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A way to uninstall Windscribe from your computer

This page contains detailed information on how to remove Windscribe for Windows. It is produced by Windscribe Limited. More info about Windscribe Limited can be seen here. Please follow if you want to read more on Windscribe on Windscribe Limited's website. Windscribe is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Windscribe directory, regulated by the user's option. Windscribe's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Windscribe\uninstall.exe. The application's main executable file occupies 5.63 MB (5907296 bytes) on disk and is called Windscribe.exe.

Windscribe contains of the executables below. They occupy 28.22 MB (29587568 bytes) on disk.




  • ChangeIcs.exe (170.34 KB)
  • subinacl.exe (292.34 KB)
  • tstunnel.exe (913.84 KB)
  • uninstall.exe (323.34 KB)
  • windscribe-cli.exe (108.34 KB)
  • Windscribe.exe (5.63 MB)
  • WindscribeInstallHelper.exe (38.84 KB)
  • windscribeopenvpn_2_5_4.exe (1.01 MB)
  • WindscribeService.exe (1.02 MB)
  • WireguardService.exe (517.34 KB)
  • wstunnel.exe (17.93 MB)
  • ws_com_server.exe (120.84 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (97.99 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 2.6.5 of Windscribe. You can find here a few links to other Windscribe releases:

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall Windscribe.

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 when you remove Windscribe:
  • C:\Program Files\Windscribe\WindscribeService.exe
  • C:\Program Files\Windscribe\windscribeservice.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\Windscribe.exe.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\log.bin
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\log_gui.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\log_installer.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\log_uninstaller.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_gui.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\Windscribe.lnk

Registry that is not 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
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Windscribe_RASAPI32
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Tracing\Windscribe_RASMANCS

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\WindscribeLauncher.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\WindscribeLauncher.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Windscribe\ChangeIcs.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Windscribe\ChangeIcs.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • 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\UserName\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\installer.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\installer.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Programs\Windscribe_2.4.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Programs\Windscribe_2.4.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Programs\Windscribe_2.6.5_guinea_pig.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Users\UserName\Downloads\Programs\Windscribe_2.6.5_guinea_pig.exe.FriendlyAppName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3366661278-2595703041-2192519903-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3366661278-2595703041-2192519903-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\Downloads\Programs\Windscribe_2.6.5_guinea_pig.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


How to uninstall Windscribe from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Windscribe is a program by the software company Windscribe Limited. Some people want to remove this program. Sometimes this can be efortful because removing this manually requires some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK action 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to take care of your system.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will appear

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


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Windscribe, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Windscribe:





  • The publisher is: http://www.windscribe.com/
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Windscribe\uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Windscribe.
Uninstall Windscribe


8. After removing Windscribe, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Windscribe that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Windscribe using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Windscribe by Windscribe Limited from your computer, we are not saying that Windscribe by Windscribe Limited is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Windscribe supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2023-01-09 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-01-09 12:12:24.293