ProtonVPN

A guide to uninstall ProtonVPN from your system

ProtonVPN is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was created by ProtonVPN AG. You can find out more on ProtonVPN AG or check for application updates here. Please follow https://www.protonvpn.com if you want to read more on ProtonVPN on ProtonVPN AG's web page. ProtonVPN is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN directory, depending on the user's decision. You can remove ProtonVPN by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line msiexec.exe /i {78D55EFB-4B4E-407D-A023-6C9E171361FE} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. ProtonVPN.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 3.99 MB (4185912 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in ProtonVPN. They take 7.96 MB (8348152 bytes) on disk.

• ProtonVPN.ErrorMessage.exe (84.80 KB)
• ProtonVPN.exe (3.99 MB)
• ProtonVPNService.exe (94.80 KB)
• openssl.exe (909.45 KB)
• openvpn.exe (866.80 KB)
• DriverInstaller.exe (161.30 KB)
• openssl.exe (923.72 KB)
• openvpn.exe (1,023.80 KB)

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The current page applies to ProtonVPN version 1.10.0 alone. Click on the links below for other ProtonVPN versions:

• 1.0.5
• 1.3.5
• 1.12.0
• 1.0.11
• 1.0.3
• 1.9.0
• 1.7.1
• 1.5.1
• 0.9.5
• 1.0.4
• 1.2.3
• 1.0.10
• 0.9.4
• 1.2.2
• 1.8.0
• 1.0.7
• 1.6.2
• 1.3.3
• 1.10.1
• 1.8.1
• 1.7.0
• 1.2.4
• 1.9.2
• 1.3.1
• 1.7.3
• 1.6.1
• 1.7.2
• 0.9.6
• 0.9.3
• 1.3.4
• 1.3.0
• 1.9.1
• 1.3.6
• 1.2.6
• 1.6.3
• 1.1.0
• 1.4.0
• 1.11.0
• 1.2.1
• 1.3.2
• 1.0.9
• 1.7.4
• 0.9.7
• 1.0.6
• 1.6.4
• 1.5.0
• 1.0.2

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you remove ProtonVPN.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall ProtonVPN:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Autofac.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\BouncyCastle.OpenPgp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ByteSize.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\CalcBinding.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Caliburn.Micro.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Caliburn.Micro.Platform.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Caliburn.Micro.Platform.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\CommonServiceLocator.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\CryptSharp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\DnsClient.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\DynamicExpresso.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\FontAwesome.WPF.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\GalaSoft.MvvmLight.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Extras.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Platform.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Hardcodet.Wpf.TaskbarNotification.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Microsoft.Expression.Interactions.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\NetIPFilter.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\NLog.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\OxyPlot.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\OxyPlot.Wpf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\PInvoke.Kernel32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\PInvoke.Windows.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\PInvoke.Windows.ShellScalingApi.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Polly.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.ErrorMessage.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Resource.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Service.Contract.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Update.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Vpn.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPNService.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\32-bit\libcrypto-1_1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\32-bit\liblzo2-2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\32-bit\libpkcs11-helper-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\32-bit\libssl-1_1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\32-bit\openssl.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\32-bit\openvpn.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\32-bit\SplitTunnel.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\64-bit\DriverInstaller.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\64-bit\libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\64-bit\liblzo2-2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\64-bit\libpkcs11-helper-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\64-bit\libssl-1_1-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\64-bit\openssl.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\64-bit\openvpn.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\64-bit\SplitTunnel.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\64-bit\win7\ProtonVPNSplitTunnelCalloutDriver.Sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\config.ovpn
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Sentry.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Sentry.PlatformAbstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Sentry.Protocol.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\System.Buffers.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\System.Collections.Immutable.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\System.Windows.Interactivity.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\TapInstaller.CA.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\TapInstaller.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Validation.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\WPFLocalizeExtension.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\x64\IPFilter.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\x64\ProtonVPN.NetworkUtil.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\x86\IPFilter.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\x86\ProtonVPN.NetworkUtil.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\XAMLMarkupExtensions.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\ProtonVPN.exe.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\Logs\app.2019-08-04.0.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\Logs\app.2019-08-05.0.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\Logs\app.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe_Url_5k5woeau2v3gmtlay4mjwsftlqxjnn2p\1.10.0.0\user.config
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe_Url_5k5woeau2v3gmtlay4mjwsftlqxjnn2p\1.8.1.0\user.config
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\servers.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\Startup.profile

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\BFE55D87E4B4D7040A32C6E9713116EF
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ProtonVPN AG
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtonVPN Service

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\BFE55D87E4B4D7040A32C6E9713116EF\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtonVPN Service\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtonVPN Service\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtonVPNSplitTunnelCalloutDriver\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\tapprotonvpn\DisplayName

How to erase ProtonVPN with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

ProtonVPN is a program marketed by the software company ProtonVPN AG. Frequently, computer users choose to erase it. Sometimes this can be efortful because uninstalling this manually takes some experience regarding PCs. One of the best EASY procedure to erase ProtonVPN 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find ProtonVPN or simply activate the Search field and type in "ProtonVPN". The ProtonVPN program will be found very quickly. When you select ProtonVPN in the list of apps, the following information about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about ProtonVPN, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for ProtonVPN:

• The web site of the application is: https://www.protonvpn.com
• The uninstall string is: msiexec.exe /i {78D55EFB-4B4E-407D-A023-6C9E171361FE} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall ProtonVPN.


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

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall ProtonVPN by ProtonVPN AG from your computer, nor are we saying that ProtonVPN by ProtonVPN AG is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall ProtonVPN supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.