PIA

A guide to uninstall PIA from your computer

This info is about PIA for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was created by Private Internet Access, Inc.. More information on Private Internet Access, Inc. can be seen here. Please open https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/ if you want to read more on PIA on Private Internet Access, Inc.'s web page. The program is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing PIA is C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file is named pia-client.exe and it has a size of 4.92 MB (5158848 bytes).

The executables below are part of PIA. They occupy an average of 16.64 MB (17447144 bytes) on disk.

• pia-client.exe (4.92 MB)
• pia-hnsd.exe (2.03 MB)
• pia-openvpn.exe (884.84 KB)
• pia-service.exe (1.20 MB)
• pia-ss-local.exe (820.88 KB)
• pia-support-tool.exe (104.34 KB)
• pia-unbound.exe (1.21 MB)
• pia-wgservice.exe (4.25 MB)
• pia-winsvcstub.exe (29.84 KB)
• piactl.exe (150.84 KB)
• uninstall.exe (810.98 KB)
• zip.exe (301.84 KB)

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The current page applies to PIA version 3.3.106924 only.

A way to remove PIA from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

PIA is an application by Private Internet Access, Inc.. Frequently, computer users want to remove this application. This can be efortful because doing this by hand takes some knowledge related to PCs. One of the best SIMPLE manner to remove PIA 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find PIA or simply activate the Search feature and type in "PIA". If it exists on your system the PIA app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select PIA in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding PIA, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for PIA:

• The web site of the program is: https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\uninstall.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall PIA.


8. After removing PIA, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong PIA which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing PIA with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall PIA by Private Internet Access, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that PIA by Private Internet Access, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall PIA supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.