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A guide to uninstall Windscribe from your computer

Windscribe is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by Windscribe Limited. Open here where you can get more info on Windscribe Limited. Click on to get more info about Windscribe on Windscribe Limited's website. Windscribe is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe directory, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the program. You can remove Windscribe by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\unins000.exe. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is labeled WindscribeLauncher.exe and occupies 380.67 KB (389808 bytes).

Windscribe is composed of the following executables which occupy 14.70 MB (15413816 bytes) on disk:

  • ChangeIcs.exe (25.67 KB)
  • subinacl.exe (290.67 KB)
  • tstunnel.exe (186.67 KB)
  • unins000.exe (1.48 MB)
  • Windscribe.exe (9.48 MB)
  • WindscribeInstallHelper.exe (393.67 KB)
  • WindscribeLauncher.exe (380.67 KB)
  • windscribeopenvpn_2_3_18.exe (623.67 KB)
  • windscribeopenvpn_2_4_6.exe (677.17 KB)
  • WindscribeService.exe (479.17 KB)
  • wsappcontrol.exe (573.67 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (97.99 KB)
  • tapinstall.exe (97.67 KB)
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The current page applies to Windscribe version 1.8217 alone. You can find here a few links to other Windscribe versions:

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If planning to uninstall Windscribe you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories that were left behind:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe

Usually, the following files remain on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\WindscribeService.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\windscribeservice.log
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\windscribeservice_prev.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe\log.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe\ping_log.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe\Windscribe\prev_log.txt

Registry keys:
  • 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

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\tapwindscribe0901\DisplayName


A way to uninstall Windscribe using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Windscribe is an application offered by Windscribe Limited. Sometimes, users try to erase it. Sometimes this can be difficult because removing this by hand takes some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY practice to erase 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to optimize your computer.

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  • go 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 Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


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


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Windscribe or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Windscribe". If it exists on your system the Windscribe program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Windscribe in the list of apps, the following data about the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Windscribe, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Windscribe:





  • The software company is: http://www.windscribe.com/
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Windscribe\unins000.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Windscribe.
Uninstall Windscribe


8. After removing Windscribe, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Windscribe which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Windscribe with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.



Disclaimer

The text above 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 page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Windscribe in case 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.

2018-06-29 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-06-29 11:14:59.753