ProtonVPN

A way to uninstall ProtonVPN from your computer

This web page contains complete information on how to remove ProtonVPN for Windows. It was created for Windows by ProtonVPN AG. You can read more on ProtonVPN AG or check for application updates here. You can see more info about ProtonVPN at https://www.protonvpn.com. ProtonVPN is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN folder, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. The full command line for removing ProtonVPN is msiexec.exe /i {B31BA256-A621-46B7-8CA8-C717966BB872} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file occupies 2.31 MB (2418952 bytes) on disk and is titled ProtonVPN.exe.

The executable files below are part of ProtonVPN. They take an average of 6.11 MB (6410632 bytes) on disk.

• ProtonVPN.exe (2.31 MB)
• ProtonVPNService.exe (45.76 KB)
• openssl.exe (906.52 KB)
• openvpn.exe (866.26 KB)
• openvpnserv.exe (61.26 KB)
• openssl.exe (921.82 KB)
• openvpn.exe (1.00 MB)
• openvpnserv.exe (72.26 KB)

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The current web page applies to ProtonVPN version 1.4.0 only. You can find below info on other application versions 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
• 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
• 1.11.0
• 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 registry data will not be deleted when you want to remove ProtonVPN from your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall ProtonVPN:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_ProtonVPN.exe_7d825cc7a6ebddb438a8a534f4d6deeefd1a4a1_0a8a9349
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_ProtonVPN.exe_7d825cc7a6ebddb438a8a534f4d6deeefd1a4a1_1013b376
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_ProtonVPN.exe_a61f711757edd36a309b2dc5aa4332f99cd72873_1541b52b

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\Autofac.Extras.CommonServiceLocator.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Bin\32-bit\firewall.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Bin\32-bit\libcrypto-1_1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Bin\32-bit\liblzo2-2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Bin\32-bit\libpkcs11-helper-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Bin\32-bit\libssl-1_1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Bin\32-bit\openssl.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Bin\32-bit\openvpn.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Bin\32-bit\openvpnserv.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Bin\64-bit\firewall.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Bin\64-bit\libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Bin\64-bit\liblzo2-2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Bin\64-bit\libpkcs11-helper-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Bin\64-bit\libssl-1_1-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Bin\64-bit\openssl.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Bin\64-bit\openvpn.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Bin\64-bit\openvpnserv.exe
• 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\FlareNet.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.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.Practices.ServiceLocation.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\ProtonVPNService.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\config.ovpn
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ServiceProxy.dll
• 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\Validation.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\ProtonVPN.exe.1952.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\ProtonVPN.exe.5000.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_ProtonVPN.exe_7d825cc7a6ebddb438a8a534f4d6deeefd1a4a1_0a8a9349\Report.wer
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_ProtonVPN.exe_7d825cc7a6ebddb438a8a534f4d6deeefd1a4a1_1013b376\Report.wer
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows\WER\ReportArchive\AppCrash_ProtonVPN.exe_a61f711757edd36a309b2dc5aa4332f99cd72873_1541b52b\Report.wer
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\ProtonVPN.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\SECURITY PROGRAMS\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\ProtonVPN.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG\ProtonVPN 1.4.0\install\66BB872\Autofac.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG\ProtonVPN 1.4.0\install\66BB872\Autofac.Extras.CommonServiceLocator.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG\ProtonVPN 1.4.0\install\66BB872\Bin\32-bit\firewall.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG\ProtonVPN 1.4.0\install\66BB872\Bin\32-bit\libcrypto-1_1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG\ProtonVPN 1.4.0\install\66BB872\Bin\32-bit\liblzo2-2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG\ProtonVPN 1.4.0\install\66BB872\Bin\32-bit\libpkcs11-helper-1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG\ProtonVPN 1.4.0\install\66BB872\Bin\32-bit\libssl-1_1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG\ProtonVPN 1.4.0\install\66BB872\Bin\32-bit\openssl.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG\ProtonVPN 1.4.0\install\66BB872\Bin\32-bit\openvpn.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG\ProtonVPN 1.4.0\install\66BB872\Bin\32-bit\openvpnserv.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG\ProtonVPN 1.4.0\install\66BB872\Bin\64-bit\firewall.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG\ProtonVPN 1.4.0\install\66BB872\Bin\64-bit\libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG\ProtonVPN 1.4.0\install\66BB872\Bin\64-bit\liblzo2-2.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG\ProtonVPN 1.4.0\install\66BB872\Bin\64-bit\libpkcs11-helper-1.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG\ProtonVPN 1.4.0\install\66BB872\Bin\64-bit\libssl-1_1-x64.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG\ProtonVPN 1.4.0\install\66BB872\Bin\64-bit\openssl.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG\ProtonVPN 1.4.0\install\66BB872\Bin\64-bit\openvpn.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG\ProtonVPN 1.4.0\install\66BB872\Bin\64-bit\openvpnserv.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG\ProtonVPN 1.4.0\install\66BB872\BouncyCastle.OpenPgp.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG\ProtonVPN 1.4.0\install\66BB872\ByteSize.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG\ProtonVPN 1.4.0\install\66BB872\CalcBinding.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG\ProtonVPN 1.4.0\install\66BB872\Caliburn.Micro.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\ProtonVPN AG\ProtonVPN 1.4.0\install\66BB872\Caliburn.Micro.Platform.Core.dll

Generally the following registry keys will not be removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\ProtonVPN_win_v1_RASAPI32
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Tracing\ProtonVPN_win_v1_RASMANCS
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ProtonVPN AG
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtonVPN Service

Additional values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\MY STUFF\DOWNLOADED\ProtonVPN_win_v1.4.0.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\tapprotonvpn\DisplayName

How to remove ProtonVPN from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

ProtonVPN is an application offered by ProtonVPN AG. Frequently, users choose to uninstall this program. This can be troublesome because doing this manually takes some skill related to PCs. One of the best EASY procedure to uninstall ProtonVPN is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on the PC will be made available to you

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

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about ProtonVPN, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on 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 {B31BA256-A621-46B7-8CA8-C717966BB872} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall ProtonVPN.


8. After removing ProtonVPN, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of ProtonVPN which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling ProtonVPN with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove ProtonVPN by ProtonVPN AG from your computer, nor are we saying that ProtonVPN by ProtonVPN AG is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions 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.