Mac DMG: Quitting Hotspot Shield – Hotspot Shield Help Center

Mac DMG Start Guide

Downloading and installing Hotspot Shield
Signing in to Hotspot Shield
Changing your Virtual Location
Pausing and stopping protection
Quitting Hotspot Shield
Signing out of Hotspot Shield
Hotspot Shield Settings

Quitting Hotspot Shield

You must pause protection first to exit or quit Hotspot Shield.

To exit Hotspot Shield completely:

Click Pause protection.
At the top-left, click X to close the window.
Then click Quit to confirm.

Important: Clicking ( - ) will just minimize Hotspot Shield to the Dock, not turn off or pause Hotspot Shield. Signing out also will not turn off or pause Hotspot Shield. You will be signed out of your Premium account, but Hotspot Shield will still be active in Free Mode.