Parallels Tools

How to uninstall Parallels Tools from your computer

You can find on this page details on how to remove Parallels Tools for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Parallels Software International Inc. Open here for more details on Parallels Software International Inc. Please open www.parallels.com if you want to read more on Parallels Tools on Parallels Software International Inc's website. The program is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools folder (same installation drive as Windows). MsiExec.exe /X{6612D6D5-8B1A-441B-B109-860ECF7D8A13} is the full command line if you want to remove Parallels Tools. The program's main executable file is called prl_tools.exe and it has a size of 259.73 KB (265960 bytes).

Parallels Tools installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 14.56 MB (15264288 bytes) on disk.

• prlhosttime.exe (30.73 KB)
• prl_cc.exe (195.23 KB)
• PTIAgent.exe (7.60 MB)
• prl_cat.exe (29.73 KB)
• prl_cpuusage.exe (70.23 KB)
• prl_nettool.exe (172.73 KB)
• prl_nettool_vista.exe (179.73 KB)
• prl_newsid.exe (54.73 KB)
• prl_snapshot.exe (29.73 KB)
• prl_userpasswd.exe (30.73 KB)
• prl_vshadow.exe (541.23 KB)
• setup_nativelook.exe (2.33 MB)
• sha_micro_app.exe (82.73 KB)
• pis_setup.exe (2.48 MB)
• prl_net_inst.exe (81.50 KB)
• coherence.exe (37.23 KB)
• prl_tools.exe (259.73 KB)
• prl_tools_service.exe (224.23 KB)
• coherence.exe (33.73 KB)
• mapi32.exe (46.23 KB)
• SharedIntApp.exe (103.23 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 11.0.2.31348 of Parallels Tools. You can find below info on other releases of Parallels Tools:

• 12.0.0.41273
• 8.0.18619
• 7.0.15107
• 12.0.1.41296
• 8.0.18494
• 9.0.24251
• 9.0.23062
• 11.1.2.32408
• 11.0.0.30479
• 11.2.1.32626
• 7.0.14922
• 10.1.4.28883
• 4.0.5612
• 6.0.11994
• 8.0.18354
• 10.0.1.27695
• 7.0.15106
• 7.0.15095
• 8.0.18615
• 9.0.23140
• 9.0.23036
• 7.0.14920
• 11.0.0.31193
• 11.2.2.32651
• 7.0.15094
• 10.2.0.28956
• 11.2.3.32663
• 9.0.24217
• 9.0.24229
• 7.0.13976
• 10.2.1.29006
• 12.0.2.41353
• 10.3.0.29227
• 9.0.23136
• 5.0.9376
• 11.1.0.32202
• 6.0.11828
• 10.1.1.28614
• 10.1.2.28859
• 9.0.24237
• 6.6.23390
• 8.0.18483
• 11.2.0.32581
• 10.1.0.28600
• 11.0.1.31277
• 11.1.3.32521
• 9.0.22454
• 9.0.24172
• 4.0.6630
• 6.9.23878
• 8.0.18608
• 10.0.2.27712
• 6.10.24198
• 5.0.9200
• 6.0.11822
• 10.4.0.29337
• 7.0.15098
• 4.0.3848
• 8.0.18100
• 9.0.23350
• 7.0.15055
• 11.1.1.32312
• 7.0.15054
• 9.0.23046
• 11.0.0.30617
• 6.0.12106
• 6.0.11990
• 10.2.2.29105
• 5.0.9344

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If you are manually uninstalling Parallels Tools we suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Applications\Parallels Internet Security\pis_setup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Applications\prl_cat.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Applications\prl_cpuusage.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Applications\prl_nettool.exe

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{F6DDBFFA-4D54-40AC-BD0C-7BCEFEA4779B}
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Parallels\Parallels Tools
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\5D6D2166A1B8B1441B9068E0FCD7A831
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Parallels\Parallels Tools

Additional registry values that you should clean:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{423BBC78-9B20-4BBE-A967-B63EC43BC7F3}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{456C7CE2-DAAA-4333-A715-898D4671BBD4}\InProcServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Prls.IntAppFile.Feed\shell\open\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Prls.IntAppFile.Feeds\shell\open\command\

How to erase Parallels Tools from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Parallels Tools is an application by the software company Parallels Software International Inc. Frequently, computer users choose to uninstall it. This can be hard because removing this manually takes some know-how related to PCs. The best SIMPLE manner to uninstall Parallels Tools 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features 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. All the programs existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Parallels Tools or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Parallels Tools". If it exists on your system the Parallels Tools app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Parallels Tools in the list , the following information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Parallels Tools, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Parallels Tools:

• The web site of the application is: www.parallels.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{6612D6D5-8B1A-441B-B109-860ECF7D8A13}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Parallels Tools.


8. After removing Parallels Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Parallels Tools which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Parallels Tools with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Parallels Tools by Parallels Software International Inc from your computer, nor are we saying that Parallels Tools by Parallels Software International Inc is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Parallels Tools supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.