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How to uninstall Windscribe from your computer

Windscribe is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It is produced by Windscribe Limited. More info about Windscribe Limited can be read here. You can see more info related to Windscribe at . The application is usually found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for uninstalling Windscribe is C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\unins000.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for admin rights. WindscribeLauncher.exe is the Windscribe's main executable file and it occupies around 380.67 KB (389808 bytes) on disk.

Windscribe is comprised of the following executables which occupy 14.61 MB (15321000 bytes) on disk:

  • ChangeIcs.exe (26.67 KB)
  • subinacl.exe (290.67 KB)
  • unins000.exe (1.48 MB)
  • Windscribe.exe (9.45 MB)
  • WindscribeInstallHelper.exe (393.67 KB)
  • WindscribeLauncher.exe (380.67 KB)
  • windscribeopenvpn_2_3_17.exe (623.60 KB)
  • windscribeopenvpn_2_4_4.exe (668.60 KB)
  • WindscribeService.exe (455.17 KB)
  • wsappcontrol.exe (571.17 KB)
  • tstunnel.exe (165.17 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (97.99 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (97.67 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 1.8142 of Windscribe. You can find below a few links to other Windscribe versions:

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Many files, folders and registry entries will not be removed when you want to remove Windscribe from your PC.

Directories that were left behind:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_Windscribe.exe_6f53b5274c239b606fdfb452ce726a3d6ce43a7_d1bf5f87_039d7a23
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\Critical_Windscribe.exe_7e222af2bd130a31610c16218464fb237cbd13f_d1bf5f87_0f217634
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe

Generally, the following files remain on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\ChangeIcs.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\imageformats\qgif.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\imageformats\qico.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\libcurl.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\libeay32.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\libpkcs11-helper-1.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\libz.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\msvcp120.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\msvcr120.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\msvcr90.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\Platforms\qwindows.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\Qt5Core.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\Qt5Gui.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\Qt5Network.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\Qt5Widgets.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\ssleay32.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\stunnel\libeay32.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\stunnel\msvcr90.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\stunnel\ssleay32.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\stunnel\tstunnel.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\subinacl.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\tap\OemVista.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\tap\tapinstall.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\tap\tapwindscribe0901.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\tap\tapwindscribe0901.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\tap5\OemWin2k.inf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\tap5\tapinstall.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\tap5\tapwindscribe0901.cat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\tap5\tapwindscribe0901.sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\unins000.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\uninstall.ico
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\WindscribeInstallHelper.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\WindscribeLauncher.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\windscribeopenvpn_2_3_17.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\windscribeopenvpn_2_4_4.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\WindscribeService.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\windscribeservice.log
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\windscribeservice_prev.log
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\wsappcontrol.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_Windscribe.exe_6f53b5274c239b606fdfb452ce726a3d6ce43a7_d1bf5f87_039d7a23\Report.wer
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\Critical_Windscribe.exe_7e222af2bd130a31610c16218464fb237cbd13f_d1bf5f87_0f217634\Report.wer
  • 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

Many times the following registry data will not be cleaned:
  • 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
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{fa690e90-ddb0-4f0c-b3f1-136c084e5fc7}_is1

Additional registry values that are not removed:
  • 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\wsappcontrol.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files (x86)\windscribe\wsappcontrol.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{B8AFDAB7-C446-4D97-9371-D8E8357BC91E}C:\program files (x86)\windscribe\wsappcontrol.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{DF002E19-6241-4411-816E-8FF4AC80CDAB}C:\program files (x86)\windscribe\wsappcontrol.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{2401331D-3702-4972-B14A-3AB2AECBBC82}C:\program files (x86)\windscribe\wsappcontrol.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{F86EC01F-6F19-420F-BE44-97A76275F875}C:\program files (x86)\windscribe\wsappcontrol.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\tapwindscribe0901\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WindscribeService\ImagePath


How to remove Windscribe from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Windscribe is an application by the software company Windscribe Limited. Some users want to uninstall this application. This can be efortful because deleting this manually takes some knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best SIMPLE approach to uninstall 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

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 installed on the PC will be made available to you

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


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


8. After uninstalling Windscribe, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press 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 uninstalling Windscribe with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Windscribe by Windscribe Limited from your PC, we are not 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 Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2018-03-29 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-03-29 14:18:05.090