Windscribe

A guide to uninstall Windscribe from your system

You can find below details on how to uninstall Windscribe for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Windscribe Limited. Go over here where you can read more on Windscribe Limited. You can get more details about Windscribe at http://www.windscribe.com/. Windscribe is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Windscribe folder, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the program. The full command line for uninstalling Windscribe is C:\Program Files\Windscribe\uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 7.70 MB (8077936 bytes) on disk and is called Windscribe.exe.

Windscribe installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 23.83 MB (24990016 bytes) on disk.

• devcon.exe (91.11 KB)
• tapctl.exe (40.61 KB)
• uninstall.exe (574.11 KB)
• windscribe-cli.exe (110.61 KB)
• Windscribe.exe (7.70 MB)
• windscribectrld.exe (5.79 MB)
• WindscribeInstallHelper.exe (68.61 KB)
• windscribeopenvpn.exe (938.11 KB)
• WindscribeService.exe (555.11 KB)
• windscribewstunnel.exe (7.84 MB)
• WireguardService.exe (55.11 KB)
• ws_com_server.exe (122.11 KB)

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The current page applies to Windscribe version 2.10.15 only. You can find below info on other application versions of Windscribe:

• 2.9.9
• 2.14.5
• 1.8028
• 2.10.11
• 2.4.6
• 2.316
• 2.8.6
• 1.8033
• 2.11.8
• 2.6.14
• 2.5.14
• 2.6.5
• 2.10.5
• 2.11.9
• 2.9.2
• 1.8320
• 2.4.10
• 1.8317
• 2.210
• 1.838
• 2.7.3
• 2.11.5
• 2.7.4
• 2.042
• 1.8026
• 2.4.5
• 2.13.2
• 2.21
• 2.014
• 1.8130
• 2.14.8
• 1.8113
• 1.8217
• 1.8024
• 2.019
• 1.826
• 2.7.11
• 2.10.6
• 2.13.5
• 2.310
• 2.24
• 2.5.8
• 2.8.5
• 2.4.8
• 2.032
• 2.039
• 2.5.12
• 2.13.8
• 1.8032
• 2.8.1
• 2.14.3
• 2.13
• 2.7.5
• 2.12.3
• 2.7.12
• 2.13.3
• 2.6.6
• 2.12.4
• 2.14.7
• 2.42
• 2.315
• 2.5.17
• 2.10.16
• 2.038
• 2.7.14
• 2.12.1
• 2.8.2
• 1.8141
• 2.12.7
• 2.4.11
• 2.41
• 2.5.1
• 1.8030
• 2.11.11
• 1.8110
• 1.8139
• 2.5.18
• 2.7.9
• 2.43
• 1.83.1.20
• 2.022
• 2.14.9
• 2.7.10
• 2.7.6
• 2.11.4
• 2.33
• 2.13.7
• 2.9.7
• 1.8144
• 2.5.10
• 2.9.6
• 2.5.6
• 2.10.7
• 2.25
• 2.14.10
• 2.6.12
• 2.13.4
• 2.5.7
• 2.10.14
• 2.5.11

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Some files, folders and Windows registry data can be left behind when you remove Windscribe from your PC.

Directories that were found:

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

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\boost_serialization-vc142-mt-x64-1_84.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\cares.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\config\config.ovpn
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\config\log.bin
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\devcon.exe
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\fmt.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\imageformats\qgif.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\imageformats\qico.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\imageformats\qjpeg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\imageformats\qsvg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\libcrypto-3-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\libcurl.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\libssl-3-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\log_installer.txt
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\msvcp140_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\msvcp140_2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\networkinformation\qnetworklistmanager.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\open_source_licenses.txt
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\openvpndco\win10\ovpn-dco.cat
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\openvpndco\win10\ovpn-dco.inf
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\openvpndco\win10\ovpn-dco.sys
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\openvpndco\win11\ovpn-dco.cat
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\openvpndco\win11\ovpn-dco.inf
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\openvpndco\win11\ovpn-dco.sys
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\platforms\qwindows.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\qt.conf
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\Qt6Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\Qt6Core5Compat.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\Qt6Gui.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\Qt6Network.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\Qt6Svg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\Qt6Widgets.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\spdlog.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\splittunnel\windscribesplittunnel.cat
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\splittunnel\windscribesplittunnel.inf
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\splittunnel\windscribesplittunnel.sys
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\styles\qwindowsvistastyle.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\tapctl.exe
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\tls\qschannelbackend.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\tunnel.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\ucrtbase.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\uninstall.exe
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\vccorlib140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\vcruntime140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\vcruntime140_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\windscribe-cli.exe
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\windscribectrld.exe
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\WindscribeInstallHelper.exe
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\windscribeopenvpn.exe
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\WindscribeService.exe
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\windscribeservice.log
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\windscribeservice_prev.log
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\windscribewstunnel.exe
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\wintun.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\wireguard.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\WireguardService.exe

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be removed; 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_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{fa690e90-ddb0-4f0c-b3f1-136c084e5fc7}_is1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Windscribe_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Windscribe_RASMANCS

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:

• 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:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Windscribe_2.6.14 (1).exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Windscribe_2.6.14 (1).exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-245257923-3693207039-2302609777-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\tapwindscribe0901\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WindscribeService\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WindscribeService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WindscribeSplitTunnel\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\windtun420\Description

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

Windscribe is an application offered by Windscribe Limited. Some users decide to remove it. This can be easier said than done because removing this manually requires some experience related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK practice to remove 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 on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Windscribe or simply click the Search feature and type in "Windscribe". If it exists on your system the Windscribe application will be found very quickly. When you select Windscribe in the list , some information about the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Windscribe, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Windscribe:

• The web site of the application 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. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Windscribe.


8. After uninstalling Windscribe, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Windscribe that have been left behind will be found 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 items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation 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 supposing you want to. 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.