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How to uninstall Windscribe from your computer

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall Windscribe for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Windscribe Limited. Open here for more details on Windscribe Limited. Click on to get more information about Windscribe on Windscribe Limited's website. Usually the Windscribe program is to be found in the C:\Program Files\Windscribe folder, depending on the user's option during setup. Windscribe's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Windscribe\uninstall.exe. Windscribe.exe is the Windscribe's primary executable file and it takes about 5.48 MB (5750624 bytes) on disk.

Windscribe installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 28.37 MB (29743056 bytes) on disk.

  • ChangeIcs.exe (170.34 KB)
  • subinacl.exe (292.34 KB)
  • tstunnel.exe (912.34 KB)
  • uninstall.exe (323.34 KB)
  • windscribe-cli.exe (106.84 KB)
  • Windscribe.exe (5.48 MB)
  • WindscribeInstallHelper.exe (38.84 KB)
  • WindscribeLauncher.exe (329.34 KB)
  • windscribeopenvpn_2_5_4.exe (1.01 MB)
  • WindscribeService.exe (1.00 MB)
  • WireguardService.exe (515.84 KB)
  • wstunnel.exe (17.93 MB)
  • ws_com_server.exe (120.84 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (97.99 KB)
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The current web page applies to Windscribe version 2.5.18 only. You can find below info on other application versions of Windscribe:

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Windscribe has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

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

The files below were left behind on your disk by Windscribe's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Windscribe_uninstall_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Windscribe_WindscribeLauncher_exe
  • 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\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\prev_log_installer.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

Additional registry values that you should clean:
  • 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_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1585660026-864233922-2569023441-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1585660026-864233922-2569023441-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1585660026-864233922-2569023441-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe2\installer.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1585660026-864233922-2569023441-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\Desktop\Windscribe_2.5.18.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1585660026-864233922-2569023441-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\alireza\PLC\soft alireza\Windscribe_2.4.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1585660026-864233922-2569023441-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Compressed\Windscribe_2.5.18.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 remove Windscribe with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Windscribe is a program by the software company Windscribe Limited. Frequently, people want to erase this program. This can be hard because deleting this manually requires some skill regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY way 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 Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green 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 powerful program.

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


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


5. All the applications existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Windscribe or simply click the Search field and type in "Windscribe". If it is installed on your PC the Windscribe app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Windscribe in the list , the following information about the application is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Windscribe, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app 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 window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Windscribe.
Uninstall Windscribe


8. After uninstalling Windscribe, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Windscribe that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Windscribe using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.



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 computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Windscribe supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2022-12-13 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-12-13 05:19:15.557