Windscribe
A way to uninstall Windscribe from your PC
Windscribe is a computer program. This page holds details on how to remove it from your computer. It is made by
Windscribe Limited. Take a look
here where you can find out more on Windscribe Limited. More info about the software Windscribe can be found at
http://www.windscribe.com/. Windscribe is typically set up in the C:\Program Files\Windscribe directory, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. 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. The application's main executable file occupies 33.79 MB (35431528 bytes) on disk and is named Windscribe.exe.
The executable files below are part of Windscribe. They occupy about 69.43 MB (
72804472 bytes) on disk.
- devcon.exe (91.10 KB)
- tapctl.exe (159.10 KB)
- uninstall.exe (852.10 KB)
- windscribe-cli.exe (4.63 MB)
- Windscribe.exe (33.79 MB)
- windscribectrld.exe (6.18 MB)
- WindscribeInstallHelper.exe (516.60 KB)
- windscribeopenvpn.exe (6.83 MB)
- WindscribeService.exe (8.70 MB)
- windscribewstunnel.exe (7.16 MB)
- WireguardService.exe (572.10 KB)
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2.14.12 of Windscribe. Click on the links below for other Windscribe versions:
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When you're planning to uninstall Windscribe you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.
Folders that were found:- C:\Program Files\Windscribe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe
The files below were left behind on your disk by Windscribe when you uninstall it:- C:\Program Files\Windscribe\devcon.exe
- C:\Program Files\Windscribe\installer.log
- C:\Program Files\Windscribe\open_source_licenses.txt
- C:\Program Files\Windscribe\openssl.cnf
- C:\Program Files\Windscribe\openvpndco\win10\ovpn-dco.cat
- C:\Program Files\Windscribe\openvpndco\win10\ovpn-dco.inf
- C:\Program Files\Windscribe\openvpndco\win10\ovpn-dco.sys
- C:\Program Files\Windscribe\openvpndco\win11\ovpn-dco.cat
- C:\Program Files\Windscribe\openvpndco\win11\ovpn-dco.inf
- C:\Program Files\Windscribe\openvpndco\win11\ovpn-dco.sys
- C:\Program Files\Windscribe\qt.conf
- 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\tapctl.exe
- C:\Program Files\Windscribe\tunnel.dll
- C:\Program Files\Windscribe\uninstall.exe
- C:\Program Files\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe
- C:\Program Files\Windscribe\windscribe_service.1.log
- C:\Program Files\Windscribe\windscribe_service.log
- 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\windscribewstunnel.exe
- C:\Program Files\Windscribe\wintun.dll
- C:\Program Files\Windscribe\wireguard.dll
- C:\Program Files\Windscribe\WireguardService.exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\client.1.log
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\client.log
Many times the following registry data will not be uninstalled:- 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
Additional registry values that you should remove:- 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_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3612945367-315982028-2401441301-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WindscribeService\DisplayName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WindscribeService\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WindscribeSplitTunnel\DisplayName
How to delete Windscribe from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Windscribe is a program marketed by the software company Windscribe Limited. Sometimes, people try to remove it. This is easier said than done because doing this by hand takes some experience related to PCs. The best QUICK practice 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 system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your system.
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- download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.
3. Click on the General Tools button

4. Press the Uninstall Programs button

5. A list of the applications existing on your computer will be made available to you
6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Windscribe or simply activate the Search field and type in "Windscribe". The Windscribe app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Windscribe in the list of apps, some data about the application is made available to you:
- Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Windscribe, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the program you wish to remove, 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\Windscribe\uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Windscribe.

8. After removing Windscribe, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform 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 can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.
Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Windscribe by Windscribe Limited from your computer, we are not saying that Windscribe by Windscribe Limited is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Windscribe supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2025-04-04 06:36:14.537