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How to uninstall ProtonVPN from your system

This page contains complete information on how to remove ProtonVPN for Windows. The Windows version was created by ProtonVPN AG. More information on ProtonVPN AG can be seen here. Click on to get more information about ProtonVPN on ProtonVPN AG's website. ProtonVPN is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN folder, depending on the user's choice. msiexec.exe /i {86FF6EF6-71E4-46C5-98AC-B518E415CEC0} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1 is the full command line if you want to uninstall ProtonVPN. The application's main executable file is titled ProtonVPN.exe and occupies 3.04 MB (3183368 bytes).

ProtonVPN contains of the executables below. They occupy 7.15 MB (7499400 bytes) on disk.




  • ProtonVPN.exe (3.04 MB)
  • ProtonVPNService.exe (45.76 KB)
  • DriverInstaller.exe (150.76 KB)
  • openssl.exe (909.40 KB)
  • openvpn.exe (866.76 KB)
  • openvpnserv.exe (61.26 KB)
  • DriverInstaller.exe (161.26 KB)
  • openssl.exe (923.67 KB)
  • openvpn.exe (1,023.76 KB)
  • openvpnserv.exe (72.26 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 1.7.1 of ProtonVPN. You can find below a few links to other ProtonVPN releases:

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Several files, folders and registry entries can not be uninstalled when you want to remove ProtonVPN from your computer.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall ProtonVPN:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG

The files below were left behind on your disk by ProtonVPN when you uninstall it:
  • 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\CryptSharp.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\Microsoft.HockeyApp.Core45.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Microsoft.HockeyApp.Kit.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Microsoft.Threading.Tasks.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Microsoft.Threading.Tasks.Extensions.Desktop.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Microsoft.Threading.Tasks.Extensions.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Nito.AsyncEx.Concurrent.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Nito.AsyncEx.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Nito.AsyncEx.Enlightenment.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\NLog.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\OsInfo.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\PCLCrypto.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\PInvoke.BCrypt.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\PInvoke.Kernel32.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\PInvoke.NCrypt.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\PInvoke.User32.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.Core.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Updater.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\firewall.dll
  • 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\openvpnserv.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\firewall.dll
  • 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\openvpnserv.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\64-bit\SplitTunnel.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\64-bit\win10\ProtonVPNSplitTunnelCalloutDriver.Sys
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\config.ovpn
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\System.Diagnostics.DiagnosticSource.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\System.Net.Http.Extensions.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\System.Net.Http.Primitives.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\System.Security.Cryptography.Algorithms.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\System.Security.Cryptography.Encoding.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\System.Security.Cryptography.Primitives.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\System.Security.Cryptography.X509Certificates.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\WcfContract.dll
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\ProtonVPN.exe.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Proton Technologies_ProtonVPN_ProtonVPN_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\config.ovpn
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\logs\2018-07-30.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\logs\2018-07-31.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\logs\2018-08-01.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\logs\2018-08-02.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\logs\2018-08-08.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\logs\2018-08-20.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\logs\2018-08-21.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\logs\2018-08-22.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\logs\2018-08-23.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\logs\2018-08-24.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\logs\2018-08-25.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\logs\2018-09-08.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\logs\2018-09-09.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\logs\2018-09-10.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\logs\app.2018-09-10.0.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\logs\app.2018-09-11.0.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\logs\app.2018-09-12.0.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\logs\app.2018-09-29.0.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\logs\app.2018-09-30.0.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\logs\app.2018-10-01.0.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\logs\app.2018-10-02.0.txt
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\logs\app.2018-10-03.0.txt

Registry that is not uninstalled:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\IntelliPoint\AppSpecific\ProtonVPN.exe
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\IntelliType Pro\AppSpecific\ProtonVPN.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6FE6FF684E175C6489CA5B814E51EC0C
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ProtonVPN AG
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtonVPN Service

Additional values that you should delete:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6FE6FF684E175C6489CA5B814E51EC0C\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-18\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG\ProtonVPN\prerequisites\aipackagechainer.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1223849499-3071585439-3693837059-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1223849499-3071585439-3693837059-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume2\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\Updates\EarlyAccess\ProtonVPN_win_v1.7.1.exe
  • 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


A way to delete ProtonVPN from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

ProtonVPN is a program marketed by ProtonVPN AG. Some users try to erase it. This is troublesome because deleting this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE way to erase ProtonVPN is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate ProtonVPN or simply activate the Search feature and type in "ProtonVPN". The ProtonVPN application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click ProtonVPN in the list of apps, the following information regarding the application is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding ProtonVPN, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for ProtonVPN:





  • The publisher is: https://www.protonvpn.com
  • The uninstall string is: msiexec.exe /i {86FF6EF6-71E4-46C5-98AC-B518E415CEC0} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove ProtonVPN.
Uninstall ProtonVPN


8. After uninstalling ProtonVPN, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong ProtonVPN that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling ProtonVPN using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove ProtonVPN by ProtonVPN AG from your PC, we are not saying that ProtonVPN by ProtonVPN AG is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove ProtonVPN supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2018-10-20 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-10-20 16:26:40.860