Notepad++

How to uninstall Notepad++ from your PC

This page is about Notepad++ for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was created by Notepad++ Team. More information on Notepad++ Team can be found here. You can see more info about Notepad++ at http://notepad-plus-plus.org/. Notepad++ is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++ folder, subject to the user's choice. You can remove Notepad++ by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\uninstall.exe. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. notepad++.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 2.43 MB (2543616 bytes) on disk.

Notepad++ installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 3.09 MB (3238115 bytes) on disk.

• notepad++.exe (2.43 MB)
• uninstall.exe (274.22 KB)
• gpup.exe (272.00 KB)
• GUP.exe (132.00 KB)

This info is about Notepad++ version 6.7.9 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
• 6.7.6
• 5.9
• 7.9.1
• 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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If you are manually uninstalling Notepad++ we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Notepad++ from your computer:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Notepad++
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Notepad++
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Notepad++

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\change.log
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\config.model.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\contextMenu.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\functionList.xml

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

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

Supplementary registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++\DisplayIcon
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++\Publisher
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Notepad++\UninstallString

How to remove Notepad++ from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Notepad++ is an application marketed by the software company Notepad++ Team. Sometimes, people choose to remove this application. Sometimes this can be efortful because removing this by hand takes some know-how regarding PCs. The best EASY approach 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD 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 features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Notepad++ or simply click the Search feature and type in "Notepad++". If it exists on your system the Notepad++ program will be found very quickly. When you select Notepad++ in the list of apps, the following information about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This 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.
• Details about the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for Notepad++:

• The web site of the application is: http://notepad-plus-plus.org/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\Notepad++\uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Notepad++.


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

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Notepad++ by Notepad++ Team from your PC, we are not saying that Notepad++ by Notepad++ Team is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Notepad++ supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.