VLC media player
A way to uninstall VLC media player from your system
VLC media player is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by
VideoLAN. Check out
here for more information on VideoLAN. You can read more about about VLC media player at
http://www.videolan.org/. The application is often installed in the C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing 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 may receive a notification for administrator rights. vlc.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 130.02 KB (133139 bytes) on disk.
VLC media player contains of the executables below. They take 500.21 KB (
512217 bytes) on disk.
- uninstall.exe (251.67 KB)
- vlc-cache-gen.exe (118.52 KB)
- vlc.exe (130.02 KB)
The current page applies to VLC media player version
3.0.0201508140403 only. You can find below info on other application versions of VLC media player:
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A way to remove VLC media player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO
VLC media player is a program marketed by the software company VideoLAN. Sometimes, users choose to erase this application. This can be efortful because performing this by hand takes some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY manner to erase 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 already installed on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your computer.
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- download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.
3. Press the General Tools category
4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
5. All the applications existing on the computer will appear
6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate VLC media player or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VLC media player". If it is installed on your PC the VLC media player app will be found very quickly. When you click VLC media player in the list of programs, the following information about the program is shown to you:
- Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about VLC media player, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
- Details about the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for VLC media player:
- The software company is: http://www.videolan.org/
- The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove VLC media player.
8. After uninstalling VLC media player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of VLC media player that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling VLC media player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.
Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
This page 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 text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VLC media player supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2015-10-05 19:17:46.677