Proton VPN

A way to uninstall Proton VPN from your system

This page is about Proton VPN for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is produced by Proton AG. Take a look here where you can read more on Proton AG. The program is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN folder. Take into account that this path can differ being determined by the user's choice. The entire uninstall command line for Proton VPN is C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\unins000.exe. The program's main executable file has a size of 12.37 MB (12966520 bytes) on disk and is called ProtonVPN.Launcher.exe.

The executables below are part of Proton VPN. They occupy about 195.64 MB (205140072 bytes) on disk.

• ProtonVPN.Launcher.exe (12.37 MB)
• unins000.exe (3.44 MB)
• ProtonInstaller.exe (5.95 MB)
• ProtonVPN.exe (454.22 KB)
• ProtonVPN.RestoreInternet.exe (455.73 KB)
• ProtonVPN.TlsVerify.exe (149.73 KB)
• ProtonVPN.WireguardService.exe (455.22 KB)
• ProtonVPNService.exe (455.72 KB)
• openvpn.exe (1,014.72 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (81.00 KB)
• ProtonVPN_v3.4.2_x64.exe (80.99 MB)
• ProtonVPN_v3.4.3_x64.exe (80.96 MB)
• ProtonInstaller.exe (5.95 MB)
• ProtonVPN.exe (454.23 KB)
• ProtonVPN.RestoreInternet.exe (455.72 KB)
• ProtonVPN.TlsVerify.exe (149.73 KB)
• ProtonVPN.WireGuardService.exe (455.23 KB)
• ProtonVPNService.exe (455.73 KB)
• openvpn.exe (1,014.73 KB)

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The current web page applies to Proton VPN version 3.4.3 only. You can find below info on other application versions of Proton VPN:

• 3.1.1
• 3.0.5
• 3.5.3
• 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
• 3.5.2
• 3.4.1
• 3.1.0
• 3.3.2
• 3.2.7
• 3.2.6
• 3.4.4
• 3.5.1
• 3.2.8
• 3.2.3
• 3.3.1
• 3.2.2

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Proton VPN has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

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

• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• 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\v3.4.3\Accessibility.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Albireo.Base32.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\ARSoft.Tools.Net.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\aspnetcorev2_inprocess.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Autofac.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\be-BY\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\BouncyCastle.Crypto.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\ByteSize.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\CalcBinding.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Caliburn.Micro.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Caliburn.Micro.Platform.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Caliburn.Micro.Platform.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\clretwrc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\clrgc.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\clrjit.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\coreclr.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\cs-CZ\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\D3DCompiler_47_cor3.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\de-DE\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\DeviceId.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\DeviceId.Windows.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\DeviceId.Windows.Wmi.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\DirectWriteForwarder.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\DnsUserName.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\DynamicExpresso.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\el-GR\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\en-US\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\es-419\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\es-ES\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\fa-IR\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\fi-FI\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\fr-FR\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\GalaSoft.MvvmLight.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Grpc.AspNetCore.Server.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Grpc.Core.Api.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Grpc.Net.UserName.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Grpc.Net.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\hostfxr.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\hostpolicy.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\hr-HR\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\id-ID\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\it-IT\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\ja-JP\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\ka-GE\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\ko-KR\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\log4net.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Antiforgery.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.BearerToken.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Cookies.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.Core.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authentication.OAuth.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Authorization.Policy.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Authorization.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Endpoints.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Forms.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Server.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Components.Web.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Connections.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.CookiePolicy.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cors.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cryptography.Internal.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Cryptography.KeyDerivation.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.DataProtection.Extensions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Diagnostics.HealthChecks.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.HostFiltering.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Hosting.Server.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Html.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Connections.Common.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Connections.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Extensions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Features.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Http.Results.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.HttpLogging.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.HttpOverrides.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.HttpsPolicy.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Localization.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Localization.Routing.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Metadata.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.ApiExplorer.dll
• C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.4.3\Microsoft.AspNetCore.Mvc.Core.dll

Registry keys:

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

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 uninstall Proton VPN using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Proton VPN is a program offered by Proton AG. Some users decide to erase this program. This is troublesome because uninstalling this by hand takes some skill regarding PCs. The best EASY manner to erase Proton VPN is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Proton VPN or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Proton VPN". The Proton VPN app will be found automatically. Notice that when you click Proton VPN in the list of apps, the following data 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, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Proton VPN.


8. After removing Proton VPN, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Proton VPN which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Proton VPN with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above 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 software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions 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' computers.