Notepad++

A guide to uninstall Notepad++ from your PC

This page contains thorough information on how to remove Notepad++ for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Notepad++ Team. Further information on Notepad++ Team can be found here. More data about the app Notepad++ can be found at http://notepad-plus-plus.org/. The application is often installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++ folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove Notepad++ by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. notepad++.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 1.82 MB (1912832 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of Notepad++. They occupy about 2.09 MB (2191477 bytes) on disk.

• notepad++.exe (1.82 MB)
• uninstall.exe (272.11 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 6.6.3 of Notepad++. Click on the links below for other Notepad++ versions:

• 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
• 6.2.1
• 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
• 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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Some files and registry entries are typically 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\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++

The files below remain on your disk by Notepad++ when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\notepad++.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\NppShell_06.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\themes\Obsidian.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VirtualStore\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\change.log

A way to erase Notepad++ with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Notepad++ is a program released by the software company Notepad++ Team. Sometimes, users want to uninstall it. This is easier said than done because uninstalling this manually takes some experience regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE way to uninstall 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, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Notepad++ or simply click the Search field and type in "Notepad++". The Notepad++ program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Notepad++ in the list of apps, the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Notepad++, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you are about to remove, 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. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Notepad++.


8. After uninstalling Notepad++, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Notepad++ which 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 entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

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