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Postman

Version tested: 10.22.13 Installer type: .exe official installer from postman.com

📦 Package Managers

Manager Install Command
winget winget install Postman.Postman
Chocolatey choco install postman
Scoop scoop install postman

📁 Registry Paths

  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\postman (user installer)
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\postman (postman:// URI handler)

🔑 Keys

Uninstall entry (HKCU\...\Uninstall\postman)

Key Name Type Description
DisplayName REG_SZ Postman
DisplayVersion REG_SZ Installed version (e.g., 10.22.13)
DisplayIcon REG_SZ Path to Postman.exe
InstallLocation REG_SZ Root installation directory
Publisher REG_SZ Postman, Inc.
UninstallString REG_SZ Path to the uninstaller
NoModify REG_DWORD 1 — no modify button in ARP

URI handler (HKCR\postman)

Key Path Type Description
(Default) REG_SZ URL:Postman
URL Protocol REG_SZ Empty string — marks key as URL protocol handler
shell\open\command\(Default) REG_SZ "C:\...\Postman.exe" "%1"

📝 Notes

  • Postman installs to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Postman\ (user-scope). All registry entries are HKCU only.
  • All data (collections, environments, history, team workspaces) is stored in %APPDATA%\Postman\ and synced to Postman's cloud servers when signed in.
  • The postman:// URI scheme is used for OAuth callback flows and external tool integrations.
  • The Postman Agent (for browser-based Postman) installs separately and may create additional entries.
  • Postman uses an Electron-based auto-updater; updates are downloaded to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Postman\Update\ and don't require registry changes.

🗑️ Cleanup

Remove-Item -Path "HKCU:\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\postman" -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue
Remove-Item -Path "HKCR:\postman"  -Recurse -Force -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue