ProtonVPN

A guide to uninstall ProtonVPN from your PC

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall ProtonVPN for Windows. It is produced by Proton Technologies AG. You can find out more on Proton Technologies AG or check for application updates here. Detailed information about ProtonVPN can be seen at https://www.protonvpn.com. Usually the ProtonVPN application is installed in the C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The full command line for uninstalling ProtonVPN is msiexec.exe /i {2E5B3FB1-FDCC-4BC8-AA99-E0EE5343CAF8} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for administrator rights. ProtonVPN.exe is the ProtonVPN's main executable file and it occupies approximately 7.22 MB (7572288 bytes) on disk.

ProtonVPN is composed of the following executables which take 9.33 MB (9785536 bytes) on disk:

• ProtonVPN.ErrorMessage.exe (84.81 KB)
• ProtonVPN.exe (7.22 MB)
• ProtonVPN.TlsVerify.exe (15.81 KB)
• ProtonVPN.UpdateService.exe (60.31 KB)
• ProtonVPNService.exe (96.31 KB)
• openvpn.exe (871.81 KB)
• openvpn.exe (1.01 MB)

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This info is about ProtonVPN version 1.16.3 alone. You can find below info on other releases of ProtonVPN:

• 1.22.1
• 1.20.1
• 1.18.3
• 1.27.0
• 1.14.2
• 2.2.0
• 2.4.0
• 1.19.3
• 1.24.0
• 2.1.1
• 1.17.1
• 1.22.0
• 2.0.3
• 1.20.2
• 1.24.3
• 1.17.6
• 1.17.5
• 2.3.1
• 1.25.1
• 1.20.0
• 1.20.3
• 1.23.3
• 2.1.0
• 1.18.5
• 1.13.3
• 1.13.0
• 1.19.1
• 1.15.0
• 1.22.2
• 1.25.2
• 1.18.1
• 1.21.0
• 1.25.0
• 1.19.2
• 1.27.1
• 1.13.2
• 2.3.2
• 1.27.2
• 2.3.0
• 1.21.2
• 1.17.0
• 1.20.4
• 1.24.1
• 1.24.2
• 2.0.4
• 2.0.2
• 2.0.1
• 1.23.1
• 1.17.2
• 2.2.1
• 1.21.1
• 2.0.6
• 2.0.0
• 1.23.0
• 1.26.0
• 1.16.0
• 2.4.1
• 1.17.3
• 1.23.2
• 1.23.4
• 2.4.2
• 2.0.5
• 1.16.2
• 1.17.4
• 2.4.3
• 1.18.2
• 1.13.4
• 1.19.5
• 1.14.3
• 1.16.1
• 1.19.0

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ProtonVPN has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2889663856-3177090434-1302580728-1002\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2889663856-3177090434-1302580728-1002\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\Downloads\ProtonVPN_win_v1.16.3.exe

How to erase ProtonVPN from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

ProtonVPN is an application by the software company Proton Technologies AG. Some users choose to uninstall this program. This can be troublesome because doing this manually takes some knowledge related to PCs. One of the best QUICK procedure to uninstall ProtonVPN is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





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

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find ProtonVPN or simply activate the Search field and type in "ProtonVPN". If it is installed on your PC the ProtonVPN program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select ProtonVPN in the list of apps, the following data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding ProtonVPN, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for ProtonVPN:

• The web site of the program is: https://www.protonvpn.com
• The uninstall string is: msiexec.exe /i {2E5B3FB1-FDCC-4BC8-AA99-E0EE5343CAF8} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove ProtonVPN.


8. After removing ProtonVPN, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of ProtonVPN that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling ProtonVPN using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

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