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A guide to uninstall VLC media player from your computer

VLC media player is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was created by VideoLAN. Additional info about VideoLAN can be read here. More details about VLC media player can be found at . The application is usually found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC folder. Keep in mind that this path can vary depending on the user's choice. VLC media player's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe. The application's main executable file occupies 126.02 KB (129043 bytes) on disk and is labeled vlc.exe.

The following executables are contained in VLC media player. They occupy 491.19 KB (502982 bytes) on disk.

  • uninstall.exe (251.66 KB)
  • vlc-cache-gen.exe (113.52 KB)
  • vlc.exe (126.02 KB)


The current page applies to VLC media player version 3.0.0201501110003 alone. Click on the links below for other VLC media player versions:

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A way to erase VLC media player from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VLC media player is an application offered by the software company VideoLAN. Some computer users decide to erase this application. This can be efortful because doing this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE procedure to erase VLC media player is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





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

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  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

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


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find VLC media player or simply activate the Search field and type in "VLC media player". If it exists on your system the VLC media player program will be found automatically. When you click VLC media player in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding VLC media player, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the program you want to remove, 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 (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove VLC media player.
Uninstall VLC media player


8. After removing 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 able to delete them. By uninstalling VLC media player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall VLC media player by VideoLAN from your computer, we are not saying that VLC media player by VideoLAN is not a good application. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall VLC media player in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2020-10-24 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-10-24 10:44:46.037