VLC media player

A guide to uninstall VLC media player from your computer

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall VLC media player for Windows. It is produced by VideoLAN. More data about VideoLAN can be seen here. Please follow https://www.videolan.org/ if you want to read more on VLC media player on VideoLAN's website. Usually the VLC media player program is to be found in the C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC directory, depending on the user's option during install. The complete uninstall command line for VLC media player is C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe. The program's main executable file is titled vlc.exe and it has a size of 120.02 KB (122899 bytes).

VLC media player installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 475.39 KB (486804 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (235.36 KB)
• vlc-cache-gen.exe (120.02 KB)
• vlc.exe (120.02 KB)

The current page applies to VLC media player version 3.0.21 only. You can find below info on other versions of VLC media player:

• 3.0.0201512130402
• 3.0.0201501200423
• 3.0.0201603220402
• 3.0.0201505180002
• 3.0.0201412230003
• 3.0.09
• 3.0.0201511110402
• 3.0.0201505200002
• 3.0.0201506270002
• 3.0.0201412011908
• 1.1.2
• 3.0.0201503171132
• 3.0.6
• 3.0.0201604300401
• 3.0.0201506020402
• 2.2.0201405100402
• 3.0.0201507170402
• 3.0.0201507280402
• 3.0.0201407050945
• 3.0.0201604020002
• 3.0.4
• 3.0.0201502082004
• 3.0.0201504040402
• 3.0.0201503040003
• 3.0.0201501110003
• 3.0.0201503171517
• 2.2.0201405180019
• 3.0.0201507110002
• 3.0.0201606050002
• 3.0.0201605080002
• 3.0.0201508100402
• 3.0.0201509190402
• 3.0.0201604030002
• 3.0.0201407160002
• 3.0.2
• 3.0.0201508080402
• 3.0.0201505040002
• 2.2.01201410270202
• 3.0.0201510300402
• 3.0.0201503260002
• 3.0.0201602200403
• 3.0.0201409230402
• 2.0.3
• 2.2.0201406120023
• 3.0.0201412130003
• 3.0.3
• 3.0.0201603130402
• 4.0.0.0
• 3.0.0201603300402
• 3.0.0201506050002
• 3.0.0201411060402
• 3.0.0201509210002
• 3.0.0201410100002
• 2.1.3
• 3.0.0201412121425
• 3.0.18.0
• 3.0.9
• 3.0.0201507030402
• 3.0.182
• 2.2.02
• 3.0.0201505060003
• 3.0.0201506300402
• 3.0.0201410070003
• 3.0.0201507080402
• 2.2.03
• 3.0.0201408200402
• 3.0.0201503250402
• 3.0.0201604010402
• 3.0.0201508140403
• 3.0.0201508190403
• 3.0.0201508170403
• 3.0.0201411090003
• 3.0.0201505130003
• 3.0.0201508140003
• 2.2.0201405200043
• 3.0.0201602180402
• 3.0.0201605110401
• 3.0.0201501080002
• 3.0.0201501010402
• 3.0.0201504130003
• 2.2.01
• 3.0.0201409061949
• 3.0.0201409070004
• 3.0.0201509200402
• 3.0.0201502241839
• 3.0.0201504091232
• 3.0.0201504050402
• 3.0.13
• 3.0.0201503090002
• 3.0.0201501240003
• 3.0.0201604270401
• 3.0.0201411100403
• 3.0.0201606020002
• 3.0.0201407220002
• 3.0.0201410210002
• 3.0.0201509250402
• 3.0.0201511190402
• 3.0.0201506191140
• 3.0.0201507050402
• 3.0.04

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If you're planning to uninstall VLC media player you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.dav
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\MozillaPlugins\@videolan.org/vlc,version=3.0.21
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VideoLAN\VLC

A way to uninstall VLC media player from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VLC media player is a program released by the software company VideoLAN. Some users choose to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be difficult because removing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK approach 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find VLC media player or simply click the Search feature and type in "VLC media player". If it is installed on your PC the VLC media player application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click VLC media player in the list of applications, some data regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding VLC media player, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for VLC media player:

• The web site of the application is: https://www.videolan.org/
• The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove VLC media player.


8. After uninstalling VLC media player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong VLC media player which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling VLC media player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall VLC media player by VideoLAN from your PC, we are not saying that VLC media player by VideoLAN is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VLC media player supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.