Proton VPN

How to uninstall Proton VPN from your PC

This web page is about Proton VPN for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is produced by Proton AG. Further information on Proton AG can be seen here. Usually the Proton VPN program is to be found in the C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN folder, depending on the user's option during setup. Proton VPN's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\unins000.exe. ProtonVPN.Launcher.exe is the Proton VPN's primary executable file and it takes around 11.72 MB (12286080 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed along with Proton VPN. They occupy about 21.96 MB (23028400 bytes) on disk.

• ProtonVPN.Launcher.exe (11.72 MB)
• unins000.exe (3.28 MB)
• ProtonDrive.Downloader.exe (319.84 KB)
• ProtonVPN.exe (449.84 KB)
• ProtonVPN.MarkupValidator.exe (154.84 KB)
• ProtonVPN.RestoreInternet.exe (460.84 KB)
• ProtonVPN.TlsVerify.exe (154.84 KB)
• ProtonVPN.WireGuardService.exe (460.34 KB)
• ProtonVPNService.exe (460.84 KB)
• openvpn.exe (941.34 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (81.00 KB)
• ProtonDrive.Downloader.exe (321.34 KB)
• ProtonVPN.Builds.ConsoleJob.exe (156.34 KB)
• ProtonVPN.exe (452.34 KB)
• ProtonVPN.MarkupValidator.exe (156.34 KB)
• ProtonVPN.RestoreInternet.exe (462.34 KB)
• ProtonVPN.TlsVerify.exe (156.34 KB)
• ProtonVPN.WireGuardService.exe (461.84 KB)
• ProtonVPNService.exe (462.34 KB)
• openvpn.exe (941.34 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 3.2.8 of Proton VPN. Click on the links below for other Proton VPN versions:

• 3.1.1
• 3.0.5
• 3.2.12
• 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
• 3.2.3
• 3.3.1
• 3.2.2

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ToastNotificationManagerCompat\Apps\Proton.VPN

The files below were left behind on your disk by Proton VPN when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ToastNotificationManagerCompat\Apps\Proton.VPN\Icon.png

Registry keys:

• 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

Supplementary registry values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtonVPN Service\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtonVPN WireGuard\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtonVPNCallout\ImagePath

How to delete Proton VPN from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Proton VPN is an application marketed by the software company Proton AG. Sometimes, users choose to remove this application. Sometimes this is hard because doing this by hand requires some experience regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK action to remove 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 Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Proton VPN or simply activate the Search field and type in "Proton VPN". If it exists on your system the Proton VPN program will be found very quickly. After you select Proton VPN in the list of programs, some data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding Proton VPN, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing 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 then uninstall Proton VPN.


8. After uninstalling Proton VPN, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Proton VPN that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Proton VPN using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Proton VPN by Proton AG from your computer, nor are we saying that Proton VPN by Proton AG is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Proton VPN in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.