Notepad++

How to uninstall Notepad++ from your system

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Notepad++ for Windows. The Windows version was created by Notepad++ Team. Go over here where you can get more info on Notepad++ Team. More info about the program Notepad++ can be seen at http://notepad-plus-plus.org/. Usually the Notepad++ application is to be found in the C:\Program Files\Notepad++ directory, depending on the user's option during setup. Notepad++'s full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Notepad++\uninstall.exe. The program's main executable file has a size of 2.38 MB (2498560 bytes) on disk and is named notepad++.exe.

Notepad++ is composed of the following executables which occupy 3.04 MB (3192890 bytes) on disk:

• notepad++.exe (2.38 MB)
• uninstall.exe (274.06 KB)
• gpup.exe (272.00 KB)
• GUP.exe (132.00 KB)

This page is about Notepad++ version 6.7.6 only. You can find here a few links to other Notepad++ releases:

• 7.5.1
• 7.6.3
• 5.4.2
• 7.5.4
• 6.2
• 6.4.1
• 6.2.3
• 6.4.3
• 7.3.3
• 6.6.3
• 6.2.1
• 6.6.6
• 6.4.5
• 6.1
• 6.7.9.2
• 5.6.1
• 6.1.8
• 5.9.8
• 5.4.5
• 6.2.2
• 6.4.4
• 5.5
• 7.4.1
• 6.3.1
• 7.9.5
• 7.5.5
• 8.6.4
• 6.5.3
• 6.5
• 6.9
• 7.9.2
• 6.0
• 5.2
• 7.2
• 6.1.5
• 5.8.3
• 6.3
• 6.7.2
• 6.8.6
• 5.8.6
• 5.6.8
• 5.3
• 6.7.3
• 5.9
• 7.9.1
• 6.7.9
• 5.7
• 7
• 6.7.5
• 6.7.9.1
• 5.6.6
• 6.1.2
• 6.1.6
• 6.8.3
• 7.7
• 6.8.1
• 5.9.6.1
• 6.7.8.1
• 6.7.4
• 5.8.5
• 6.7.8
• 7.8.1
• 6.8.4
• 7.9
• 7.5.8
• 6.7.8.2
• 8.5
• 6.8
• 6.8.9
• 7.3.2
• 6.5.2
• 6.6.4
• 6.6
• 6.6.9
• 6.8.7
• 6.7
• 6.3.2
• 8.1
• 5.9.0.0
• 7.7.0.0
• 6.6.1
• 8.1.5.0
• 6.8.8
• 5.9.3
• 6.8.2
• 5.6.4
• 5.8.2
• 5.9.6.2
• 6.4.2
• 5.9.5
• 6.6.8
• 6.3.3
• 6.9.1
• 7.7.1
• 5.8.7
• 6.7.7
• 6.6.2
• 6.9.2
• 6.5.1
• 6.8.5

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Quite a few files, folders and Windows registry data will not be uninstalled when you remove Notepad++ from your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Notepad++:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++

Usually, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\plugins\config\converter.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\plugins\config\NppFTP\Certificates.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\plugins\config\NppFTP\NppFTP.xml

A way to remove Notepad++ from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Notepad++ is a program released by Notepad++ Team. Frequently, people decide to remove this application. This can be troublesome because deleting this by hand requires some know-how regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY manner to remove Notepad++ 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 already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Notepad++ or simply click the Search field and type in "Notepad++". The Notepad++ program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Notepad++ in the list of applications, some data about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Notepad++, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Notepad++:

• The publisher is: http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Notepad++\uninstall.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Notepad++.


8. After uninstalling Notepad++, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start 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 uninstalling Notepad++ with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Notepad++ by Notepad++ Team from your computer, nor are we saying that Notepad++ by Notepad++ Team is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Notepad++ supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.