Hotspot Shield 5.20.4

How to uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.20.4 from your computer

This page contains detailed information on how to remove Hotspot Shield 5.20.4 for Windows. It is made by AnchorFree Inc.. More data about AnchorFree Inc. can be found here. Hotspot Shield 5.20.4 is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield folder, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the application. C:\Program Files (x86)\Hotspot Shield\Uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Hotspot Shield 5.20.4. The program's main executable file is labeled HSSCP.exe and it has a size of 2.84 MB (2980560 bytes).

The following executables are installed alongside Hotspot Shield 5.20.4. They occupy about 13.49 MB (14145976 bytes) on disk.

• Uninstall.exe (664.76 KB)
• af_proxy_cmd.exe (568.70 KB)
• cfghlp_cmd64.exe (427.20 KB)
• cmw_srv.exe (1.91 MB)
• CrashSender1403.exe (1.18 MB)
• FBW.exe (1.41 MB)
• FBWMgr.exe (854.20 KB)
• HSSCP.exe (2.84 MB)
• hssfixme.exe (105.73 KB)
• HssInstaller.exe (585.70 KB)
• HssInstaller64.exe (254.70 KB)
• HSSTrayService.exe (94.34 KB)
• hsswd.exe (831.20 KB)
• hydra.exe (819.70 KB)
• Launcher.exe (81.20 KB)
• openvpn.exe (670.72 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (85.74 KB)

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The current web page applies to Hotspot Shield 5.20.4 version 5.20.4 alone. Numerous files, folders and registry data can be left behind when you are trying to remove Hotspot Shield 5.20.4 from your computer.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.20.4:

• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Hotspot Shield
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashRpt\UnsentCrashReports\Hotspot Shield_4.20.5.9268
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashRpt\UnsentCrashReports\Hotspot Shield_5.20.4.9309

The files below are left behind on your disk by Hotspot Shield 5.20.4's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\af_proxy.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\af_proxy_cmd.exe
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\afvpn.dll
• C:\Program Files\Hotspot Shield\bin\archconnect.exe

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HotspotShield

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HotspotShield\DisplayIcon
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HotspotShield\InstallLocation
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\HotspotShield\UninstallString
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\eventlog\Application\hshld\EventMessageFile

How to remove Hotspot Shield 5.20.4 from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Hotspot Shield 5.20.4 is an application by the software company AnchorFree Inc.. Sometimes, users want to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be hard because removing this manually requires some skill related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE solution to uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.20.4 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Hotspot Shield 5.20.4 or simply activate the Search field and type in "Hotspot Shield 5.20.4". If it is installed on your PC the Hotspot Shield 5.20.4 program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Hotspot Shield 5.20.4 in the list , the following information about the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Hotspot Shield 5.20.4, 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.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Hotspot Shield 5.20.4.


8. After uninstalling Hotspot Shield 5.20.4, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Hotspot Shield 5.20.4 that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Hotspot Shield 5.20.4 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.20.4 by AnchorFree Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Hotspot Shield 5.20.4 by AnchorFree Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Hotspot Shield 5.20.4 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.