VLC media player

A guide to uninstall VLC media player from your computer

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall VLC media player for Windows. It was developed for Windows by VideoLAN. You can find out more on VideoLAN or check for application updates here. You can read more about about VLC media player at https://www.videolan.org/. The application is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC directory. Take into account that this path can vary being determined by the user's decision. You can remove VLC media player by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe. Note that you might be prompted for administrator rights. vlc-cache-gen.exe is the VLC media player's main executable file and it occupies circa 120.52 KB (123411 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed alongside VLC media player. They occupy about 348.61 KB (356979 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (228.09 KB)
• vlc-cache-gen.exe (120.52 KB)

This page is about VLC media player version 3.0.4 only. For more 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
• 3.0.0201502082004
• 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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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you remove VLC media player.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall VLC media player:

• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\vlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\vlc
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\axvlc.dll
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\libvlc.dll
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\libvlccore.dll
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.log
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc-cache-gen.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\translations\vlc.translation
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\vlc\common.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\ApplicationOntology\data\wrappers\vlc\current_game.lua
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\vlc\29841033\manifest.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\vlc\29841033\metadata.json
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\NVIDIA\NvBackend\VisualOPSData\vlc\29841033\vlc_001.jpg
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\ml.xspf
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\vlc-qt-interface.ini
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\vlcrc

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.vlc
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\vlc.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/x-vlc-plugin
• 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.Bluray
• 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.evo
• 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.iso
• 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.tp
• 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

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

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

How to remove VLC media player from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VLC media player is an application offered by VideoLAN. Frequently, computer users choose to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be difficult because performing this by hand takes some experience related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE way 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find VLC media player or simply click the Search field and type in "VLC media player". If it is installed on your PC the VLC media player application will be found very quickly. When you select VLC media player in the list of apps, the following data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This 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 app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for VLC media player:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall VLC media player.


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

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

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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 PC. This text simply contains detailed info 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 our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.