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How to uninstall Windscribe from your system

This web page is about Windscribe for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is produced by Windscribe Limited. You can find out more on Windscribe Limited or check for application updates here. Click on to get more data about Windscribe on Windscribe Limited's website. The application is often installed in the C:\Program Files\Windscribe folder. Keep in mind that this path can differ depending on the user's decision. C:\Program Files\Windscribe\uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Windscribe. The program's main executable file is titled Windscribe.exe and it has a size of 5.93 MB (6214504 bytes).

The executables below are part of Windscribe. They take an average of 21.40 MB (22438760 bytes) on disk.

  • subinacl.exe (292.35 KB)
  • uninstall.exe (325.85 KB)
  • windscribe-cli.exe (109.85 KB)
  • Windscribe.exe (5.93 MB)
  • windscribectrld.exe (4.41 MB)
  • WindscribeInstallHelper.exe (37.85 KB)
  • windscribeopenvpn.exe (885.35 KB)
  • WindscribeService.exe (1,020.85 KB)
  • windscribewstunnel.exe (7.84 MB)
  • WireguardService.exe (309.85 KB)
  • ws_com_server.exe (120.35 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (97.99 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 2.7.10 of Windscribe. You can find below info on other versions of Windscribe:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Windscribe:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Windscribe:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Windscribe_uninstall_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Windscribe_Windscribe_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Windscribe_WindscribeLauncher_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
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\log_gui.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\ping_log.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\ping_log_custom_configs.txt

Registry that is not uninstalled:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Windscribe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Windscribe_RASAPI32
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\Windscribe_RASMANCS

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:
  • 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_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Desktop\Windscribe_2.4.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Desktop\Windscribe_2.4.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1423121514-2981555851-3858472117-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Program Files\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1423121514-2981555851-3858472117-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume1\Users\UserName\Downloads\Programs\Windscribe_2.7.10_guinea_pig.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{C640E7B5-AE0F-45C3-96AB-ACC154D6DDCB}C:\program files (x86)\windscribe\wsappcontrol.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{1BB4C0FA-D50E-44A7-A2AB-EB3E1ED80132}C:\program files (x86)\windscribe\wsappcontrol.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 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Windscribe is a program offered by Windscribe Limited. Some users decide to erase this application. This is difficult because doing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK solution to erase Windscribe is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to clean your computer.

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  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Windscribe or simply click the Search feature and type in "Windscribe". The Windscribe app will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Windscribe in the list of programs, the following data about the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Windscribe, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you want to remove, by clicking on 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\Windscribe\uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Windscribe.
Uninstall Windscribe


8. After uninstalling Windscribe, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong 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 entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Windscribe by Windscribe Limited from your PC, nor are we saying that Windscribe by Windscribe Limited is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Windscribe supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2023-09-13 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-09-13 10:55:07.550