Windscribe

A guide to uninstall Windscribe from your computer

This page is about Windscribe for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by Windscribe Limited. You can read more on Windscribe Limited or check for application updates here. You can get more details about Windscribe at http://www.windscribe.com/. The program is frequently placed 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. Windscribe.exe is the Windscribe's primary executable file and it takes circa 5.48 MB (5750624 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed beside Windscribe. They occupy 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 2.5.17 alone. For other Windscribe versions please click below:

• 2.9.9
• 1.8028
• 2.4.6
• 2.316
• 2.8.6
• 1.8033
• 2.6.14
• 2.5.14
• 2.6.5
• 2.10.5
• 2.9.2
• 1.8320
• 2.4.10
• 1.8317
• 2.210
• 1.838
• 2.7.3
• 2.7.4
• 2.042
• 1.8026
• 2.4.5
• 2.21
• 2.014
• 1.8130
• 1.8113
• 1.8217
• 1.8024
• 2.019
• 1.826
• 2.7.11
• 2.10.6
• 2.310
• 2.24
• 2.5.8
• 2.8.5
• 2.4.8
• 2.032
• 2.039
• 2.5.12
• 1.8032
• 2.8.1
• 2.13
• 2.7.5
• 2.7.12
• 2.6.6
• 2.42
• 2.315
• 2.038
• 2.7.14
• 2.8.2
• 1.8141
• 2.4.11
• 2.41
• 2.5.1
• 1.8030
• 1.8110
• 1.8139
• 2.5.18
• 2.7.9
• 2.43
• 1.83.1.20
• 2.022
• 2.7.10
• 2.7.6
• 2.33
• 2.9.7
• 1.8144
• 2.5.10
• 2.9.6
• 2.5.6
• 2.10.7
• 2.25
• 2.6.12
• 2.5.7
• 2.5.11
• 2.311
• 1.8143
• 2.10.8
• 1.8142
• 1.8318
• 1.8031
• 2.10.2
• 2.9.4

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If you are manually uninstalling Windscribe we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Windscribe:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fh5bv3av.default-release\storage\archives\0\2022-11-26\default\https+++windscribe.com

The files below remain on your disk when you remove Windscribe:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Windscribe_uninstall_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Windscribe_WindscribeLauncher_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Windscribe_uninstall_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{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\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\windscribe.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fh5bv3av.default-release\storage\archives\0\2022-11-26\default\https+++windscribe.com\ls\data.sqlite
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Mozilla\Firefox\Profiles\fh5bv3av.default-release\storage\archives\0\2022-11-26\default\https+++windscribe.com\ls\usage

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

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3003257611-1804229259-4155829138-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-3003257611-1804229259-4155829138-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files\Windscribe\Windscribe.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 remove Windscribe with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Windscribe is an application offered by the software company Windscribe Limited. Some computer users want to erase this application. This can be easier said than done because doing this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. 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 Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on the computer will be shown to you

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

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Windscribe, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on 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 confirmation page will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Windscribe.


8. After removing Windscribe, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Windscribe which 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 are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Windscribe by Windscribe Limited from your PC, 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 uninstall Windscribe in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.