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A guide to uninstall Notepad++ from your PC

This info is about Notepad++ for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is made by Notepad++ Team. Open here where you can get more info on Notepad++ Team. Please open if you want to read more on Notepad++ on Notepad++ Team's page. Notepad++ is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++ directory, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. The full uninstall command line for Notepad++ is C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\uninstall.exe. notepad++.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 1.66 MB (1744896 bytes) on disk.

Notepad++ is composed of the following executables which occupy 2.46 MB (2580504 bytes) on disk:

  • notepad++.exe (1.66 MB)
  • uninstall.exe (272.02 KB)
  • gpup.exe (412.00 KB)
  • GUP.exe (132.00 KB)


The current page applies to Notepad++ version 6.4.3 alone. You can find below info on other versions of Notepad++:

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall Notepad++.

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

The files below are left behind on your disk by Notepad++ when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\NppShell_05.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\themes\Obsidian.xml
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\plugins\config\converter.ini


A way to uninstall Notepad++ from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Notepad++ is an application by the software company Notepad++ Team. Sometimes, computer users try to remove this application. This can be hard because deleting this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE procedure to remove Notepad++ 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to optimize your computer.

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  • go to 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 your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

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


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


5. All the programs installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Notepad++ or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Notepad++". If it exists on your system the Notepad++ program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Notepad++ in the list of programs, some information regarding the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Notepad++, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Notepad++:





  • The software company is: http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Notepad++.
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8. After removing Notepad++, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Notepad++ that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Notepad++ using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • 10.0
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Notepad++ by Notepad++ Team from your computer, nor are we saying that Notepad++ by Notepad++ Team is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Notepad++ supposing you want to. 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' computers.

2016-06-20 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-20 10:37:05.880