PrivadoVPN

How to uninstall PrivadoVPN from your computer

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall PrivadoVPN for Windows. It is produced by Privado Networks AG. Take a look here where you can find out more on Privado Networks AG. Further information about PrivadoVPN can be found at https://support.privadovpn.com/. PrivadoVPN is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN directory, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the application. The full command line for uninstalling PrivadoVPN is MsiExec.exe /X{481735FF-B88B-4E1E-8818-7B281DAFA1EC}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. PrivadoVPN.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 4.79 MB (5021360 bytes) on disk.

PrivadoVPN installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 6.35 MB (6662320 bytes) on disk.

• PrivadoVPN.exe (4.79 MB)
• PrivadoVPN.Service.exe (56.67 KB)
• PrivadoVPN.VPN.OpenVpnDrivers.exe (74.67 KB)
• PrivadoVPN.VPN.ResetIkev2.exe (120.67 KB)
• PrivadoVPN.VPN.WireguardDrivers.exe (76.17 KB)
• PrivadoVPN.Wireguard.Service.exe (18.67 KB)
• devcon32.exe (82.12 KB)
• devcon64.exe (88.12 KB)
• openvpn.exe (1,001.17 KB)
• tapctl.exe (44.37 KB)
• tapctl.exe (39.87 KB)

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The current page applies to PrivadoVPN version 2.7.60.0 only. You can find below info on other releases of PrivadoVPN:

• 3.13.0.0
• 3.8.11.0
• 2.0.15.0
• 3.8.7.0
• 3.0.1.0
• 3.4.1.0
• 2.3.0.0
• 2.7.50.0
• 3.6.30.0
• 3.4.0.0
• 2.2.0.0
• 2.7.0.0
• 3.8.0.0
• 2.0.17.0
• 3.6.10.0
• 3.9.0.0
• 3.9.12.0
• 3.11.0.0
• 3.10.0.0
• 3.12.7.0
• 3.1.0.0
• 3.5.0.0
• 2.6.1.0
• 3.0.0.0
• 3.2.0.0
• 2.1.3.0
• 3.6.0.0
• 3.1.7.0
• 3.7.0.0
• 3.3.0.0
• 3.12.0.0
• 3.6.1.0
• 3.6.20.0
• 2.4.0.0
• 3.9.1.0
• 2.0.24.0
• 2.5.2.0

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If you are manually uninstalling PrivadoVPN we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall PrivadoVPN from your PC:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN

The files below remain on your disk when you remove PrivadoVPN:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\cometd2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\CommonServiceLocator.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\Devcon\devcon32.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\Devcon\devcon64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\DnsClient.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\DotRas.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\GalaSoft.MvvmLight.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Extras.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Platform.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\Markdown.Xaml.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\NamedPipeWrapper.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\NetSparkle.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\NotifyIconWpf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\OpenVPN\libcrypto-1_1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\OpenVPN\libssl-1_1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\OpenVPN\openvpn.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\OpenVPN\TAPDriver\amd64\OemVista.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\OpenVPN\TAPDriver\amd64\tap0901.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\OpenVPN\TAPDriver\amd64\tap0901.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\OpenVPN\TAPDriver\amd64\tapctl.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\OpenVPN\TAPDriver\amd64\win10\OemVista.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\OpenVPN\TAPDriver\amd64\win10\tap0901.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\OpenVPN\TAPDriver\amd64\win10\tap0901.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\OpenVPN\TAPDriver\i386\OemVista.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\OpenVPN\TAPDriver\i386\tap0901.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\OpenVPN\TAPDriver\i386\tap0901.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\OpenVPN\TAPDriver\i386\tapctl.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\OpenVPN\TAPDriver\i386\win10\OemVista.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\OpenVPN\TAPDriver\i386\win10\tap0901.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\OpenVPN\TAPDriver\i386\win10\tap0901.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\OpenVPN\TAPDriver\ovpn.cer
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\PrivadoVPN.API.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\PrivadoVPN.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\PrivadoVPN.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\PrivadoVPN.KillSwitch.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\PrivadoVPN.KillSwitch.Library.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\PrivadoVPN.Service.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\PrivadoVPN.VPN.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\PrivadoVPN.VPN.OpenVpnDrivers.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\PrivadoVPN.VPN.ResetIkev2.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\PrivadoVPN.VPN.WireguardDrivers.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\PrivadoVPN.Wireguard.Service.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\Snowplow.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\System.Buffers.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\System.Buffers.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\System.Runtime.InteropServices.RuntimeInformation.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\System.Windows.Interactivity.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\Topshelf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\WinClient.Tiger.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\Wireguard\TUNDriver\wgvpn.cer
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\Wireguard\TUNDriver\x64\WINTUN.CAT
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\Wireguard\TUNDriver\x64\WINTUN.INF
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\Wireguard\TUNDriver\x64\WINTUN.SYS
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\Wireguard\TUNDriver\x86\WINTUN.CAT
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\Wireguard\TUNDriver\x86\WINTUN.INF
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\Wireguard\TUNDriver\x86\WINTUN.SYS
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\Wireguard\tunnel.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\Wireguard\wintun.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\PrivadoVPN_20240304213623.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\PrivadoVPN_20240304213623_001_PrivadoVPN.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\PrivadoVPN_20240304214414.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\PrivadoVPN_20240304214414_000_PrivadoVPN.log

Usually the following registry data will not be removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\PrivadoVPN
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\PrivadoVPN
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\FF537184B88BE1E48881B782D1FA1ACE
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\PrivadoVPN_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\PrivadoVPN_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{9541f1dc-6854-45fb-b374-c98bafff92ca}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\PrivadoVPN.Service
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PrivadoVPN.Service
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WireGuardTunnel$PrivadoVPN

Additional values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Windows\temp\{4C68B0B6-5828-4C2D-AD84-6AC57F784995}\.cr\Setup_PrivadoVPN_latest.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Windows\temp\{4C68B0B6-5828-4C2D-AD84-6AC57F784995}\.cr\Setup_PrivadoVPN_latest.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\FF537184B88BE1E48881B782D1FA1ACE\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2378012950-3092653036-2027490126-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\PrivadoVPN\PrivadoVPN.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2378012950-3092653036-2027490126-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\ProgramData\Package Cache\{9541f1dc-6854-45fb-b374-c98bafff92ca}\Setup_PrivadoVPN_latest.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2378012950-3092653036-2027490126-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Windows\temp\{4C68B0B6-5828-4C2D-AD84-6AC57F784995}\.cr\Setup_PrivadoVPN_latest.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2378012950-3092653036-2027490126-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Windows\temp\{82CF9573-0370-4F81-8A3F-3F2A20E48D7B}\.be\Setup_PrivadoVPN_latest.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PrivadoVPN.Service\Description
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PrivadoVPN.Service\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PrivadoVPN.Service\FailureCommand
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PrivadoVPN.Service\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WireGuardTunnel$PrivadoVPN\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WireGuardTunnel$PrivadoVPN\ImagePath

How to delete PrivadoVPN from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

PrivadoVPN is an application offered by Privado Networks AG. Frequently, computer users choose to uninstall it. This is troublesome because removing this manually takes some knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best EASY practice to uninstall PrivadoVPN is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate PrivadoVPN or simply activate the Search field and type in "PrivadoVPN". If it is installed on your PC the PrivadoVPN application will be found automatically. When you click PrivadoVPN in the list of programs, the following data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding PrivadoVPN, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for PrivadoVPN:

• The publisher is: https://support.privadovpn.com/
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{481735FF-B88B-4E1E-8818-7B281DAFA1EC}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall PrivadoVPN.


8. After removing PrivadoVPN, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of PrivadoVPN which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing PrivadoVPN with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove PrivadoVPN by Privado Networks AG from your PC, nor are we saying that PrivadoVPN by Privado Networks AG is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove PrivadoVPN supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.