Proton VPN

How to uninstall Proton VPN from your PC

Proton VPN is a computer program. This page holds details on how to remove it from your PC. It is written by Proton AG. You can find out more on Proton AG or check for application updates here. Proton VPN is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN directory, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's decision when installing the program. Proton VPN's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\unins000.exe. ProtonVPN.Launcher.exe is the Proton VPN's primary executable file and it takes approximately 11.71 MB (12277144 bytes) on disk.

Proton VPN installs the following the executables on your PC, taking 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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This info is about Proton VPN version 3.2.1 alone. You can find below info on other versions of Proton VPN:

• 3.1.1
• 3.0.5
• 3.2.12
• 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
• 3.2.2

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Registry keys:

• 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\v3.2.1\ProtonVPN.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtonVPN Service\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\ProtonVPNCallout\ImagePath

A way to delete Proton VPN from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Proton VPN is a program released by Proton AG. Frequently, users choose to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is troublesome because removing this by hand takes some experience related to removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK procedure to uninstall 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 Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Proton VPN or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Proton VPN". If it exists on your system the Proton VPN application will be found automatically. When you select Proton VPN in the list , the following data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding Proton VPN, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

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


8. After uninstalling Proton VPN, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong 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 directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Proton VPN by Proton AG from your PC, nor are we saying that Proton VPN by Proton AG is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall 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' computers.