Private Internet Access

A guide to uninstall Private Internet Access from your system

You can find on this page details on how to remove Private Internet Access for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Private Internet Access, Inc.. More data about Private Internet Access, Inc. can be read here. More details about Private Internet Access can be seen at https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/. Usually the Private Internet Access program is installed in the C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access folder, depending on the user's option during setup. C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Private Internet Access. pia-ss-local.exe is the Private Internet Access's main executable file and it occupies about 823.63 KB (843400 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are contained in Private Internet Access. They occupy 17.22 MB (18061648 bytes) on disk.

• pia-client.exe (5.04 MB)
• pia-hnsd.exe (2.04 MB)
• pia-openvpn.exe (1.08 MB)
• pia-service.exe (1.33 MB)
• pia-ss-local.exe (823.63 KB)
• pia-support-tool.exe (119.59 KB)
• pia-unbound.exe (1.27 MB)
• pia-wgservice.exe (4.25 MB)
• pia-winsvcstub.exe (32.59 KB)
• piactl.exe (173.59 KB)
• uninstall.exe (825.23 KB)
• zip.exe (304.59 KB)

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The current web page applies to Private Internet Access version 3.5.107760 only. Click on the links below for other Private Internet Access versions:

• 3.0.006692
• 3.3.106924
• 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
• 2.3.305381
• 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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A way to uninstall Private Internet Access from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Private Internet Access is a program marketed by the software company Private Internet Access, Inc.. Sometimes, people decide to remove it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because uninstalling this by hand takes some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. 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 on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Private Internet Access or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Private Internet Access". If it exists on your system the Private Internet Access program will be found very quickly. When you click Private Internet Access in the list , the following data about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Private Internet Access, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Private Internet Access:

• The publisher is: https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\uninstall.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Private Internet Access.


8. After removing Private Internet Access, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Private Internet Access which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Private Internet Access using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice 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 PC. 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' computers.