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How to uninstall Windscribe from your system

This info is about Windscribe for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was created by Windscribe Limited. You can find out more on Windscribe Limited or check for application updates here. You can see more info about Windscribe at . The program is usually found in the C:\Program Files\Windscribe directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full uninstall command line for Windscribe is C:\Program Files\Windscribe\uninstall.exe. Windscribe.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 41.34 MB (43343016 bytes) on disk.

Windscribe installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 80.04 MB (83927352 bytes) on disk.

  • devcon.exe (91.16 KB)
  • tapctl.exe (159.16 KB)
  • uninstall.exe (852.16 KB)
  • windscribe-cli.exe (5.14 MB)
  • Windscribe.exe (41.34 MB)
  • windscribectrld.exe (6.68 MB)
  • WindscribeInstallHelper.exe (516.66 KB)
  • windscribeopenvpn.exe (7.90 MB)
  • WindscribeService.exe (9.69 MB)
  • windscribewstunnel.exe (7.16 MB)
  • WireguardService.exe (572.16 KB)
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The current web page applies to Windscribe version 2.16.11 only. You can find below a few links to other Windscribe releases:

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

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Windscribe:
  • C:\Program Files\Windscribe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\hqm2kll0.default-release\storage\default\https+++windscribe.com

The files below are left behind on your disk by Windscribe's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files\Windscribe\devcon.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Windscribe\installer.log
  • 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\qt.conf
  • 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\tapctl.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Windscribe\tunnel.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Windscribe\uninstall.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Windscribe\windscribe_service.log
  • 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\windscribewstunnel.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Windscribe\wintun.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Windscribe\wireguard.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Windscribe\WireguardService.exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Windscribe_uninstall_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Windscribe_Windscribe_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\client.1.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\client.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\hqm2kll0.default-release\storage\default\https+++windscribe.com\ls\data.sqlite
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\hqm2kll0.default-release\storage\default\https+++windscribe.com\ls\usage

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; 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

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3285449734-1412427704-470217056-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\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\DisplayName


How to uninstall Windscribe from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Windscribe is an application offered by the software company Windscribe Limited. Sometimes, computer users decide to erase it. This can be hard because uninstalling this manually requires some knowledge related to PCs. The best SIMPLE way to erase Windscribe is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





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

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

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


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Windscribe, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance 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. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Windscribe.
Uninstall Windscribe


8. After removing Windscribe, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Windscribe which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Windscribe using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall 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 text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Windscribe in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2025-07-21 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-07-21 16:51:17.600