Proton VPN

A way to uninstall Proton VPN from your computer

This info is about Proton VPN for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by Proton AG. Further information on Proton AG can be found here. Proton VPN is normally installed in the C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN folder, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the application. C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\unins000.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Proton VPN. Proton VPN's primary file takes around 16.58 MB (17389368 bytes) and is called ProtonVPN.Launcher.exe.

The executable files below are part of Proton VPN. They occupy about 105.43 MB (110548016 bytes) on disk.

• ProtonVPN.Launcher.exe (16.58 MB)
• unins000.exe (3.20 MB)
• ProtonDrive.Downloader.exe (322.70 KB)
• ProtonVPN.Builds.ConsoleJob.exe (157.70 KB)
• ProtonVPN.exe (453.70 KB)
• ProtonVPN.MarkupValidator.exe (157.70 KB)
• ProtonVPN.RestoreInternet.exe (463.70 KB)
• ProtonVPN.TlsVerify.exe (157.70 KB)
• ProtonVPN.WireGuardService.exe (463.20 KB)
• ProtonVPNService.exe (463.70 KB)
• openvpn.exe (942.70 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (81.00 KB)
• ProtonVPN_v3.2.12.exe (78.73 MB)
• ProtonDrive.Downloader.exe (322.72 KB)
• ProtonVPN.exe (453.72 KB)
• ProtonVPN.RestoreInternet.exe (463.72 KB)
• ProtonVPN.TlsVerify.exe (157.72 KB)
• ProtonVPN.WireguardService.exe (463.22 KB)
• ProtonVPNService.exe (463.72 KB)
• openvpn.exe (1,012.72 KB)

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The current web page applies to Proton VPN version 3.2.12 alone. You can find below info on other application versions of Proton VPN:

• 3.1.1
• 3.0.5
• 3.2.1
• 3.3.0
• 3.2.0
• 3.2.9
• 3.5.0
• 3.0.7
• 3.2.11
• 3.0.6
• 3.2.4
• 3.2.10
• 3.0.4
• 3.4.1
• 3.1.0
• 3.3.2
• 3.2.7
• 3.2.6
• 3.4.3
• 3.4.4
• 3.5.1
• 3.2.8
• 3.2.3
• 3.3.1
• 3.2.2

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AppUserModelId\Proton.VPN
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\Proton VPN_is1
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Proton AG\Proton VPN

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.2.12\ProtonDrive.Downloader.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.2.12\ProtonDrive.Downloader.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.2.12\ProtonVPN.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtonVPN Service\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtonVPNCallout\ImagePath

A way to erase Proton VPN from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Proton VPN is an application released by Proton AG. Frequently, users choose to uninstall this program. This can be difficult because performing this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best SIMPLE practice to uninstall Proton VPN 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, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your PC.

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• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Proton VPN or simply click the Search feature and type in "Proton VPN". If it is installed on your PC the Proton VPN app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Proton VPN in the list of apps, some data about the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Proton VPN, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Proton VPN.


8. After uninstalling Proton VPN, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Proton VPN which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Proton VPN using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Proton VPN by Proton AG from your computer, nor are we saying that Proton VPN by Proton AG is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Proton VPN 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.