Proton VPN

A way to uninstall Proton VPN from your computer

Proton VPN is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was created by Proton AG. More info about Proton AG can be read here. Usually the Proton VPN program is placed in the C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN folder, depending on the user's option during install. The complete uninstall command line for Proton VPN is C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\unins000.exe. ProtonVPN.Launcher.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 11.71 MB (12277144 bytes) on disk.

Proton VPN contains of the executables below. They occupy 18.39 MB (19279680 bytes) on disk.

• ProtonVPN.Launcher.exe (11.71 MB)
• unins000.exe (3.27 MB)
• ProtonDrive.Downloader.exe (320.10 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)
• tapinstall.exe (81.00 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 3.2.4 of Proton VPN. You can find below info on other application versions of Proton VPN:

• 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
• 3.2.10
• 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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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

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

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.2.4\ProtonDrive.Downloader.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.2.4\ProtonDrive.Downloader.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\v3.2.4\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 erase Proton VPN with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Proton VPN is a program released by the software company Proton AG. Frequently, users choose to erase it. Sometimes this can be efortful because removing this by hand requires some know-how related to PCs. One of the best QUICK practice 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, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your computer.

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• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs installed on your 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 application will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Proton VPN in the list of applications, some information about the application is made available 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 clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Proton VPN.


8. After removing Proton VPN, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Proton VPN that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Proton VPN using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Proton VPN by Proton AG from your PC, nor are we saying that Proton VPN by Proton AG is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info 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 our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.