ProtonVPN

A guide to uninstall ProtonVPN from your system

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall ProtonVPN for Windows. The Windows release was created by Proton Technologies AG. Open here where you can find out more on Proton Technologies AG. More details about the program ProtonVPN can be found at https://www.protonvpn.com. The application is frequently found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN folder (same installation drive as Windows). ProtonVPN's entire uninstall command line is msiexec.exe /i {E1B7E6B6-393F-4DCB-BCA5-00000E00CC7A} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. The program's main executable file occupies 7.15 MB (7500536 bytes) on disk and is labeled ProtonVPN.exe.

ProtonVPN installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 9.28 MB (9732808 bytes) on disk.

• ProtonVPN.ErrorMessage.exe (91.74 KB)
• ProtonVPN.exe (7.15 MB)
• ProtonVPN.TlsVerify.exe (16.74 KB)
• ProtonVPN.UpdateService.exe (61.24 KB)
• ProtonVPNService.exe (99.74 KB)
• openvpn.exe (874.74 KB)
• openvpn.exe (1.01 MB)

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This info is about ProtonVPN version 1.18.2 only. For more ProtonVPN versions please click below:

• 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
• 1.24.3
• 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
• 1.13.4
• 1.19.5
• 1.14.3
• 1.16.1
• 1.19.0

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Folders that were left behind:

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

The files below remain on your disk by ProtonVPN when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\GuestHoleServers.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\Logs\app.2021-01-22.0.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\Logs\app.2021-01-24.0.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\Logs\app.2021-01-31.0.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\Logs\app.2021-06-08.0.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\Logs\app.2021-06-09.0.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\Logs\app.2021-06-10.0.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\Logs\app.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\Logs\install-log.zip
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe_Url_htnz4zt4lusaoo5d5ei51nvxl0p4sebm\1.16.1.0\user.config
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe_Url_htnz4zt4lusaoo5d5ei51nvxl0p4sebm\1.18.2.0\user.config
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\Servers.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\Startup.profile
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonVPN\prerequisites\ProtonVPNTap_1.1.3.exe

Registry that is not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6B6E7B1EF393BCD4CB5A0000E000CCA7
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ProtonVPN 1.18.2
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonVPN
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\EventLog\Application\ProtonVPN Update Service

Additional values that you should remove:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6B6E7B1EF393BCD4CB5A0000E000CCA7\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\tapprotonvpn\DisplayName

How to erase ProtonVPN using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

ProtonVPN is an application offered by the software company Proton Technologies AG. Sometimes, computer users decide to remove this program. This can be troublesome because performing this manually requires some experience related to removing Windows applications by hand. 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 Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows system.

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• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find ProtonVPN or simply activate the Search feature and type in "ProtonVPN". If it exists on your system the ProtonVPN app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click ProtonVPN in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding ProtonVPN, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on 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 {E1B7E6B6-393F-4DCB-BCA5-00000E00CC7A} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove ProtonVPN.


8. After removing ProtonVPN, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of ProtonVPN that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing ProtonVPN using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall ProtonVPN by Proton Technologies AG from your PC, nor are we saying that ProtonVPN by Proton Technologies AG is not a good application. This text 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' PCs.