Proton VPN

A guide to uninstall Proton VPN from your computer

Proton VPN is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows release was created by Proton AG. You can find out more on Proton AG or check for application updates here. Proton VPN is typically set up in the C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN directory, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the program. The full command line for removing Proton VPN is C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\unins000.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. ProtonVPN.Launcher.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 11.71 MB (12277144 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed together with Proton VPN. They occupy about 21.17 MB (22193584 bytes) on disk.

• ProtonVPN.Launcher.exe (11.71 MB)
• unins000.exe (3.27 MB)
• ProtonVPN.exe (450.10 KB)
• ProtonVPN.MarkupValidator.exe (155.10 KB)
• ProtonVPN.RestoreInternet.exe (461.10 KB)
• ProtonVPN.TlsVerify.exe (155.10 KB)
• ProtonVPN.WireGuardService.exe (460.60 KB)
• ProtonVPNService.exe (461.10 KB)
• openvpn.exe (941.60 KB)
• tapinstall.exe (81.00 KB)
• ProtonVPN.exe (450.10 KB)
• ProtonVPN.MarkupValidator.exe (155.10 KB)
• ProtonVPN.RestoreInternet.exe (461.10 KB)
• ProtonVPN.TlsVerify.exe (155.10 KB)
• ProtonVPN.WireGuardService.exe (460.60 KB)
• ProtonVPNService.exe (461.10 KB)
• openvpn.exe (941.60 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 3.2.2 of Proton VPN. You can find below a few links to other Proton VPN releases:

• 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
• 3.2.8
• 3.2.3
• 3.3.1

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If you're planning to uninstall Proton VPN you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Registry that is not removed:

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

Additional values that you should clean:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\VPN\VPN\ProtonVPN.Launcher.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\VPN\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

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

Proton VPN is a program by Proton AG. Some computer users want to erase this application. This can be troublesome because removing this by hand takes some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK approach 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Proton VPN or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Proton VPN". If it is installed on your PC the Proton VPN application will be found very quickly. When you click Proton VPN in the list of programs, some information about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Proton VPN, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

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


8. After removing Proton VPN, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Proton VPN that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Proton VPN with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Proton VPN by Proton AG from your PC, we are not saying that Proton VPN by Proton AG is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Proton VPN supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.