ProtonVPN

How to uninstall ProtonVPN from your computer

ProtonVPN is a software application. This page contains details on how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Proton Technologies AG. Take a look here for more info on Proton Technologies AG. Please open 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). The full command line for removing ProtonVPN is msiexec.exe /i {7A390D75-D64B-4228-B476-C7E60D164629} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for admin rights. ProtonVPN.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 7.51 MB (7874664 bytes) on disk.

ProtonVPN contains of the executables below. They occupy 9.88 MB (10360232 bytes) on disk.

• ProtonVPN.ErrorMessage.exe (94.10 KB)
• ProtonVPN.exe (7.51 MB)
• ProtonVPN.RestoreInternet.exe (84.10 KB)
• ProtonVPN.TlsVerify.exe (19.10 KB)
• ProtonVPN.UpdateService.exe (63.60 KB)
• ProtonVPN.WireGuardService.exe (49.60 KB)
• ProtonVPNService.exe (114.10 KB)
• openvpn.exe (982.10 KB)
• openvpn.exe (1,020.60 KB)

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The current web page applies to ProtonVPN version 1.24.3 alone. Click on the links below for other ProtonVPN versions:

• 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
• 1.17.6
• 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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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

Directories that were found:

• C:\ProtonVPN
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonVPN

The files below were left behind on your disk by ProtonVPN when you uninstall it:

• C:\ProtonVPN\7za.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Albireo.Base32.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\ARSoft.Tools.Net.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Autofac.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\BouncyCastle.Crypto.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\ByteSize.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\CalcBinding.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Caliburn.Micro.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Caliburn.Micro.Platform.Core.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Caliburn.Micro.Platform.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\COPYING.md
• C:\ProtonVPN\de\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\DeviceId.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\DnsClient.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\DynamicExpresso.Core.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\es-ES\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\es-MX\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\fa\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\FontAwesome.WPF.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\fr\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\GalaSoft.MvvmLight.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Platform.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\hr\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\id\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\it\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\LICENSE
• C:\ProtonVPN\log4net.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Microsoft.Toolkit.Uwp.Notifications.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Core.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Microsoft.Web.WebView2.Wpf.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\nl\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\OxyPlot.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\OxyPlot.Wpf.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\PInvoke.Kernel32.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\PInvoke.Windows.Core.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\PInvoke.Windows.ShellScalingApi.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\pl\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\PluralNet.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Polly.Contrib.WaitAndRetry.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Polly.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Common.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Core.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Crypto.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.ErrorMessage.exe
• C:\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe
• C:\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.InstallActions.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Native.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.NetworkFilter.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Resource.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.RestoreInternet.exe
• C:\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Service.Contract.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.TlsVerify.exe
• C:\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Translations.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Update.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.UpdateService.exe
• C:\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.UpdateServiceContract.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Vpn.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.WireGuardDriver.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.WireGuardService.exe
• C:\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPNService.exe
• C:\ProtonVPN\pt-BR\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\pt-PT\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Resources\32-bit\libcrypto-1_1.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Resources\32-bit\liblzo2-2.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Resources\32-bit\libpkcs11-helper-1.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Resources\32-bit\libssl-1_1.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Resources\32-bit\LocalAgent.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Resources\32-bit\openvpn.exe
• C:\ProtonVPN\Resources\64-bit\libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Resources\64-bit\liblzo2-2.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Resources\64-bit\libpkcs11-helper-1.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Resources\64-bit\libssl-1_1-x64.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Resources\64-bit\LocalAgent.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Resources\64-bit\openvpn.exe
• C:\ProtonVPN\Resources\config.ovpn
• C:\ProtonVPN\ru\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\runtimes\win-x64\native\WebView2Loader.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\runtimes\win-x86\native\WebView2Loader.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Sentry.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Sentry.PlatformAbstractions.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\Sentry.Protocol.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\System.Buffers.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\System.Collections.Immutable.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\System.ValueTuple.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\System.Windows.Interactivity.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\TapInstaller.CA.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\TapInstaller.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\tr\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\tunnel.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\wireguard.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\x64\GoSrp.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\x64\ProtonVPN.IpFilter.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\x64\ProtonVPN.NetworkUtil.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\x64\Win10\ProtonVPN.CalloutDriver.sys
• C:\ProtonVPN\x86\GoSrp.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\x86\ProtonVPN.IpFilter.dll
• C:\ProtonVPN\x86\ProtonVPN.NetworkUtil.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\C__ProtonVPN_ProtonVPN_exe

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppUserModelId\C:\ProtonVPN
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\57D093A7B46D82244B677C6ED0616492
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ProtonVPN 1.24.3
• 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 Update Service

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\57D093A7B46D82244B677C6ED0616492\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2877945667-2103387057-967736044-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\ProgramData\ProtonVPN\Updates\ProtonVPN_win_v1.24.3.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2877945667-2103387057-967736044-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2877945667-2103387057-967736044-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Users\UserName\Downloads\Proton VPN for Pc v1.16.1 + Working Crack [MultiLang]\ProtonVPN_win_v1.16.1.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\ProtonVPN Update Service\DisplayName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtonVPN Update Service\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 remove ProtonVPN from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

ProtonVPN is an application by the software company Proton Technologies AG. Frequently, users try to uninstall this program. This can be easier said than done because deleting this manually requires some knowledge related to PCs. The best SIMPLE way 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 Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate ProtonVPN or simply activate the Search feature and type in "ProtonVPN". If it is installed on your PC the ProtonVPN app will be found automatically. Notice that when you click ProtonVPN in the list , the following information about the application is available to you:

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

For example you can see that for ProtonVPN:

• The publisher is: https://www.protonvpn.com
• The uninstall string is: msiexec.exe /i {7A390D75-D64B-4228-B476-C7E60D164629} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall ProtonVPN.


8. After removing ProtonVPN, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of ProtonVPN that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing ProtonVPN with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove ProtonVPN by Proton Technologies AG from your PC, we are not saying that ProtonVPN by Proton Technologies AG is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove ProtonVPN in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.