ProtonVPN

A way to uninstall ProtonVPN from your PC

ProtonVPN is a Windows application. Read below about how to remove it from your PC. It is written by Proton Technologies AG. Further information on Proton Technologies AG can be found here. Please follow https://www.protonvpn.com if you want to read more on ProtonVPN on Proton Technologies AG's web page. The program is often placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN directory (same installation drive as Windows). ProtonVPN's entire uninstall command line is msiexec.exe /i {18BB98E7-830C-4FF7-8B94-10AE534A8E7A} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. ProtonVPN.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 8.47 MB (8883816 bytes) on disk.

ProtonVPN installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 11.35 MB (11897560 bytes) on disk.

• ProtonVPN.exe (8.47 MB)
• ProtonVPN.RestoreInternet.exe (627.60 KB)
• ProtonVPN.TlsVerify.exe (19.60 KB)
• ProtonVPN.WireGuardService.exe (321.10 KB)
• ProtonVPNService.exe (392.60 KB)
• openvpn.exe (740.60 KB)
• openvpn.exe (841.60 KB)

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The current web page applies to ProtonVPN version 2.4.0 alone. You can find below info on other versions of ProtonVPN:

• 1.22.1
• 1.20.1
• 1.18.3
• 1.27.0
• 1.14.2
• 2.2.0
• 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
• 1.16.3
• 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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When you're planning to uninstall ProtonVPN you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories found on disk:

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

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

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\7za.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Albireo.Base32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ARSoft.Tools.Net.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Autofac.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\BouncyCastle.Crypto.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\cs-CZ\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\de-DE\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\DeviceId.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\DeviceId.Windows.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\DeviceId.Windows.Wmi.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\en-US\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\es-419\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\es-ES\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\fa-IR\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\fr-FR\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\GalaSoft.MvvmLight.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Platform.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\hr-HR\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\id-ID\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\it-IT\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\LICENSE
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\log4net.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Microsoft.Bcl.AsyncInterfaces.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Wpf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Microsoft.Win32.Registry.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\nl-NL\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.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\pl-PL\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\PluralNet.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Polly.Contrib.WaitAndRetry.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Polly.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Announcements.Contracts.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Announcements.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Announcements.Installers.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Api.Contracts.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Api.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Api.Installers.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.Crypto.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Dns.Contracts.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Dns.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Dns.Installers.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.HumanVerification.Contracts.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.HumanVerification.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.HumanVerification.Gui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.HumanVerification.Installers.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.InstallActions.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Native.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.NetworkFilter.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Resource.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.RestoreInternet.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Service.Contract.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.TlsVerify.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Translations.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\ProtonVPN.WireGuardDriver.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.WireGuardService.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPNService.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\pt-BR\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\pt-PT\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.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\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\LocalAgent.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\32-bit\openvpn.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\32-bit\vcruntime140.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\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\LocalAgent.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\64-bit\openvpn.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\64-bit\vcruntime140.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\config.ovpn
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\UserNameHoleServers.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ro-RO\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\runtimes\win-x64\native\WebView2Loader.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\runtimes\win-x86\native\WebView2Loader.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ru-RU\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Sentry.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.Memory.dll

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppUserModelId\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\ProtonVPN
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\7E89BB81C0387FF4B84901EA35A4E8A7
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonVPN
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\ProtonVPN Update Service
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtonVPN Service
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtonVPN WireGuard

Additional registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\7E89BB81C0387FF4B84901EA35A4E8A7\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1497080476-4211863228-1326994928-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1497080476-4211863228-1326994928-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Users\UserName\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\Updates\ProtonVPN_win_v2.4.0.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-1497080476-4211863228-1326994928-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.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\ProtonVPN WireGuard\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtonVPN WireGuard\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtonVPNCallout\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtonVPNCallout\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\tapprotonvpn\DisplayName

A way to uninstall ProtonVPN with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

ProtonVPN is an application marketed by the software company Proton Technologies AG. Frequently, users want to remove it. Sometimes this is troublesome because doing this by hand takes some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK way to remove 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to clean your system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate ProtonVPN or simply click the Search feature and type in "ProtonVPN". If it exists on your system the ProtonVPN app will be found automatically. Notice that after you click ProtonVPN in the list of applications, the following data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding ProtonVPN, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you want to remove, 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 {18BB98E7-830C-4FF7-8B94-10AE534A8E7A} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by clicking 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 go ahead 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 removing ProtonVPN with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall ProtonVPN by Proton Technologies AG from your computer, nor are we saying that ProtonVPN by Proton Technologies AG is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.