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How to uninstall Windscribe from your PC

This page contains complete information on how to remove Windscribe for Windows. It is produced by Windscribe Limited. Open here for more information on Windscribe Limited. Please open if you want to read more on Windscribe on Windscribe Limited's website. Usually the Windscribe application is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe folder, depending on the user's option during install. C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\unins000.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Windscribe. WindscribeLauncher.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 380.60 KB (389736 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in Windscribe. They take 16.02 MB (16793376 bytes) on disk.

  • ChangeIcs.exe (26.60 KB)
  • subinacl.exe (290.60 KB)
  • unins000.exe (1.48 MB)
  • Windscribe.exe (10.88 MB)
  • WindscribeInstallHelper.exe (393.60 KB)
  • WindscribeLauncher.exe (380.60 KB)
  • windscribeopenvpn_2_3_17.exe (623.60 KB)
  • windscribeopenvpn_2_4_3.exe (667.60 KB)
  • WindscribeService.exe (432.10 KB)
  • wsappcontrol.exe (571.10 KB)
  • tstunnel.exe (165.10 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (97.99 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (97.67 KB)
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The current web page applies to Windscribe version 1.8031 only. For other Windscribe versions please click below:

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If you're planning to uninstall Windscribe you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Windscribe:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe

The files below remain on your disk when you remove Windscribe:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe\log.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe\prev_log.txt

Generally the following registry data will not be removed:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Windscribe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{fa690e90-ddb0-4f0c-b3f1-136c084e5fc7}_is1

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\program files (x86)\windscribe\wsappcontrol.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\program files (x86)\windscribe\wsappcontrol.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{FA49E55B-8FFF-4B7B-8CBB-18F351077541}D:\program files (x86)\windscribe\wsappcontrol.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{3ECE1692-5F99-41B3-9CB4-AA16FB9045F0}D:\program files (x86)\windscribe\wsappcontrol.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\tapwindscribe0901\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WindscribeService\ImagePath


How to uninstall Windscribe from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Windscribe is an application by Windscribe Limited. Frequently, users decide to erase this application. Sometimes this can be difficult because deleting this by hand requires some experience related to Windows internal functioning. The best EASY action to erase 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 already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows system.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number 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. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll 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 app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Windscribe in the list of apps, some data about the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Windscribe, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on 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 (x86)\Windscribe\unins000.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Windscribe.
Uninstall Windscribe


8. After removing Windscribe, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Windscribe that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Windscribe using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

The text above 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 software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Windscribe in case 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.

2017-11-03 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-11-03 00:15:14.813