Windscribe

How to uninstall Windscribe from your computer

Windscribe is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It is produced by Windscribe Limited. Take a look here where you can find out more on Windscribe Limited. More data about the app Windscribe can be seen at http://www.windscribe.com/. The application is often placed in the C:\Program Files\Windscribe folder. Take into account that this path can vary being determined by the user's choice. Windscribe's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Windscribe\uninstall.exe. Windscribe.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 8.19 MB (8587368 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of Windscribe. They occupy about 24.50 MB (25694440 bytes) on disk.

• devcon.exe (91.10 KB)
• tapctl.exe (40.60 KB)
• uninstall.exe (578.60 KB)
• windscribe-cli.exe (285.10 KB)
• Windscribe.exe (8.19 MB)
• windscribectrld.exe (5.79 MB)
• WindscribeInstallHelper.exe (67.60 KB)
• windscribeopenvpn.exe (945.10 KB)
• WindscribeService.exe (560.60 KB)
• windscribewstunnel.exe (7.84 MB)
• WireguardService.exe (55.10 KB)
• ws_com_server.exe (122.10 KB)

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This info is about Windscribe version 2.12.7 only. You can find below info on other application versions of Windscribe:

• 2.9.9
• 2.14.5
• 1.8028
• 2.10.11
• 2.4.6
• 2.316
• 2.8.6
• 1.8033
• 2.11.8
• 2.6.14
• 2.5.14
• 2.6.5
• 2.10.5
• 2.11.9
• 2.9.2
• 1.8320
• 2.4.10
• 1.8317
• 2.210
• 1.838
• 2.7.3
• 2.11.5
• 2.7.4
• 2.042
• 1.8026
• 2.4.5
• 2.13.2
• 2.10.15
• 2.21
• 2.014
• 1.8130
• 2.14.8
• 1.8113
• 1.8217
• 1.8024
• 2.019
• 1.826
• 2.7.11
• 2.10.6
• 2.13.5
• 2.310
• 2.24
• 2.5.8
• 2.8.5
• 2.4.8
• 2.032
• 2.039
• 2.5.12
• 2.13.8
• 1.8032
• 2.8.1
• 2.14.3
• 2.13
• 2.7.5
• 2.12.3
• 2.7.12
• 2.13.3
• 2.6.6
• 2.12.4
• 2.14.7
• 2.42
• 2.315
• 2.5.17
• 2.10.16
• 2.038
• 2.7.14
• 2.12.1
• 2.8.2
• 1.8141
• 2.4.11
• 2.41
• 2.5.1
• 1.8030
• 2.11.11
• 1.8110
• 1.8139
• 2.5.18
• 2.7.9
• 2.43
• 1.83.1.20
• 2.022
• 2.14.9
• 2.7.10
• 2.7.6
• 2.11.4
• 2.33
• 2.13.7
• 2.9.7
• 1.8144
• 2.5.10
• 2.9.6
• 2.5.6
• 2.10.7
• 2.25
• 2.14.10
• 2.6.12
• 2.13.4
• 2.5.7
• 2.10.14
• 2.5.11

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

Folders left behind when you uninstall Windscribe:

• C:\Program Files\Windscribe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Windscribe

Usually, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\boost_serialization-vc142-mt-x64-1_85.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\cares.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\concrt140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\config\log.bin
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\devcon.exe
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\fmt.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\imageformats\qgif.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\imageformats\qico.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\imageformats\qjpeg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\imageformats\qsvg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\libcrypto-3-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\libcurl.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\libssl-3-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\log_installer.txt
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\msvcp140_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\msvcp140_2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\networkinformation\qnetworklistmanager.dll
• 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\oqsprovider.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\platforms\qwindows.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\qt.conf
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\Qt6Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\Qt6Core5Compat.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\Qt6Gui.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\Qt6Network.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\Qt6Svg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\Qt6Widgets.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\spdlog.dll
• 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\styles\qwindowsvistastyle.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\tapctl.exe
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\tls\qschannelbackend.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\tunnel.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\ucrtbase.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\uninstall.exe
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\vccorlib140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\vcruntime140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\vcruntime140_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\Windscribe.exe
• 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\windscribeservice.log
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\windscribeservice_prev.log
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\windscribewstunnel.exe
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\wintun.dll
• C:\Program Files\Windscribe\wireguard.dll

Usually the following registry keys will not be 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

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WindscribeService\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WindscribeService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WindscribeSplitTunnel\DisplayName

A way to uninstall Windscribe from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Windscribe is an application released by Windscribe Limited. Sometimes, people decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is troublesome because removing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE approach to uninstall Windscribe is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on your computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Windscribe or simply activate the Search field and type in "Windscribe". If it exists on your system the Windscribe app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Windscribe in the list of apps, some data regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Windscribe, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you are about to remove, by pressing 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\Windscribe\uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Windscribe.


8. After uninstalling Windscribe, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Windscribe which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Windscribe with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove 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 simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Windscribe supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.