ProtonVPN

A way to uninstall ProtonVPN from your computer

This page is about ProtonVPN for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was created by Proton Technologies AG. Take a look here where you can find out more on Proton Technologies AG. More information about ProtonVPN can be found at https://www.protonvpn.com. ProtonVPN is usually set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN folder, regulated by the user's decision. msiexec.exe /i {89BB1D37-0C65-4E00-B1EB-86DFB108689D} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1 is the full command line if you want to remove ProtonVPN. ProtonVPN.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 7.36 MB (7715632 bytes) on disk.

ProtonVPN is composed of the following executables which occupy 9.66 MB (10126720 bytes) on disk:

• ProtonVPN.ErrorMessage.exe (91.80 KB)
• ProtonVPN.exe (7.36 MB)
• ProtonVPN.RestoreInternet.exe (81.80 KB)
• ProtonVPN.TlsVerify.exe (16.80 KB)
• ProtonVPN.UpdateService.exe (61.30 KB)
• ProtonVPNService.exe (106.30 KB)
• openvpn.exe (978.80 KB)
• openvpn.exe (1,017.80 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 1.21.1 of ProtonVPN. You can find here a few links to 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
• 1.24.3
• 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
• 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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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall ProtonVPN.

Folders that were found:

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

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

• 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\COPYING.md
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\de\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\DeviceId.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\es-ES\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\es-MX\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\fa\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\FontAwesome.WPF.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\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\it\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\LICENSE
• 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\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\nl\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\NLog.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\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.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.ErrorMessage.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe
• 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.UpdateService.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.UpdateServiceContract.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\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\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\openvpn.exe
• 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\openvpn.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\config.ovpn
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ru\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\Sentry.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Sentry.PlatformAbstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Sentry.Protocol.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.ValueTuple.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\x64\GoSrp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\x64\ProtonVPN.IpFilter.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\x64\ProtonVPN.NetworkUtil.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\x64\Win10\ProtonVPN.CalloutDriver.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\x86\GoSrp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\x86\ProtonVPN.IpFilter.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\x86\ProtonVPN.NetworkUtil.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\ProtonVPN.exe.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Proton Technologies_ProtonVPN_ProtonVPN_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\DiagnosticLogs\ProtonVPN_install-log.7z
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\DiagnosticLogs\ProtonVPNTun_install-log.7z
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\UserNameHoleServers.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\Logs\app.txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe_Url_5k5woeau2v3gmtlay4mjwsftlqxjnn2p\1.18.5.0\4gietcxy.tmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe_Url_5k5woeau2v3gmtlay4mjwsftlqxjnn2p\1.18.5.0\user.config
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe_Url_5k5woeau2v3gmtlay4mjwsftlqxjnn2p\1.20.1.0\40nngfrq.newcfg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe_Url_5k5woeau2v3gmtlay4mjwsftlqxjnn2p\1.20.1.0\40nngfrq.tmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe_Url_5k5woeau2v3gmtlay4mjwsftlqxjnn2p\1.20.1.0\jm4fqeq4.tmp

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppUserModelId\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\73D1BB9856C000E41BBE68FD1B8086D9
• 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

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\73D1BB9856C000E41BBE68FD1B8086D9\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2609682837-3826708925-3444398656-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2609682837-3826708925-3444398656-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume3\ProgramData\ProtonVPN\Updates\ProtonVPN_win_v1.21.1.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

How to uninstall ProtonVPN using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

ProtonVPN is an application by the software company Proton Technologies AG. Frequently, computer users want to uninstall it. This is troublesome because deleting this manually takes some skill regarding PCs. One of the best EASY approach 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find ProtonVPN or simply activate 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 applications, the following data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding ProtonVPN, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for ProtonVPN:

• The web site of the application is: https://www.protonvpn.com
• The uninstall string is: msiexec.exe /i {89BB1D37-0C65-4E00-B1EB-86DFB108689D} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove ProtonVPN.


8. After removing ProtonVPN, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of ProtonVPN which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing ProtonVPN using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall ProtonVPN by Proton Technologies AG from your PC, we are not saying that ProtonVPN by Proton Technologies AG is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall ProtonVPN supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.