Private Internet Access

A guide to uninstall Private Internet Access from your system

This page contains detailed information on how to remove Private Internet Access for Windows. The Windows release was created by Private Internet Access, Inc.. More information about Private Internet Access, Inc. can be read here. You can see more info related to Private Internet Access at https://www.privateinternetaccess.com/. Private Internet Access is usually set up in the C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access folder, subject to the user's decision. The full command line for uninstalling Private Internet Access is C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind 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 is named pia-ss-local.exe and it has a size of 784.78 KB (803616 bytes).

Private Internet Access is comprised of the following executables which occupy 39.14 MB (41040144 bytes) on disk:

• pia-client.exe (4.16 MB)
• pia-openvpn.exe (820.37 KB)
• pia-service.exe (1.82 MB)
• pia-ss-local.exe (784.78 KB)
• pia-support-tool.exe (720.87 KB)
• pia-unbound.exe (1.13 MB)
• pia-wgservice.exe (4.24 MB)
• piactl.exe (134.37 KB)
• uninstall.exe (767.52 KB)
• zip.exe (298.37 KB)
• pia-windows-x64-2.3.1-05354.exe (24.35 MB)

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This web page is about Private Internet Access version 2.3.105354 alone. You can find below a few links to other Private Internet Access versions:

• 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
• 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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When planning to uninstall Private Internet Access you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders that were found:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Private Internet Access-CevAjM
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Private Internet Access-OnpSfy

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Private Internet Access\pia-client.exe

How to remove 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, computer users try to remove this program. This can be troublesome because removing this by hand requires some skill related to removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK way to remove 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 on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Private Internet Access or simply click the Search feature and type in "Private Internet Access". If it exists on your system the Private Internet Access program will be found automatically. When you click Private Internet Access in the list of apps, the following information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Private Internet Access, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance 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. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Private Internet Access.


8. After uninstalling Private Internet Access, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform 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 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Private Internet Access by Private Internet Access, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that Private Internet Access by Private Internet Access, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Private Internet Access supposing 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.