# Proton VPN

Application: Proton AG

Dem still dey call am protonvpn, proton vpn windows

Proton AG, Security

Proton VPN client. The window na ProtonVPN.exe. E no be Proton Mail and e no be Proton Pass.

## Wetin you need know

ProtonVPN.exe na the tunnel. Proton Pass.exe na the vault.

Proton VPN na Proton consumer VPN. E no be Proton Mail and e no be Proton Pass. Windscribe na different free-tier VPN. Tailscale na mesh for your devices.

- **Wetin e be?**: Proton VPN. No be Mail or Pass

  **Same thing as Proton Pass?**: No. Different exe

  **Same thing as Tailscale?**: No. Consumer VPN, no be mesh

Feex tok say

If ProtonVPN.exe dey miss and you only get Proton Pass, I go download the VPN from protonvpn.com. The vault no dey tunnel traffic. I no go call dis one Tailscale.

## Wetin be Proton VPN?

Proton VPN na Proton AG VPN. ProtonVPN.exe na the Windows client. Proton Mail and Proton Pass na other products.

## If you never use am before

If you want Proton tunnel, dis na Proton VPN, no be Proton Mail. Download am from protonvpn.com/download. ProtonVPN.exe na the Windows client. Proton Pass.exe na the vault. Proton account dey sign both of dem in. Dis na consumer VPN, no be Tailscale.

## Wetin dem dey use am for?

**Consumer VPN wit Proton account**

Free and paid Proton VPN tiers. The exe na ProtonVPN.exe, no be Mail.

**WireGuard or OpenVPN inside the app**

Protocol choices dey live inside Proton VPN. Dat one no be the bare wireguard.exe client.

**Secure Core extras on top paid plans**

Secure Core na Proton VPN feature name. NordLynx na Nord name. Different vendors.

## Na who e dey for?

- Proton Mail users wey want the same account on top VPN
- People wey open Proton Pass dey look for Connect
- Anybody wey dey compare free-tier VPNs against Windscribe

## Current status

Dem dey actively develop am. Dis article na for the Windows VPN app, no be Proton Mail or Pass.

## How old e be?

Proton VPN launch for 2017, after Proton Mail. Current Windows builds na the Proton VPN app. 2018 OpenVPN config zip na older manual path, no be the usual app.

## Versions

Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here.

Free

Plus

Dey inside some Proton bundles

## System requirements

Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need.

### Minimum

| Operating system | Windows 10 or Windows 11, according to Proton VPN download |
| ---------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------- |
| RAM              | Light client                                               |

## Resource profile

- **CPU demand**: Tunnel encryption

  **Network demand**: All traffic while you connect

## Installed processes

Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed.

| ProtonVPN.exe | VPN client. No be Proton Pass.exe |
| ------------- | --------------------------------- |

## Startup components

ProtonVPN.exe fit connect for logon from im settings.

## File locations

| Typical install | C:\Program Files\Proton\VPN\\ |
| --------------- | ----------------------------- |

## Common wahala dem

### Pass or Mail wey dem install instead of the VPN

Those apps no go create the system tunnel. Install ProtonVPN.exe.

### Free tier server limits

Dat one na Proton VPN plan limit, no be Windows firewall bug.

## How to get unstuck

### Install from protonvpn.com/download

proton.me/pass na the vault. proton.me/mail na Mail.

### Sign in wit the Proton account

NordVPN token no go work here.

### Disconnect another consumer VPN first

Two tunnels dey drag over di default route.

## Alternatives

Proton Pass if you mean the vault. Windscribe if you want another free-tier VPN. Mullvad if you want account-number VPN.

## Official help and downloads

Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel.

| Download      | [protonvpn.com/download ](https://protonvpn.com/download)Official installer or vendor page |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Help          | [protonvpn.com/support ](https://protonvpn.com/support)Vendor support                      |
| Official site | [protonvpn.com/ ](https://protonvpn.com/)Start here, no be random exe host                 |

## Related hardware

Di client dey light. Encryption dey use CPU while e connect.

## Technical details

Technical details

Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build.

## Related

Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link.

[Windscribe: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/windscribe/)[Proton Pass: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/proton-pass/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/)

## Sources and verification

Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/).

- [Proton VPN official site ](https://protonvpn.com/)· Vendor product page
- [Proton VPN help ](https://protonvpn.com/support)· Vendor support
- [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark.

## Dis article make sense to you?

Yes or no dey enough. Choose reason if you want, or add short note.

Quick facts

The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article.

- **Developer**: Proton AG

  **Category**: Consumer VPN

  **Process**: ProtonVPN.exe

  **License**: Freemium wit Proton account

  **First released**: 2017

  **Official site**: [protonvpn.com](https://protonvpn.com/)

  **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole

Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification.

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