How to uninstall HTTP Toolkit on Windows
This record covers HTTP Toolkit 1.27.2, installed per user through HTTPToolKit.HTTPToolKit. Close the app, then remove it from Windows Installed apps.
Close the app
Close the app window and tray entry, then check Task Manager (Ctrl+Shift+Esc) for HTTP Toolkit.exe.
Data and settings
Back up these folders when keeping local data or settings. data for review them only after deciding they are no longer needed; a surviving data folder does not mean the uninstall failed.
| Location | Action |
|---|---|
%LOCALAPPDATA%\httptoolkit |
Inspect contents; keep or back up local data |
%LOCALAPPDATA%\httptoolkit-server |
Inspect contents; keep or back up local data |
%APPDATA%\httptoolkit |
Inspect contents; keep or back up local data |
Uninstall with winget
winget uninstall --id HTTPToolKit.HTTPToolKit --exact
The --id and --exact options are documented in Microsoft’s uninstall reference.
Check the result
Get-Process -Name 'HTTP Toolkit' -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
winget list --id HTTPToolKit.HTTPToolKit --exact
Test-Path "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\httptoolkit"
No process output means only that the process is not running. A completed winget query with no match means this package is no longer listed; a query error does not prove removal. Test-Path returns True when the data folder remains and False when that path is absent. True is expected when keeping data.
What Mole lists
The review lists the program folder, shortcuts and the app’s own updater folder after removal as selected rows. %LOCALAPPDATA%\httptoolkit, httptoolkit-server and %APPDATA%\httptoolkit are unchecked; measured disk caches and logs inside the Roaming folder are separate selected rows. Keep the parent data folder when retaining capture settings or sessions.
What this test covered
Recorded on 2026-10-03 for version 1.27.2, using vendor NSIS uninstaller.
Measured with a source test build in a Windows 11 ARM64 VM. Account sign-in, synced data and other installation channels were not tested. Delayed checks after an external uninstall are recorded separately; a Mole uninstall does not prove those checks.