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How to uninstall VLC media player from your computer

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall VLC media player for Windows. It is produced by VideoLAN. You can find out more on VideoLAN or check for application updates here. You can get more details about VLC media player at . Usually the VLC media player program is to be found in the C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC folder, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for uninstalling VLC media player is C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for admin rights. VLC media player's primary file takes around 126.02 KB (129043 bytes) and is called vlc.exe.

VLC media player installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 491.28 KB (503073 bytes) on disk.

  • uninstall.exe (251.75 KB)
  • vlc-cache-gen.exe (113.52 KB)
  • vlc.exe (126.02 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 3.0.0201410210002 of VLC media player. For more VLC media player versions please click below:

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How to erase VLC media player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VLC media player is an application marketed by VideoLAN. Frequently, computer users try to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because doing this by hand takes some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY manner to uninstall VLC media player is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows PC.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications existing on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find 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 application will be found automatically. After you click VLC media player in the list of applications, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding VLC media player, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For example you can see that for VLC media player:





  • The web site of the application 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 come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove VLC media player.
Uninstall VLC media player


8. After uninstalling VLC media player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed 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 uninstalling VLC media player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice 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 computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove VLC media player in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2015-08-14 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2015-08-14 16:43:52.663