ProtonMail Bridge

A guide to uninstall ProtonMail Bridge from your PC

This web page contains complete information on how to remove ProtonMail Bridge for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Proton Technologies AG. You can read more on Proton Technologies AG or check for application updates here. More details about the software ProtonMail Bridge can be found at https://protonmail.com/bridge. ProtonMail Bridge is typically set up in the C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge directory, subject to the user's decision. You can uninstall ProtonMail Bridge by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\ProgramData\Caphyon\Advanced Installer\{B1B71F03-8D4C-48A0-BA1C-F219E72307D4}\Bridge-Installer.exe /i {B1B71F03-8D4C-48A0-BA1C-F219E72307D4} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. Note that you might receive a notification for admin rights. proton-bridge.exe is the ProtonMail Bridge's main executable file and it takes circa 34.09 MB (35747792 bytes) on disk.

ProtonMail Bridge installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 48.64 MB (50999712 bytes) on disk.

• Desktop-Bridge.exe (14.55 MB)
• proton-bridge.exe (34.09 MB)

The current web page applies to ProtonMail Bridge version 1.6.3 alone. For other ProtonMail Bridge versions please click below:

• 1.8.12
• 1.2.6
• 1.6.6
• 1.0.4
• 1.4.1
• 1.0.5
• 1.2.2
• 1.0.6
• 1.1.1
• 1.5.7
• 1.5.6
• 1.4.4
• 1.2.7
• 1.1.5
• 1.8.7
• 2.1.3
• 1.1.4
• 1.2.5
• 2.1.1
• 1.8.3
• 2.1.0
• 1.2.8
• 1.1.6
• 1.0.0
• 1.2.3
• 0.9.14
• 1.1.3
• 1.3.3
• 1.0.1
• 1.8.2
• 1.5.0
• 1.0.2
• 1.5.2
• 1.4.5
• 1.0.3
• 1.8.10
• 1.1.0
• 1.6.9
• 1.8.9
• 1.5.4
• 0.9.13

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ProtonMail Bridge has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories that were found:

• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonMail Bridge
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\protonmail\bridge
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge 1.5.7

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall ProtonMail Bridge:

• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\audio\qtaudio_windows.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\bearer\qgenericbearer.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\D3Dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Desktop-Bridge.exe
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\dxtn.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\iconengines\qsvgicon.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\imageformats\qgif.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\imageformats\qicns.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\imageformats\qico.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\imageformats\qjpeg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\imageformats\qsvg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\imageformats\qtga.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\imageformats\qtiff.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\imageformats\qwbmp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\imageformats\qwebp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\libgcc_s_seh-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\libGLESV2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\libstdc++-6.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\libwinpthread-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\LICENSE.txt
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\logo.ico
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\mediaservice\dsengine.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\mediaservice\qtmedia_audioengine.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\opengl32sw.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\platforminputcontexts\qtvirtualkeyboardplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\platforms\qwindows.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\playlistformats\qtmultimedia_m3u.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\proton-bridge.exe
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\qmltooling\qmldbg_inspector.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\qmltooling\qmldbg_local.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\qmltooling\qmldbg_messages.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\qmltooling\qmldbg_native.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\qmltooling\qmldbg_nativedebugger.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\qmltooling\qmldbg_preview.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\qmltooling\qmldbg_profiler.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\qmltooling\qmldbg_quickprofiler.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\qmltooling\qmldbg_server.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\qmltooling\qmldbg_tcp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt\labs\calendar\DayOfWeekRow.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt\labs\calendar\MonthGrid.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt\labs\calendar\plugins.qmltypes
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt\labs\calendar\qmldir
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt\labs\calendar\qtlabscalendarplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt\labs\calendar\WeekNumberColumn.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt\labs\folderlistmodel\plugins.qmltypes
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt\labs\folderlistmodel\qmldir
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt\labs\folderlistmodel\qmlfolderlistmodelplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt\labs\settings\plugins.qmltypes
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt\labs\settings\qmldir
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt\labs\settings\qmlsettingsplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt5Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt5Gui.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt5Multimedia.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt5MultimediaQuick.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt5Network.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt5Qml.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt5Quick.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt5QuickControls2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt5QuickTemplates2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt5QuickTest.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt5Svg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt5Test.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt5Widgets.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\Qt5WinExtras.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\Blend.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\BrightnessContrast.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\Colorize.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\ColorOverlay.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\ConicalGradient.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\Desaturate.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\DirectionalBlur.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\Displace.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\DropShadow.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\FastBlur.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\GammaAdjust.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\GaussianBlur.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\Glow.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\HueSaturation.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\InnerShadow.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\LevelAdjust.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\LinearGradient.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\MaskedBlur.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\OpacityMask.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\plugins.qmltypes
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\private\DropShadowBase.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\private\FastGlow.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\private\FastInnerShadow.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\private\FastMaskedBlur.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\private\GaussianDirectionalBlur.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\private\GaussianGlow.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\private\GaussianInnerShadow.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\private\GaussianMaskedBlur.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\private\qmldir
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\private\qtgraphicaleffectsprivate.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\qmldir
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\qtgraphicaleffectsplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\RadialBlur.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\RadialGradient.qml
• C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\QtGraphicalEffects\RectangularGlow.qml

Frequently the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\30F17B1BC4D80A84ABC12F917E32704D
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge

Additional registry values that you should delete:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\program files\proton technologies ag\protonmail bridge\desktop-bridge.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\30F17B1BC4D80A84ABC12F917E32704D\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonMail Bridge\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{486F10CB-7316-453C-B15D-DD8FD5543F67}C:\program files\proton technologies ag\protonmail bridge\desktop-bridge.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{4193F897-69B5-477C-8E38-6AF3B4DDD8C1}C:\program files\proton technologies ag\protonmail bridge\desktop-bridge.exe

A way to delete ProtonMail Bridge using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

ProtonMail Bridge is a program by Proton Technologies AG. Sometimes, people want to erase this program. This is easier said than done because removing this manually requires some experience related to PCs. One of the best SIMPLE approach to erase ProtonMail Bridge is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate ProtonMail Bridge or simply click the Search field and type in "ProtonMail Bridge". The ProtonMail Bridge application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click ProtonMail Bridge in the list , the following information about the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about ProtonMail Bridge, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for ProtonMail Bridge:

• The web site of the program is: https://protonmail.com/bridge
• The uninstall string is: C:\ProgramData\Caphyon\Advanced Installer\{B1B71F03-8D4C-48A0-BA1C-F219E72307D4}\Bridge-Installer.exe /i {B1B71F03-8D4C-48A0-BA1C-F219E72307D4} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove ProtonMail Bridge.


8. After uninstalling ProtonMail Bridge, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong ProtonMail Bridge which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing ProtonMail Bridge with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall ProtonMail Bridge by Proton Technologies AG from your computer, nor are we saying that ProtonMail Bridge by Proton Technologies AG is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall ProtonMail Bridge in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.