Private Internet Access
A way to uninstall Private Internet Access from your PC
Private Internet Access is a Windows application. Read more about how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by
Private Internet Access, Inc.. More data about Private Internet Access, Inc. can be read
here. Please open
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/ if you want to read more on Private Internet Access on Private Internet Access, Inc.'s page. The application is usually found in the C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access directory. Keep in mind that this location can differ depending on the user's decision. C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Private Internet Access. The application's main executable file occupies 784.77 KB (803608 bytes) on disk and is named pia-ss-local.exe.
Private Internet Access is composed of the following executables which take 17.16 MB (
17992704 bytes) on disk:
- pia-client.exe (3.68 MB)
- pia-hnsd.exe (3.99 MB)
- pia-openvpn.exe (808.87 KB)
- pia-service.exe (1.79 MB)
- pia-ss-local.exe (784.77 KB)
- pia-support-tool.exe (760.37 KB)
- pia-wgservice.exe (4.24 MB)
- piactl.exe (136.87 KB)
- uninstall.exe (753.02 KB)
- zip.exe (298.37 KB)
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2.0.004513 of Private Internet Access. For other Private Internet Access versions please click below:
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How to delete Private Internet Access from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Private Internet Access is an application marketed by the software company Private Internet Access, Inc.. Some people want to uninstall it. Sometimes this is troublesome because removing this manually requires some know-how regarding PCs. One of the best EASY procedure to uninstall Private Internet Access is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:
1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your computer.
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- download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.
3. Press the General Tools category
4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
5. All the programs existing on the computer will be shown to you
6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Private Internet Access or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Private Internet Access". The Private Internet Access application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Private Internet Access in the list , some data regarding the application is shown to you:
- Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Private Internet Access, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
- Technical information regarding the app you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for Private Internet Access:
- The web site of the program is: https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/
- The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\uninstall.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Private Internet Access.
8. After uninstalling Private Internet Access, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Private Internet Access which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Private Internet Access using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.
Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.
Disclaimer
This page is not a piece of advice to remove Private Internet Access by Private Internet Access, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that Private Internet Access by Private Internet Access, Inc. is not a good application. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Private Internet Access supposing you decide this is what you want to do. 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.
Last update on: 2020-04-03 00:26:56.743