Proton VPN

How to uninstall Proton VPN from your PC

This page contains complete information on how to uninstall Proton VPN for Windows. It is written by Proton AG. Go over here where you can read more on Proton AG. The program is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN directory. Keep in mind that this location can vary being determined by the user's preference. Proton VPN's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\unins000.exe. Proton VPN's main file takes about 11.72 MB (12287472 bytes) and is called ProtonVPN.Launcher.exe.

Proton VPN contains of the executables below. They take 22.14 MB (23215576 bytes) on disk.

• ProtonVPN.Launcher.exe (11.72 MB)
• unins000.exe (3.28 MB)
• 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)
• tapinstall.exe (81.00 KB)
• 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)

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The current web page applies to Proton VPN version 3.2.9 alone. You can find below info on other releases of Proton VPN:

• 3.1.1
• 3.0.5
• 3.2.12
• 3.2.1
• 3.3.0
• 3.2.0
• 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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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Proton VPN:

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

The files below are left behind on your disk by Proton VPN's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_Proton_VPN_ProtonVPN_Launcher_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ToastNotificationManagerCompat\Apps\Proton.VPN\Icon.png

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys 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

Additional values that are not removed:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\ProtonVPN.Launcher.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\ProtonVPN.Launcher.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

A way to remove Proton VPN from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Proton VPN is a program offered by the software company Proton AG. Frequently, people want to remove this program. Sometimes this is difficult because removing this manually takes some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK approach to remove Proton VPN is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find 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 automatically. Notice that after you click Proton VPN in the list , the following information about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Proton VPN, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove 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 which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Proton VPN with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your computer 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. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Proton VPN supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.