ProtonVPN

How to uninstall ProtonVPN from your system

This info is about ProtonVPN for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by ProtonVPN AG. Further information on ProtonVPN AG can be seen here. Click on https://www.protonvpn.com to get more facts about ProtonVPN on ProtonVPN AG's website. Usually the ProtonVPN application is found in the C:\Program Files\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN folder, depending on the user's option during setup. ProtonVPN's complete uninstall command line is msiexec.exe /i {DBECCF43-9F74-4591-89C2-8783ED3F4117} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. The program's main executable file has a size of 3.42 MB (3582216 bytes) on disk and is titled ProtonVPN.exe.

The executable files below are part of ProtonVPN. They take an average of 7.53 MB (7900296 bytes) on disk.

• ProtonVPN.exe (3.42 MB)
• ProtonVPNService.exe (47.76 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 current web page applies to ProtonVPN version 1.7.2 alone. You can find below info on other releases of ProtonVPN:

• 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
• 1.10.0
• 1.3.1
• 1.7.3
• 1.6.1
• 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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Several files, folders and Windows registry entries can not be deleted when you are trying 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

Files remaining:

• 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\ProtonVPN\logs\app.2019-01-06.0.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\logs\app.2019-01-12.0.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\logs\app.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe_Url_5k5woeau2v3gmtlay4mjwsftlqxjnn2p\1.7.2.0\user.config
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\Startup.profile
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG\ProtonVPN 1.7.2\install\D3F4117\ProtonVPN_win_v1.7.2.msi

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\34FCCEBD47F91954982C7838DEF31471
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ProtonVPN 1.7.2
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ProtonVPN AG
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtonVPN Service

Supplementary values that are not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\34FCCEBD47F91954982C7838DEF31471\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

A way to erase ProtonVPN from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

ProtonVPN is a program by ProtonVPN AG. Some computer users try to erase it. This is hard because uninstalling this by hand requires some experience related to removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY manner to erase ProtonVPN is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to clean your PC.

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• download the program 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 wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will appear

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. After you click ProtonVPN in the list of programs, some data about the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about ProtonVPN, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for ProtonVPN:

• The software company is: https://www.protonvpn.com
• The uninstall string is: msiexec.exe /i {DBECCF43-9F74-4591-89C2-8783ED3F4117} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall ProtonVPN.


8. After removing ProtonVPN, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong ProtonVPN which 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 registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove ProtonVPN by ProtonVPN AG from your PC, nor are we saying that ProtonVPN by ProtonVPN AG is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove ProtonVPN in case 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.