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How to uninstall ProtonVPN from your PC

ProtonVPN is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by Proton Technologies AG. You can read more on Proton Technologies AG or check for application updates here. Click on to get more info about ProtonVPN on Proton Technologies AG's website. The application is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN directory (same installation drive as Windows). You can remove ProtonVPN by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line msiexec.exe /i {DFA377B9-050E-4D9C-9F0B-347A8A665E91} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for admin rights. ProtonVPN.exe is the ProtonVPN's main executable file and it occupies approximately 7.38 MB (7742568 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed alongside ProtonVPN. They occupy about 9.75 MB (10226088 bytes) on disk.

  • ProtonVPN.ErrorMessage.exe (94.10 KB)
  • ProtonVPN.exe (7.38 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 (112.60 KB)
  • openvpn.exe (981.60 KB)
  • openvpn.exe (1,020.60 KB)
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This data is about ProtonVPN version 1.23.3 only. Click on the links below for other ProtonVPN versions:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are listed below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall ProtonVPN:
  • 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 were 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\log4net.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\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\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\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.Crypto.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\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\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\LocalAgent.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\LocalAgent.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\tunnel.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\wintun.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.TlsVerify.exe.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\ProtonVPN.UpdateService.exe.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0\UsageLogs\ProtonVPN.WireGuardService.exe.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\ProtonVPN.RestoreInternet.exe.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\200\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Proton Technologies_ProtonVPN_ProtonVPN_exe

Registry that is not cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppUserModelId\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9B773AFDE050C9D4F9B043A7A866E519
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ProtonVPN 1.23.3
  • 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

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9B773AFDE050C9D4F9B043A7A866E519\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2541426663-191336835-1434953958-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.ErrorMessage.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2541426663-191336835-1434953958-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2541426663-191336835-1434953958-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.RestoreInternet.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2541426663-191336835-1434953958-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.TlsVerify.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2541426663-191336835-1434953958-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.UpdateService.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2541426663-191336835-1434953958-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.WireGuardService.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2541426663-191336835-1434953958-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\ProgramData\ProtonVPN\Updates\ProtonVPN_win_v1.23.3.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2541426663-191336835-1434953958-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume6\Users\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Proton Technologies AG\ProtonVPN\prerequisites\aipackagechainer.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\tapprotonvpn\DisplayName


How to erase ProtonVPN from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

ProtonVPN is an application by the software company Proton Technologies AG. Some users decide to uninstall this program. This can be hard because removing this by hand takes some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE action 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 on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications 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. After you select ProtonVPN in the list of programs, the following information about the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about ProtonVPN, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you wish to remove, 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 {DFA377B9-050E-4D9C-9F0B-347A8A665E91} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove ProtonVPN.
Uninstall ProtonVPN


8. After uninstalling ProtonVPN, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start 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 uninstalling ProtonVPN using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove 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 info on how to remove ProtonVPN supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2021-09-04 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2021-09-04 01:36:15.037