Private Internet Access
How to uninstall Private Internet Access from your computer
You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove Private Internet Access for Windows. The Windows release was created by
Private Internet Access, Inc.. More data about Private Internet Access, Inc. can be seen
here. Click on
https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/ to get more details about Private Internet Access on Private Internet Access, Inc.'s website. Usually the Private Internet Access program is to be found in the C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access folder, depending on the user's option during install. Private Internet Access's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\uninstall.exe. pia-ss-local.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 823.63 KB (843400 bytes) on disk.
Private Internet Access contains of the executables below. They take 38.48 MB (
40354360 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 (826.23 KB)
- zip.exe (304.59 KB)
- pia-windows-x64-3.5.2-07877.exe (21.26 MB)
...click to view all...The information on this page is only about version
3.5.207877 of Private Internet Access. You can find below a few links to other Private Internet Access versions:
...click to view all...
Quite a few files, folders and registry entries can not be deleted when you want to remove Private Internet Access from your PC.
Directories left on disk:- C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access
Generally, the following files are left on disk:- 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\data.json
- 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\update\pia-windows-x64-3.5.3-07926.exe
- C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\kapps_core.dll
- C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\kapps_net.dll
- C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\kapps_regions.dll
- C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll
- C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\libssl-1_1-x64.dll
- C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\msvcp140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\msvcp140_1.dll
- C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\pia-commonlib.dll
- C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\pia-service.exe
- C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\Qt5Core.dll
- C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\Qt5Network.dll
- C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\Qt5Xml.dll
- C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\vcruntime140.dll
- C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\vcruntime140_1.dll
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\02117dde7d394d8b17c80336006661d3fcf535b4.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
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\07247f94267dd471d57d33224c48a8fb311534b1.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\07e38b4c359f65d732d1cdae77e983b24a39dfca.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\08bbd9f877358d7caaac69e776e06c884ec51508.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\09883ce48fe87700a01652a65d44d65348c11d2f.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\0bf2675b9e3d419260bb9bd845fa1e2f095b043f.jsc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\0c64f2ca5e28d9991fabb4cdb6e920e56bbc6349.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\0da0f37d8ba44f0cd93f9de1e4106da6499cba0d.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\0f6faddf9710ec6b14667909f3872f90c300559d.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\14a9720371aba1f9bb09a34798ea9aa0cc46568d.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\14d8bcaa1a99b81063fd4d86e9b99386a13598a9.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\16e6ee5ddc56f15d36ec4b10b2dcc5733c0a1add.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\1763999e1098469f5a15dca6162c15ec06bf4273.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\18e723bac4d9be7f92b1b2c374df4de8198dc991.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\1909af80e016602ab32342bb85e5126d1ee7bfd4.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\1955ba01825aa0a0d8d2f001d05a0fac19620d63.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\1afdfee9924f714ff7eab46cb6b9c3ca30cafdd6.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\1b09de25963522a0c96b1aa265f56cea2e538af5.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\1b228689856fbb62ffdc6bdc3cc9a5c70b0b665c.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\1d19eb249f16133790ab9a3e34701fee5aa58b03.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\1ecce9a8c7bf553810d22fe17f3ba2e80318b3e2.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\1fa867fb02129684e2489738030e87f61895b1c2.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\22d2b681413b446eab88f13d6db75f111c216e12.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\23c2b469eb947fa681987c97eccff42620c81f68.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\2471a18bd62a44f9a85625c9192eb6f66068a442.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\26a955f67f88e364957ff47fc6c7aec6bb9f4da2.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\275859ccb41cfd9176df0bf7f63ec17fb0c4437d.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\27937ca3950991d1be419187f5e9493644f74e17.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\288a7823036536874deb3c6375ee33c4c0ce91ad.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\28b8200f3a1266dae3b65172921d87382ecf0e94.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\29e9a7df582bf279e2d71022dcc4cbe32d677f69.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\2a009fafb5ce94f4935b076bd01697f9606d74e6.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\2c90addbe64d1c92979d8c17933fe0c5d012f283.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\2cff7b8b75e74f671c9cbb6616f2dd47c7fc67dc.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\2f99d3a5138ea2363389e23c6ed87a4f26ebad38.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\350c5bc9dddd9c80d33a0051b519b9012705791d.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\3852e5d4970cc2369a145b389c810cbabd3d6f47.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\39b1d41fdf3bdd35457c2a025bf8ce0aadf7d62b.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\3adadbe8fa425bddb6d6471403915b25088cf341.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\3d3d3422c8aabc47c92ea52a1a1bc4632b654c0a.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\3e3c6ac5b6d47f7d4861dcf451566985be2e6547.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\3ed14e779946516b556937b777b5ac9b5f2e26db.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\3f7fd9237469121310d02c2b703b24ebd8a46d04.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\3ff9a50133d25a701eea5d14c3a426b64f356c83.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\43d0d7918902d75236a0580c7eab991dee42f123.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\450a2b460532a5b7ce57871f2599f4f1e6b18498.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\45df9473595e033d8226988eebb754deb16ee0e4.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\47035e8eb3a166bc38dd8df05a70fd95c2c5e658.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\481ce3bebaf4a3c742563d66d8da9f855257c6c1.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\4863b78dccdd09e8bd6158b0f26c46f9cafb63d5.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\48e636f621c32232a82cd524e8ed45700352a191.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\4b335f7fd12ea6dd49ad614d90165fbe02ef3d32.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\4b93a276e4c730b2eb87c595d9ea04dc34419b4e.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\4e66bbde89c689bd7a68b0a4a1b86178282535fa.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\4f793be059690dfce8ef02c467f3d5287825d9de.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\50687cee61f0f7eeaf0664e3c26600f3ed53244e.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\516a4a59a0a5a1d0341c2c9b9c14b2c1c70e5e2a.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\52c64c00c5aaab20beeb45cfa658ab64becf5a7d.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\53cde34c6feec5c81a267ba5560498ae0c7d4a13.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\547829a3f44d5af1c34215677e16ec5ffe293bda.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\55fda98346023a36e42b27fd32f51745c4072823.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\565b6809e4451345ae94de45147c52518cde2399.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\57a9ccc85a41108a3c8fbe721a05bea912c6530b.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\5866c8d131f8d72a129f6a3b6b017bf1547bf31b.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\5957116254da45b54eb993300ceb7e2352ebcb3d.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\5b8e4e3604402d18a2af12f6f858b9bffd156bf8.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\5d3ebe56652e50692d1c5e8d7bbea6761783aaed.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\5f0ca38512dde53554f3cb61b38d36b3ce162b5f.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\65a2e485a3d66d64a2679f570136fd9e877d0765.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\65af8c0bd031d89dca1834fd5adb39e419f71d41.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\67f5adf1bc3e9a3ab43295a8084616459f685e54.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\692d976729796d4d9be2571ba498fde2cd557a58.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\6a377811a1f40786f90a69330109956158583bf2.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\6a85eea369c574347e27ac42c266f03fe391bdac.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\6bb9b3203ca2bfdba0a197757610fd2012921bc2.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\6bced56548183a1760b0b93201afe9716dfdf793.qmlc
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Private Internet Access\cache\qmlcache\6be184dc35fec5f186b777d1b96e8f2c9dc2c0d2.qmlc
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 registry values that are not cleaned:- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\data\update\pia-windows-x64-3.5.1-07760.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\data\update\pia-windows-x64-3.5.2-07877.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\data\update\pia-windows-x64-3.5.3-07926.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\data\update\pia-windows-x64-3.5-07703.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PrivateInternetAccessService\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\PrivateInternetAccessWireguard\ImagePath
A way to remove Private Internet Access using Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Private Internet Access is an application offered by Private Internet Access, Inc.. Frequently, users want to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be difficult because deleting this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE action to uninstall Private Internet Access is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:
1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your computer.
DOWNLOAD NOW- go to Download Link
- download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.
3. Press the General Tools category
4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will be made available to you
6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Private Internet Access or simply click the Search field and type in "Private Internet Access". The Private Internet Access application will be found very quickly. After you click Private Internet Access in the list , the following data about the application is shown to you:
- Star rating (in the left lower 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.
- Technical information about the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on 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. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. 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 of Private Internet Access that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Private Internet Access using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.
Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.
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 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 our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.
Last update on: 2023-11-28 14:40:30.127