Windscribe

A guide to uninstall Windscribe from your computer

This web page is about Windscribe for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by Windscribe Limited. Additional info about Windscribe Limited can be read here. More details about Windscribe can be found at http://www.windscribe.com/. The program is frequently found in the C:\Program Files\Windscribe folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for uninstalling Windscribe is C:\Program Files\Windscribe\uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. Windscribe.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 7.99 MB (8375656 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed together with Windscribe. They occupy about 23.64 MB (24786960 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (560.85 KB)
• windscribe-cli.exe (108.35 KB)
• Windscribe.exe (7.99 MB)
• windscribectrld.exe (4.76 MB)
• WindscribeInstallHelper.exe (61.85 KB)
• windscribeopenvpn.exe (937.35 KB)
• WindscribeService.exe (1.01 MB)
• windscribewstunnel.exe (7.84 MB)
• WireguardService.exe (308.35 KB)
• ws_com_server.exe (120.35 KB)

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This info is about Windscribe version 2.8.6 only. You can find here a few links to other Windscribe releases:

• 2.9.9
• 2.14.5
• 1.8028
• 2.10.11
• 2.4.6
• 2.316
• 1.8033
• 2.11.8
• 2.6.14
• 2.5.14
• 2.6.5
• 2.10.5
• 2.11.9
• 2.9.2
• 1.8320
• 2.4.10
• 1.8317
• 2.210
• 1.838
• 2.7.3
• 2.11.5
• 2.7.4
• 2.042
• 1.8026
• 2.4.5
• 2.13.2
• 2.10.15
• 2.21
• 2.014
• 1.8130
• 2.14.8
• 1.8113
• 1.8217
• 1.8024
• 2.019
• 1.826
• 2.7.11
• 2.10.6
• 2.13.5
• 2.310
• 2.24
• 2.5.8
• 2.8.5
• 2.4.8
• 2.032
• 2.039
• 2.5.12
• 2.13.8
• 1.8032
• 2.8.1
• 2.14.3
• 2.13
• 2.7.5
• 2.12.3
• 2.7.12
• 2.13.3
• 2.6.6
• 2.12.4
• 2.14.7
• 2.42
• 2.315
• 2.5.17
• 2.10.16
• 2.038
• 2.7.14
• 2.12.1
• 2.8.2
• 1.8141
• 2.12.7
• 2.4.11
• 2.41
• 2.5.1
• 1.8030
• 2.11.11
• 1.8110
• 1.8139
• 2.5.18
• 2.7.9
• 2.43
• 1.83.1.20
• 2.022
• 2.14.9
• 2.7.10
• 2.7.6
• 2.11.4
• 2.33
• 2.13.7
• 2.9.7
• 1.8144
• 2.5.10
• 2.9.6
• 2.5.6
• 2.10.7
• 2.25
• 2.14.10
• 2.6.12
• 2.13.4
• 2.5.7
• 2.10.14
• 2.5.11

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

Folders left behind when you uninstall Windscribe:

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

The files below are left behind on your disk by Windscribe when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\cares.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\WindscribeService.exe
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\windscribeservice.log
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\windscribeservice_prev.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\log.bin
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\log_engine.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
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\prev_log_engine.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\prev_log_gui.txt

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; 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

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:\Users\mm\AppData\Local\Temp\WindscribeBootstrap5270\Windscribe_2.8.6.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\mm\AppData\Local\Temp\WindscribeBootstrap5270\Windscribe_2.8.6.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{42866787-79C5-4909-960D-64B0F90A2F1C}C:\program files (x86)\windscribe\windscribeengine.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{F47BEA56-DE45-4570-B68B-C858365BC22D}C:\program files (x86)\windscribe\wsappcontrol.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{1A732ADA-B4B5-4A64-9679-788C0B37B455}C:\program files (x86)\windscribe\windscribeengine.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{F4B57E7C-4256-44CA-879A-5A998C4799FE}C:\program files (x86)\windscribe\wsappcontrol.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\tapwindscribe0901\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WindscribeService\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 uninstall Windscribe with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Windscribe is a program offered by the software company Windscribe Limited. Some computer users try to erase this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because performing this manually takes some skill regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY action to erase Windscribe is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Windscribe or simply click the Search field and type in "Windscribe". If it is installed on your PC the Windscribe program will be found very quickly. After you click Windscribe in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Windscribe, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you want 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 window will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Windscribe.


8. After uninstalling Windscribe, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Windscribe that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Windscribe with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able 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. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Windscribe in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.