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How to uninstall Windscribe from your PC

This web page contains thorough information on how to remove Windscribe for Windows. It was created for Windows by Windscribe Limited. Take a look here where you can find out more on Windscribe Limited. You can read more about related to Windscribe at . Usually the Windscribe program is found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe folder, depending on the user's option during setup. The complete uninstall command line for Windscribe is C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\unins000.exe. WindscribeLauncher.exe is the Windscribe's primary executable file and it takes close to 380.67 KB (389808 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of Windscribe. They occupy an average of 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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This page is about Windscribe version 1.8144 only. Click on the links below for other Windscribe versions:

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If you are manually uninstalling Windscribe we suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Windscribe:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Windscribe:
  • 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\languages\ar.qm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\languages\cs.qm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\languages\da.qm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\languages\de.qm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\languages\el.qm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\languages\en.qm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\languages\en_nsfw.qm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\languages\es.qm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\languages\fr.qm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\languages\hi.qm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\languages\hr.qm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\languages\hu.qm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\languages\id.qm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\languages\it.qm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\languages\ja.qm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\languages\ko.qm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\languages\nl.qm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\languages\pl.qm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\languages\pt.qm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\languages\ru.qm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\languages\sk.qm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\languages\sv.qm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\languages\th.qm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\languages\tr.qm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\languages\vi.qm
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\languages\zh.qm
  • 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.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\unins000.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\unins000.msg
  • 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\wsappcontrol.exe
  • 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 removed:
  • 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 remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\tapwindscribe0901\DisplayName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WindscribeService\ImagePath


A way to delete Windscribe with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Windscribe is an application released by the software company Windscribe Limited. Sometimes, users choose to remove it. This is difficult because deleting this by hand takes some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY approach to remove 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 Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

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


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Windscribe or simply click the Search feature and type in "Windscribe". The Windscribe app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Windscribe in the list , the following data about the program is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Windscribe, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Windscribe:





  • The publisher is: http://www.windscribe.com/
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\unins000.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Windscribe.
Uninstall Windscribe


8. After removing Windscribe, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional 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 Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice 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 PC. This page 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 Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2018-04-24 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-04-24 19:06:42.293