Windscribe

A guide to uninstall Windscribe from your computer

Windscribe is a Windows program. Read more about how to uninstall it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by Windscribe Limited. Open here for more info on Windscribe Limited. Further information about Windscribe can be found at http://www.windscribe.com/. Windscribe is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\Windscribe folder, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. The complete uninstall command line for Windscribe is C:\Program Files\Windscribe\uninstall.exe. Windscribe.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 5.88 MB (6162272 bytes) on disk.

Windscribe contains of the executables below. They occupy 32.28 MB (33851344 bytes) on disk.

• ChangeIcs.exe (172.34 KB)
• subinacl.exe (292.34 KB)
• tstunnel.exe (914.84 KB)
• uninstall.exe (325.84 KB)
• windscribe-cli.exe (108.84 KB)
• Windscribe.exe (5.88 MB)
• windscribectrld.exe (4.22 MB)
• WindscribeInstallHelper.exe (37.84 KB)
• windscribeopenvpn.exe (884.34 KB)
• WindscribeService.exe (998.34 KB)
• WireguardService.exe (309.84 KB)
• wstunnel.exe (17.93 MB)
• ws_com_server.exe (120.34 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (97.99 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 2.7.5 of Windscribe. Click on the links below for other Windscribe versions:

• 2.9.9
• 1.8028
• 2.4.6
• 2.316
• 2.8.6
• 1.8033
• 2.6.14
• 2.5.14
• 2.6.5
• 2.10.5
• 2.9.2
• 1.8320
• 2.4.10
• 1.8317
• 2.210
• 1.838
• 2.7.3
• 2.7.4
• 2.042
• 1.8026
• 2.4.5
• 2.21
• 2.014
• 1.8130
• 1.8113
• 1.8217
• 1.8024
• 2.019
• 1.826
• 2.7.11
• 2.10.6
• 2.310
• 2.24
• 2.5.8
• 2.8.5
• 2.4.8
• 2.032
• 2.039
• 2.5.12
• 1.8032
• 2.8.1
• 2.13
• 2.7.12
• 2.6.6
• 2.42
• 2.315
• 2.5.17
• 2.038
• 2.7.14
• 2.8.2
• 1.8141
• 2.4.11
• 2.41
• 2.5.1
• 1.8030
• 1.8110
• 1.8139
• 2.5.18
• 2.7.9
• 2.43
• 1.83.1.20
• 2.022
• 2.7.10
• 2.7.6
• 2.33
• 2.9.7
• 1.8144
• 2.5.10
• 2.9.6
• 2.5.6
• 2.10.7
• 2.25
• 2.6.12
• 2.5.7
• 2.5.11
• 2.311
• 1.8143
• 2.10.8
• 1.8142
• 1.8318
• 1.8031
• 2.10.2
• 2.9.4

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Windscribe has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders remaining:

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

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Windscribe:

• 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\cares.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\ChangeIcs.exe
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\dga.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\platforms\qwindows.dll
• 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\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\subinacl.exe
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\tap\OemVista.inf
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\tap\tapinstall.exe
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\tap\tapwindscribe0901.cat
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\tap\tapwindscribe0901.sys
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\tls\qschannelbackend.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\tstunnel.exe
• 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\wintun\tapinstall.exe
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\wintun\windtun420.cat
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\wintun\windtun420.inf
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\wintun\windtun420.sys
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\wireguard.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\WireguardService.exe
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\ws_com.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\ws_com_server.exe
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\ws_proxy_stub.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\wstunnel.exe
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\zlib1.dll

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Windscribe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\RADAR\HeapLeakDetection\DiagnosedApplications\Windscribe.exe
• 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

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Windscribe\WindscribeLauncher.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Windscribe\WindscribeLauncher.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\Programs\Windscribe_2.5.18.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\F:\Programs\Windscribe_2.5.18.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-393685917-4023561089-3880333709-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Program Files\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-393685917-4023561089-3880333709-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\installer.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\tapwindscribe0901\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WindscribeService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WindscribeSplitTunnel\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\windtun420\Description

A way to delete Windscribe from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Windscribe is an application released by Windscribe Limited. Frequently, computer users want to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because deleting this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY solution to uninstall 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, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up 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 functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Windscribe or simply click the Search field and type in "Windscribe". If it exists on your system the Windscribe app will be found very quickly. When you select Windscribe in the list of programs, the following data regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Windscribe, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by clicking on 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 confirmation dialog will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Windscribe.


8. After uninstalling Windscribe, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed 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 uninstalling Windscribe using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

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 PC. This page only contains detailed instructions 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 other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.