VLC media player

A way to uninstall VLC media player from your computer

This info is about VLC media player for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is produced by VideoLAN. Check out here for more information on VideoLAN. Please open http://www.videolan.org/ if you want to read more on VLC media player on VideoLAN's page. Usually the VLC media player program is found in the C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC folder, depending on the user's option during setup. The full command line for uninstalling VLC media player is C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for administrator rights. VLC media player's primary file takes about 127.02 KB (130067 bytes) and is called vlc.exe.

VLC media player installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 512.01 KB (524295 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (271.47 KB)
• vlc-cache-gen.exe (113.52 KB)
• vlc.exe (127.02 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 2.2.02 of VLC media player. For other VLC media player versions please click below:

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 2.2.1265
• 3.0.0201504010914

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VLC media player has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc

The files below remain on your disk by VLC media player's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\AUTHORS.txt
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\axvlc.dll
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\COPYING.txt
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\Documentation.url
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\libgcc_s_seh-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\libstdc++-6.dll
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\libvlc.dll
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\libvlccore.dll
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\libwinpthread-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ach\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\af\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\am\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\an\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ar\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ast\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\az\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\be\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\bg\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\bn\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\bn_IN\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\br\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\bs\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ca\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\cgg\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ckb\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\co\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\cs\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\cy\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\da\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\de\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\el\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\en_GB\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\es\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\et\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\eu\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\fa\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ff\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\fi\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\fr\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\fur\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ga\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\gd\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\gl\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\gu\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\he\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\hi\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\hr\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\hu\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\hy\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ia\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\id\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\is\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\it\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ja\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ka\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\kk\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\km\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\kn\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ko\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ky\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\lg\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\lt\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\lv\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\mk\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ml\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\mn\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\mr\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ms\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\my\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\nb\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ne\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\nl\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\nn\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\oc\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\or\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\pa\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\pl\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ps\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\pt_BR\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\pt_PT\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ro\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ru\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\si\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\sk\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\sl\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\sq\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\sr\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\sv\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ta\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\te\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\tet\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\th\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\tl\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\tr\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\uk\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\uz\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\vi\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\wa\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\zh_CN\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\zh_TW\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.vlc
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\vlc.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.3g2
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.3ga
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.3gp
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.669
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.a52
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.aac
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.ac3
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.adt
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.aif
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.amr
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.amv
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.aob
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.ape
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.asf
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.asx
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.au
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.avi
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.b4s
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.bik
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.bin
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.caf
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.cda
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.cue
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.divx
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.drc
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.dts
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.dv
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.f4v
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.flac
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.flv
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.gvi
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.gxf
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.ifo
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.it
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.m1v
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.m2t
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.m2v
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.m3u
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.m4a
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.m4p
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.m4v
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mid
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mka
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mkv
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mlp
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mod
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mov
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mp1
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mp2
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mp3
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mp4
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mpa
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mpc
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mpe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mpg
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mpv2
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mts
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mtv
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mxf
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.nsv
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.nuv
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.oga
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.ogg
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.ogm
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.ogv
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.ogx
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.oma
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.OPENFolder
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.opus
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.pls
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.qcp
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.ra
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.rec
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.rm
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.rpl
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.s3m
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.sdp
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.snd
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.spx
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.SVCDMovie
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.thp
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.tod
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.ts
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.tta
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.tts
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.VCDMovie
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.vlc
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.vlt
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.vob
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.voc
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.vqf
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.vro
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.w64
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.wav
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.webm
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.wma
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.wmv
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.wsz

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe

How to remove VLC media player from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VLC media player is a program marketed by VideoLAN. Some computer users choose to uninstall this application. This can be efortful because uninstalling this by hand requires some skill related to removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK procedure to uninstall VLC media player is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to clean your computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate VLC media player or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VLC media player". The VLC media player program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click VLC media player in the list , the following information regarding the program 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".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for VLC media player:

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

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove VLC media player.


8. After removing VLC media player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of VLC media player which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing VLC media player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall VLC media player by VideoLAN from your PC, we are not saying that VLC media player by VideoLAN is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VLC media player in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.