VLC Media Player
A guide to uninstall VLC Media Player from your PC
This web page is about VLC Media Player for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is written by
VideoLan Team. Additional info about VideoLan Team can be read
here. You can read more about related to VLC Media Player at
http://portal.corpintra.net/. VLC Media Player is typically set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{E8532591-6964-4F79-AB62-165589AF529C} directory, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{E8532591-6964-4F79-AB62-165589AF529C}\setup.Exe is the full command line if you want to remove VLC Media Player. The program's main executable file is named setup.Exe and occupies 2.02 MB (2118066 bytes).
The following executables are incorporated in VLC Media Player. They take 2.02 MB (
2118066 bytes) on disk.
This page is about VLC Media Player version
3.0.3 only. Click on the links below for other VLC Media Player versions:
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How to uninstall VLC Media Player from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO
VLC Media Player is an application released by VideoLan Team. Frequently, computer users want to uninstall this application. This can be easier said than done because performing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE way to uninstall VLC Media Player 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 already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows computer.
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- download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.
3. Press the General Tools category

4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool

5. All the programs existing on your PC will appear
6. Scroll the list of programs until you find VLC Media Player or simply activate the Search field and type in "VLC Media Player". If it exists on your system the VLC Media Player program will be found automatically. When you select VLC Media Player in the list of applications, the following data about the application is shown to you:
- Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about VLC Media Player, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For example you can see that for VLC Media Player:
- The software company is: http://portal.corpintra.net/
- The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\InstallShield Installation Information\{E8532591-6964-4F79-AB62-165589AF529C}\setup.Exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall VLC Media Player.

8. After uninstalling VLC Media Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong VLC Media Player that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling VLC Media Player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.
Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a piece of advice to remove VLC Media Player by VideoLan Team from your computer, we are not saying that VLC Media Player by VideoLan Team is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove VLC Media Player in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2025-03-25 06:58:28.987