Notepad++

A guide to uninstall Notepad++ from your computer

This web page is about Notepad++ for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by Notepad++ Team. Take a look here where you can get more info on Notepad++ Team. You can read more about related to Notepad++ at http://notepad-plus-plus.org/. Notepad++ is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++ folder, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. The complete uninstall command line for Notepad++ is C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\uninstall.exe. The program's main executable file is labeled notepad++.exe and its approximative size is 2.37 MB (2488320 bytes).

Notepad++ is comprised of the following executables which occupy 3.17 MB (3324035 bytes) on disk:

• notepad++.exe (2.37 MB)
• uninstall.exe (272.13 KB)
• gpup.exe (412.00 KB)
• GUP.exe (132.00 KB)

The current page applies to Notepad++ version 6.7.2 only. You can find below info on other versions of Notepad++:

• 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
• 6.8.6
• 5.8.6
• 5.6.8
• 5.3
• 6.7.3
• 6.7.6
• 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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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders that were found:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\contextMenu.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\functionList.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\nativeLang.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Bespin.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Black board.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Choco.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Deep Black.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Hello Kitty.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\HotFudgeSundae.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\khaki.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Mono Industrial.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Monokai.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\MossyLawn.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Navajo.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Obsidian.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Plastic Code Wrap.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Ruby Blue.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Solarized.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Solarized-light.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Twilight.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Vibrant Ink.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\vim Dark Blue.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++\themes\Zenburn.xml

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Notepad++

A way to delete Notepad++ from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Notepad++ is a program offered by Notepad++ Team. Frequently, users want to uninstall this program. This is hard because removing this manually takes some skill related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY practice to uninstall Notepad++ 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 the best uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Notepad++ or simply click the Search feature and type in "Notepad++". The Notepad++ program will be found automatically. When you select Notepad++ in the list of programs, the following data regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Notepad++, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example 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. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Notepad++.


8. After uninstalling Notepad++, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Notepad++ that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Notepad++ with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Notepad++ by Notepad++ Team from your computer, nor are we saying that Notepad++ by Notepad++ Team is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove Notepad++ supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.