Private Internet Access

A guide to uninstall Private Internet Access from your system

Private Internet Access is a Windows program. Read more about how to uninstall it from your computer. It is made by Private Internet Access, Inc.. More information on Private Internet Access, Inc. can be seen here. More data about the application Private Internet Access can be seen at https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/. Private Internet Access is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access folder, regulated by the user's decision. The full command line for uninstalling Private Internet Access is C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file occupies 4.11 MB (4308744 bytes) on disk and is labeled pia-client.exe.

Private Internet Access contains of the executables below. They occupy 14.05 MB (14737632 bytes) on disk.

• pia-client.exe (4.11 MB)
• pia-openvpn.exe (759.21 KB)
• pia-service.exe (1.64 MB)
• pia-ss-local.exe (852.42 KB)
• pia-support-tool.exe (639.71 KB)
• pia-unbound.exe (1.16 MB)
• pia-wgservice.exe (3.89 MB)
• piactl.exe (118.71 KB)
• uninstall.exe (683.28 KB)
• zip.exe (290.71 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 2.3.305381 of Private Internet Access. You can find below info on other versions of Private Internet Access:

• 3.0.006692
• 3.3.106924
• 3.5.107760
• 2.0.0.104482
• 2.0.204704
• 2.2.005190
• 2.2.0.105055
• 2.5.105676
• 2.3.0.105269
• 3.5.207877
• 2.7.106182
• 2.6.2.106014
• 2.0.104518
• 2.4.005574
• 2.3.205359
• 3.0.106696
• 3.1.206767
• 2.10.0.106458
• 2.3.005344
• 2.5.005652
• 2.6.105824
• 2.3.105354
• 3.1.106763
• 3.4.0.107585
• 3.5.007703
• 2.2.205198
• 2.9.006393
• 3.5.508091
• 3.6.108339
• 2.7.006158
• 3.1.006756
• 3.5.608110
• 3.5.307926
• 3.5.708120
• 3.3.006906
• 2.6.005820
• 2.2.105193
• 3.6.0.108261
• 2.10.006571
• 2.1.004977
• 3.6.1.208337
• 3.5.2.107876
• 2.8.006331
• 2.0.004513
• 3.2.006857
• 1.8.004193
• 2.8.106335

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Numerous files, folders and registry data will not be deleted when you are trying to remove Private Internet Access from your computer.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Private Internet Access from your PC:

• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\bearer\qgenericbearer.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\data\account.json
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\data\daemon.log
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\data\data.json
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\data\debug.txt
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\data\pia.ovpn
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\data\settings.json
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\data\updown.log
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\iconengines\qsvgicon.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\imageformats\qgif.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\imageformats\qicns.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\imageformats\qico.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\imageformats\qjpeg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\imageformats\qsvg.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\imageformats\qtga.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\imageformats\qtiff.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\imageformats\qwbmp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\imageformats\qwebp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\libpkcs11-helper-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\libssl-1_1-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\lzo2.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\modern_servers.json
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\msvcp140.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\msvcp140_1.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\opengl32sw.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\openvpn_updown.bat
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\pia-client.exe
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\pia-clientlib.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\piactl.exe
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\pia-openvpn.exe
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\pia-service.exe
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\pia-ss-local.exe
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\pia-support-tool.exe
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\pia-unbound.exe
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\pia-wgservice.exe
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\pia-winrtsupport.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\platforms\qwindows.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\qmltooling\qmldbg_debugger.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\qmltooling\qmldbg_inspector.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\qmltooling\qmldbg_local.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\qmltooling\qmldbg_messages.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\qmltooling\qmldbg_native.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\qmltooling\qmldbg_nativedebugger.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\qmltooling\qmldbg_preview.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\qmltooling\qmldbg_profiler.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\qmltooling\qmldbg_quickprofiler.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\qmltooling\qmldbg_server.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\qmltooling\qmldbg_tcp.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\Qt\labs\folderlistmodel\plugins.qmltypes
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\Qt\labs\folderlistmodel\qmldir
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\Qt\labs\folderlistmodel\qmlfolderlistmodelplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\Qt\labs\platform\plugins.qmltypes
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\Qt\labs\platform\qmldir
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\Qt\labs\platform\qtlabsplatformplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\Qt\labs\settings\plugins.qmltypes
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\Qt\labs\settings\qmldir
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\Qt\labs\settings\qmlsettingsplugin.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\Qt5Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\Qt5Gui.dll

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{33023371-7761-4F81-BBB1-0E0D0D175ACF}

Additional values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\pia-client.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PrivateInternetAccessService\ImagePath

How to delete Private Internet Access from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Private Internet Access is a program offered by Private Internet Access, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users want to remove it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because performing this manually requires some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY action to remove Private Internet Access is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Private Internet Access or simply click the Search feature and type in "Private Internet Access". If it is installed on your PC the Private Internet Access application will be found automatically. After you select Private Internet Access in the list of applications, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Private Internet Access, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you are about 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 confirmation dialog will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Private Internet Access.


8. After uninstalling Private Internet Access, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Private Internet Access that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Private Internet Access with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove Private Internet Access by Private Internet Access, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that Private Internet Access by Private Internet Access, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Private Internet Access 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' computers.