.21 MB)
  • WindscribeEngine.exe (4.49 MB)
  • WindscribeInstallHelper.exe (337.88 KB)
  • WindscribeLauncher.exe (322.88 KB)
  • windscribeopenvpn_2_5_0.exe (729.38 KB)
  • WindscribeService.exe (1.24 MB)
  • windscribewireguard.exe (3.80 MB)
  • wstunnel.exe (13.89 MB)
  • tapinstall.exe (97.99 KB)
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This info is about Windscribe version 2.210 only. For other Windscribe versions please click below:

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

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

Usually, the following files remain on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\WindscribeService.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\windscribeservice.log
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\windscribeservice_prev.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\gui_2023-01-15_12-30-41.dmp
  • 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\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

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Windscribe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{fa690e90-ddb0-4f0c-b3f1-136c084e5fc7}_is1

Additional registry values that you should clean:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\Windscribe.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


How to remove Windscribe from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Windscribe is an application marketed by the software company Windscribe Limited. Some people decide to remove this application. This can be troublesome because performing this manually requires some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY solution to remove Windscribe 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 Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Windscribe or simply click the Search feature and type in "Windscribe". If it is installed on your PC the Windscribe application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Windscribe in the list , the following data regarding the program is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Windscribe, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Windscribe:





  • The software company is: http://www.windscribe.com/
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\uninstall.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Windscribe.
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8. After uninstalling Windscribe, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Windscribe which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Windscribe 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 take on new tasks.



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Windscribe by Windscribe Limited from your computer, nor are we saying that Windscribe by Windscribe Limited is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Windscribe in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2021-04-02 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2021-04-02 13:10:31.653