Proton VPN

How to uninstall Proton VPN from your system

Proton VPN is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was created by Proton AG. Take a look here where you can read more on Proton AG. Proton VPN is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN directory, depending on the user's decision. C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\unins000.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Proton VPN. ProtonVPN.Launcher.exe is the Proton VPN's primary executable file and it occupies about 12.32 MB (12921504 bytes) on disk.

Proton VPN installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 115.14 MB (120735992 bytes) on disk.

• ProtonVPN.Launcher.exe (12.32 MB)
• unins000.exe (3.44 MB)
• ProtonInstaller.exe (5.95 MB)
• ProtonVPN.exe (454.23 KB)
• ProtonVPN.RestoreInternet.exe (455.73 KB)
• ProtonVPN.TlsVerify.exe (149.73 KB)
• ProtonVPN.WireguardService.exe (455.23 KB)
• ProtonVPNService.exe (455.72 KB)
• openvpn.exe (1,014.73 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (81.00 KB)
• ProtonVPN_v3.5.0_x64.exe (81.51 MB)
• ProtonInstaller.exe (5.95 MB)
• ProtonVPN.exe (450.73 KB)
• ProtonVPN.RestoreInternet.exe (453.72 KB)
• ProtonVPN.TlsVerify.exe (147.73 KB)
• ProtonVPN.WireguardService.exe (453.22 KB)
• ProtonVPNService.exe (453.72 KB)
• openvpn.exe (1,014.73 KB)

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This data is about Proton VPN version 3.5.0 alone. You can find below a few links to 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
• 3.0.7
• 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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Several files, folders and registry data will be left behind when you want to remove Proton VPN from your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Proton VPN from your computer:

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

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Proton VPN:

• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\Install.log.txt
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\ProtonVPN.Launcher.exe
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\unins000.dat
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\unins000.exe
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\unins000.msg
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.0\ServiceData\Updates\ProtonVPN_v3.5.1_x64.exe
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Accessibility.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Albireo.Base32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\ARSoft.Tools.Net.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\aspnetcorev2_inprocess.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Autofac.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\BouncyCastle.Crypto.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\ByteSize.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\CalcBinding.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Caliburn.Micro.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Caliburn.Micro.Platform.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Caliburn.Micro.Platform.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\clretwrc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\clrgc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\clrjit.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\coreclr.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\D3DCompiler_47_cor3.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\DeviceId.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\DeviceId.Windows.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\DeviceId.Windows.Wmi.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\DirectWriteForwarder.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\DnsClient.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\DynamicExpresso.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\GalaSoft.MvvmLight.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Grpc.AspNetCore.Server.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Grpc.Core.Api.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Grpc.Net.Client.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Grpc.Net.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\hostfxr.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\hostpolicy.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\log4net.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Antiforgery.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.BearerToken.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.OAuth.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization.Policy.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Authorization.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Endpoints.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Forms.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Server.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Connections.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.CookiePolicy.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cors.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cryptography.Internal.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cryptography.KeyDerivation.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Extensions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.HealthChecks.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.HostFiltering.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Html.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Connections.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Connections.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Extensions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Results.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.HttpLogging.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.HttpOverrides.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.HttpsPolicy.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Localization.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Localization.Routing.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Metadata.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Cors.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.DataAnnotations.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Json.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Formatters.Xml.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Localization.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Razor.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.RazorPages.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.TagHelpers.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ViewFeatures.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.OutputCaching.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.RateLimiting.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Razor.Runtime.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.1\Microsoft.AspNetCore.RequestDecompression.dll

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• 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

Additional values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.3.2\ProtonVPN.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\ProtonVPN.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.5.0\ProtonVPN.exe.FriendlyAppName
• 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 uninstall Proton VPN from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Proton VPN is an application marketed by Proton AG. Frequently, users choose to erase this program. This is easier said than done because deleting this manually requires some skill related to PCs. The best QUICK action to erase 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 good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to clean your computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Proton VPN or simply click the Search feature and type in "Proton VPN". If it exists on your system the Proton VPN app will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Proton VPN in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you 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 want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Proton VPN.


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

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Proton VPN by Proton AG from your computer, we are not saying that Proton VPN by Proton AG is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Proton VPN in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.