VLC media player

A way to uninstall VLC media player from your computer

This web page is about VLC media player for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is developed by VideoLAN. Check out here for more information on VideoLAN. More information about the software VLC media player can be found at https://www.videolan.org/. The application is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC folder. Keep in mind that this location can differ depending on the user's preference. C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall VLC media player. The program's main executable file is named vlc.exe and occupies 962.70 KB (985800 bytes).

The executable files below are installed beside VLC media player. They take about 1.30 MB (1359861 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (228.10 KB)
• vlc-cache-gen.exe (137.20 KB)
• vlc.exe (962.70 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 3.0.6 of VLC media player. Click on the links below for other VLC media player versions:

• 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
• 3.0.0201604300401
• 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
• 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
• 2.2.1265
• 3.0.0201504010914

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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.

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove VLC media player:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_VideoLAN_VLC_Documentation_url
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_VideoLAN_VLC_NEWS_txt
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_VideoLAN_VLC_VideoLAN Website_url
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_VideoLAN_VLC_vlc_exe

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\MozillaPlugins\@videolan.org/vlc,version=3.0.4
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\MozillaPlugins\@videolan.org/vlc,version=3.0.6
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VideoLAN\VLC

A way to delete VLC media player from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VLC media player is a program marketed by VideoLAN. Some people try to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be difficult because performing this manually requires some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK action 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 on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate VLC media player or simply click the Search field and type in "VLC media player". If it exists on your system the VLC media player program will be found very quickly. After you click VLC media player in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding VLC media player, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example 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. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove VLC media player.


8. After uninstalling VLC media player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of VLC media player which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing VLC media player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows 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 remove VLC media player by VideoLAN from your computer, we are not saying that VLC media player by VideoLAN is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove VLC media player supposing 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.