ProtonVPN
A way to uninstall ProtonVPN from your computer
This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall ProtonVPN for Windows. It was created for Windows by
Proton Technologies AG. Go over
here for more details on Proton Technologies AG. Click on
https://www.protonvpn.com to get more information about ProtonVPN on Proton Technologies AG's website. ProtonVPN is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN folder, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. The full command line for uninstalling ProtonVPN is msiexec.exe /i {074CACAD-CAB4-42A5-9C13-D1245FA9D6D6} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is labeled ProtonVPN.exe and it has a size of 7.11 MB (7452480 bytes).
The following executables are installed beside ProtonVPN. They occupy about 9.23 MB (
9676992 bytes) on disk.
- ProtonVPN.ErrorMessage.exe (90.81 KB)
- ProtonVPN.exe (7.11 MB)
- ProtonVPN.TlsVerify.exe (15.81 KB)
- ProtonVPN.UpdateService.exe (60.31 KB)
- ProtonVPNService.exe (96.81 KB)
- openvpn.exe (873.81 KB)
- openvpn.exe (1.01 MB)
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1.17.4 of ProtonVPN. For more ProtonVPN versions please click below:
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ProtonVPN has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.
Folders remaining:- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN
The files below were left behind on your disk by ProtonVPN when you uninstall it:- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Albireo.Base32.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ARSoft.Tools.Net.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Autofac.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\BouncyCastle.Crypto.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ByteSize.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\CalcBinding.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Caliburn.Micro.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Caliburn.Micro.Platform.Core.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Caliburn.Micro.Platform.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\COPYING.md
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\de\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\DeviceId.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\DnsClient.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\DynamicExpresso.Core.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\es-ES\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\es-MX\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\fa\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\FontAwesome.WPF.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\fr\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\GalaSoft.MvvmLight.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\GalaSoft.MvvmLight.Platform.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\it\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\LICENSE
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Microsoft.Deployment.WindowsInstaller.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Newtonsoft.Json.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\nl\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\NLog.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\OxyPlot.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\OxyPlot.Wpf.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\PInvoke.Kernel32.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\PInvoke.Windows.Core.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\PInvoke.Windows.ShellScalingApi.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\pl\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\PluralNet.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Polly.Contrib.WaitAndRetry.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Polly.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Common.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Core.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.ErrorMessage.exe
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Native.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.NetworkFilter.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Resource.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Service.Contract.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.TlsVerify.exe
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Translations.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Update.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.UpdateService.exe
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.UpdateServiceContract.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.Vpn.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPNService.exe
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\pt-BR\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\pt-PT\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\32-bit\libcrypto-1_1.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\32-bit\liblzo2-2.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\32-bit\libpkcs11-helper-1.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\32-bit\libssl-1_1.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\32-bit\openvpn.exe
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\64-bit\libcrypto-1_1-x64.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\64-bit\liblzo2-2.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\64-bit\libpkcs11-helper-1.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\64-bit\libssl-1_1-x64.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\64-bit\openvpn.exe
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Resources\config.ovpn
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ru\ProtonVPN.Translations.resources.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Sentry.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Sentry.PlatformAbstractions.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\Sentry.Protocol.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\System.Buffers.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\System.Collections.Immutable.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\System.Windows.Interactivity.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\TapInstaller.CA.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\TapInstaller.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\x64\GoSrp.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\x64\ProtonVPN.IpFilter.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\x64\ProtonVPN.NetworkUtil.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\x64\Win10\ProtonVPN.SplitTunnelDriver.sys
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\x86\GoSrp.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\x86\ProtonVPN.IpFilter.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\x86\ProtonVPN.NetworkUtil.dll
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Proton Technologies_ProtonVPN_ProtonVPN_exe
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\Logs\app.txt
- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe_Url_5k5woeau2v3gmtlay4mjwsftlqxjnn2p\1.17.4.0\user.config
Registry values that are not removed from your PC:- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\bam\State\UserSettings\S-1-5-21-2538049613-3707631022-609970045-1001\\Device\HarddiskVolume4\Program Files (x86)\Proton Technologies\ProtonVPN\ProtonVPN.exe
A way to delete ProtonVPN from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
ProtonVPN is a program offered by Proton Technologies AG. Some users want to remove this application. Sometimes this is troublesome because deleting this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE manner to remove ProtonVPN is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:
1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows computer.
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- download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.
3. Click on the General Tools button

4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool

5. All the programs installed on your PC will appear
6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate ProtonVPN or simply click the Search field and type in "ProtonVPN". If it is installed on your PC the ProtonVPN app will be found automatically. Notice that after you click ProtonVPN in the list , the following data regarding the application is made available to you:
- Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding ProtonVPN, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for ProtonVPN:
- The web site of the program is: https://www.protonvpn.com
- The uninstall string is: msiexec.exe /i {074CACAD-CAB4-42A5-9C13-D1245FA9D6D6} AI_UNINSTALLER_CTP=1
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove ProtonVPN.

8. After uninstalling ProtonVPN, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of ProtonVPN that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing ProtonVPN with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.
Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.
Disclaimer
This page is not a recommendation to remove ProtonVPN by Proton Technologies AG from your PC, we are not saying that ProtonVPN by Proton Technologies AG is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove ProtonVPN in case 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' PCs.
Last update on: 2020-10-08 09:29:06.240