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A guide to uninstall Windscribe from your system

Windscribe is a computer program. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was created for Windows by Windscribe Limited. More information on Windscribe Limited can be found here. More information about Windscribe can be seen at . Windscribe is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files\Windscribe folder, depending on the user's decision. The full command line for removing Windscribe is C:\Program Files\Windscribe\uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. Windscribe's main file takes around 8.13 MB (8521576 bytes) and its name is Windscribe.exe.

Windscribe is composed of the following executables which occupy 24.13 MB (25297120 bytes) on disk:

  • devcon.exe (90.35 KB)
  • tapctl.exe (39.85 KB)
  • uninstall.exe (568.85 KB)
  • windscribe-cli.exe (109.85 KB)
  • Windscribe.exe (8.13 MB)
  • windscribectrld.exe (4.96 MB)
  • WindscribeInstallHelper.exe (61.85 KB)
  • windscribeopenvpn.exe (937.35 KB)
  • WindscribeService.exe (1.01 MB)
  • windscribewstunnel.exe (7.84 MB)
  • WireguardService.exe (309.35 KB)
  • ws_com_server.exe (121.35 KB)
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The current page applies to Windscribe version 2.9.9 alone. You can find below info on other application versions of Windscribe:

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Quite a few files, folders and Windows registry entries will not be deleted when you want to remove Windscribe from your computer.

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

The files below were left behind on your disk by Windscribe's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files\Windscribe\cares.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Windscribe\WindscribeService.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Windscribe\windscribeservice.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\Windscribe_2.9.9.exe.1288.dmp
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Windscribe_Windscribe_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\log.bin
  • 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

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Windscribe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Windscribe_RASAPI32
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Windscribe_RASMANCS
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{fa690e90-ddb0-4f0c-b3f1-136c084e5fc7}_is1

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3468232180-4005103429-1547635690-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WindscribeService\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WindscribeService\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WindscribeSplitTunnel\Description


A way to uninstall Windscribe from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Windscribe is a program by the software company Windscribe Limited. Frequently, users decide to erase this program. Sometimes this can be hard because deleting this manually requires some experience related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK practice to erase Windscribe is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows computer.

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  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Windscribe or simply click the Search field 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 of apps, the following data regarding the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Windscribe, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the application you are about to remove, by pressing 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\Windscribe\uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Windscribe.
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8. After uninstalling Windscribe, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Windscribe which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Windscribe with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall 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 text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Windscribe supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2024-02-20 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2024-02-20 18:20:02.057