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How to uninstall Private Internet Access from your computer

Private Internet Access is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was created by Private Internet Access, Inc.. More information on Private Internet Access, Inc. can be seen here. Click on to get more facts about Private Internet Access on Private Internet Access, Inc.'s website. The application is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access folder. Take into account that this location can vary depending on the user's choice. C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Private Internet Access. The program's main executable file is labeled pia-ss-local.exe and it has a size of 823.63 KB (843400 bytes).

Private Internet Access installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 17.20 MB (18030928 bytes) on disk.

  • pia-client.exe (5.03 MB)
  • pia-hnsd.exe (2.04 MB)
  • pia-openvpn.exe (1.08 MB)
  • pia-service.exe (1.31 MB)
  • pia-ss-local.exe (823.63 KB)
  • pia-support-tool.exe (117.59 KB)
  • pia-unbound.exe (1.27 MB)
  • pia-wgservice.exe (4.25 MB)
  • pia-winsvcstub.exe (32.59 KB)
  • piactl.exe (172.09 KB)
  • uninstall.exe (825.23 KB)
  • zip.exe (304.59 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 3.5.007703 of Private Internet Access. Click on the links below for other Private Internet Access versions:

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Some files, folders and Windows registry entries will not be uninstalled when you remove Private Internet Access from your PC.

Folders that were left behind:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access

The files below were left behind on your disk by Private Internet Access when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Private Internet Access_pia-client_exe
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\02117dde7d394d8b17c80336006661d3fcf535b4.qmlc
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\032304834b85341a9c3ec7d8ccddd903537ae13a.qmlc
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\042c0aed2d006176fcfe214b861ab7595013a67a.qmlc
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\049e643ee1352cca84c2bbc3d24a494c24e0a969.qmlc
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\04b91206e338c4dac36a8570e5704ee1eccfb039.qmlc
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  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\6be184dc35fec5f186b777d1b96e8f2c9dc2c0d2.qmlc

Frequently the following registry data will not be uninstalled:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\0C0A91408CC4E954B9EA3FFBD5E2C2BC
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{33023371-7761-4F81-BBB1-0E0D0D175ACF}

Additional values that are not cleaned:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\0C0A91408CC4E954B9EA3FFBD5E2C2BC\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PrivateInternetAccessService\ImagePath
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PrivateInternetAccessWireguard\ImagePath


A way to remove Private Internet Access from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Private Internet Access is an application offered by the software company Private Internet Access, Inc.. Some people choose to uninstall this program. This is efortful because deleting this by hand takes some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY procedure to uninstall 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 Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

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


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Private Internet Access or simply activate the Search field and type in "Private Internet Access". If it exists on your system the Private Internet Access program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Private Internet Access in the list of apps, the following data regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains 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.
  • Technical information regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For example you can see that for Private Internet Access:





  • The software company 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 come up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Private Internet Access.
Uninstall Private Internet Access


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

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation 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 for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Private Internet Access in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2023-09-23 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-09-23 16:04:01.727