Updated July 2026 · 6 min read
Uninstall and remove leftovers
Removal has an order. Uninstalling while the system proxy is still on leaves the Windows proxy settings behind and takes the whole machine offline. Here is the right sequence.
Switch the proxy off before you quit
The order is TUN off, system proxy off, quit from the tray, and only then run the uninstaller. The system proxy lives in the Windows network settings, and while the program runs it is the program that cleans up after itself.
Skip that and the consequence is immediate: Windows keeps sending traffic to port 7897 on 127.0.0.1 while nothing is listening there. Every browser spins forever, which looks like a dead connection but is really a proxy pointing at nothing.
Rescuing a machine that is already offline
Open the proxy page in Windows settings and turn off the manual proxy server switch. Save it and the network comes straight back. There is no need to reinstall anything or to reset the network stack.
The virtual adapter left by TUN usually disappears along with the service. If one is still listed under network connections, a reboot normally clears it, and if it survives that, disable it by hand in Device Manager.
Copy your subscription URL somewhere safe first. Once the data folder is gone, that address from your provider is usually nowhere else to be found.
The service has to go separately
Uninstall the service from the client settings first, then uninstall the client. Do it the other way and the program is gone while the service stays registered in the system list, which is more untidy than dangerous.
If the order did go wrong, do not fight it manually. Install the same version again, remove the service from settings, wait for the state to read not installed, then run the correct sequence. That beats deleting entries by hand.
The data folder and the final check
An uninstall usually leaves the data folder in place, with profiles, hand-edited config and logs intact. Keep it if you plan to reinstall, because your subscriptions will be waiting. Delete it by hand once you are done for good.
Finish with three checks: an ordinary web page opens, the proxy switch in Windows settings reads off, and no related process is still listed in Task Manager. Only then is the removal really clean.
What is the project?
Clash Verge Rev is a Tauri-based GUI for Mihomo with profile management, system proxy, TUN mode, rule editing and WebDAV backups.