FortiClient VPN
How to uninstall FortiClient VPN from your PC
FortiClient VPN is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It is written by
Fortinet Technologies Inc. Take a look
here for more details on Fortinet Technologies Inc. FortiClient VPN is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient folder, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's option when installing the application. The full command line for uninstalling FortiClient VPN is MsiExec.exe /I{FDB7996C-1F52-4367-8DB3-2C4F67160C5A}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is called FortiClient.exe and its approximative size is 154.85 MB (162375808 bytes).
The following executable files are contained in FortiClient VPN. They occupy 163.95 MB (
171914704 bytes) on disk.
- AzureToken.exe (26.63 KB)
- FCAuth.exe (137.65 KB)
- FCCOMInt.exe (173.65 KB)
- FCConfig.exe (349.15 KB)
- FCDBLog.exe (899.15 KB)
- FortiAuth.exe (130.13 KB)
- FortiClient.exe (154.85 MB)
- FortiClientConsole.exe (127.13 KB)
- FortiClientSecurity.exe (126.63 KB)
- FortiElevate.exe (93.63 KB)
- FortiScand.exe (419.15 KB)
- FortiSettings.exe (275.65 KB)
- FortiSSLVPNdaemon.exe (816.65 KB)
- FortiSSLVPNsys.exe (142.65 KB)
- FortiTray.exe (2.73 MB)
- FortiVPN.exe (1.15 MB)
- FSSOMA.exe (318.15 KB)
- ipsec.exe (925.15 KB)
- SamlAuthWB.exe (111.13 KB)
- scheduler.exe (241.65 KB)
- update_task.exe (27.15 KB)
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7.2.9.1185 of FortiClient VPN. You can find below info on other versions of FortiClient VPN:
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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.
Folders found on disk after you uninstall FortiClient VPN from your computer:- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient
Files remaining:- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\atl110.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\AzureToken.exe
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\chrome_100_percent.pak
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\chrome_200_percent.pak
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\concrt140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\d3dcompiler_47.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCAuth.exe
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCCOMInt.exe
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCCOMIntDLL.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCConfig.exe
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCCryptDLL.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FCDBLog.exe
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\fcp.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\ffmpeg.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiAuth.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiAuth.exe
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClient.exe
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClientConsole.exe
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClientSecurity.exe
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiElevate.exe
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiScand.exe
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiSettings.exe
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiSSLVPNdaemon.exe
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiSSLVPNsys.exe
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiTray.exe
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiTrayResc.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiVPN.exe
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FSSOMA.exe
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\icudtl.dat
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\ipsec.exe
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\legacy.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libcfg.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libcrypto-3-x64.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libcurl.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libEGL.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libGLESv2.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\libssl-3-x64.dll
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\am.pak
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\ar.pak
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\bg.pak
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\bn.pak
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\ca.pak
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\cs.pak
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\da.pak
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\de.pak
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\el.pak
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\en-GB.pak
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\en-US.pak
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\es.pak
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\es-419.pak
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\et.pak
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\fa.pak
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\fi.pak
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\fil.pak
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\fr.pak
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\gu.pak
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\he.pak
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\hi.pak
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\hr.pak
- C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\locales\hu.pak
Registry that is not uninstalled:- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\FortiClient.VPN
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C6997BDF25F17634D83BC2F47661C0A5
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Fortinet\FortiClient\FA_VPN
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{FDB7996C-1F52-4367-8DB3-2C4F67160C5A}
Additional values that are not cleaned:- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClient.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\FortiClient.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C6997BDF25F17634D83BC2F47661C0A5\ProductName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Fortinet\FortiClient\
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{FDB7996C-1F52-4367-8DB3-2C4F67160C5A}\
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\FA_Scheduler\ImagePath
How to remove FortiClient VPN with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
FortiClient VPN is a program by the software company Fortinet Technologies Inc. Sometimes, computer users want to remove this program. This can be easier said than done because deleting this manually takes some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY way to remove FortiClient VPN is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:
1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows computer.
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- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.
3. Click on the General Tools category

4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature

5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will appear
6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate FortiClient VPN or simply click the Search field and type in "FortiClient VPN". If it exists on your system the FortiClient VPN application will be found very quickly. When you select FortiClient VPN in the list of programs, the following data regarding the application is shown to you:
- Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding FortiClient VPN, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information regarding the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove FortiClient VPN.

8. After removing FortiClient VPN, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong FortiClient VPN which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing FortiClient VPN with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.
Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a recommendation to remove FortiClient VPN by Fortinet Technologies Inc from your PC, nor are we saying that FortiClient VPN by Fortinet Technologies Inc is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove FortiClient VPN in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2025-05-16 08:05:14.513