VMware Horizon Agent

A guide to uninstall VMware Horizon Agent from your computer

This page contains complete information on how to remove VMware Horizon Agent for Windows. The Windows release was created by VMware, Inc.. More information on VMware, Inc. can be seen here. Detailed information about VMware Horizon Agent can be seen at http://www.vmware.com/. Usually the VMware Horizon Agent application is placed in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent directory, depending on the user's option during setup. MsiExec.exe /X{21B8FE31-EEDC-4DA2-B981-7513918543CF} is the full command line if you want to uninstall VMware Horizon Agent. The application's main executable file has a size of 2.21 MB (2316264 bytes) on disk and is titled v4pa_agent.exe.

VMware Horizon Agent is comprised of the following executables which take 9.45 MB (9910808 bytes) on disk:

7zr.exe (459.48 KB)
ThinAppSDKSrvr.exe (72.71 KB)
v4pa_agent.exe (2.21 MB)
vmlm.exe (774.00 KB)
vmlm_helper.exe (57.00 KB)
vmwAgent.exe (259.98 KB)
vmware-view-unity-shell.exe (751.01 KB)
wsnm.exe (536.33 KB)
wsnm_jms.exe (676.23 KB)
wssm.exe (548.01 KB)
ws_scripthost.exe (518.09 KB)
v4pa_Ctx_component.exe (226.98 KB)
v4pa_Horizon_component.exe (227.98 KB)
7z.exe (259.50 KB)
ws_diag.exe (1.18 MB)
jabswitch.exe (33.53 KB)
java-rmi.exe (15.53 KB)
java.exe (202.03 KB)
javaw.exe (202.03 KB)
jjs.exe (15.53 KB)
keytool.exe (16.03 KB)
kinit.exe (16.03 KB)
klist.exe (16.03 KB)
ktab.exe (16.03 KB)
orbd.exe (16.03 KB)
pack200.exe (16.03 KB)
policytool.exe (16.03 KB)
rmid.exe (15.53 KB)
rmiregistry.exe (16.03 KB)
servertool.exe (16.03 KB)
tnameserv.exe (16.03 KB)
unpack200.exe (192.53 KB)

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This data is about VMware Horizon Agent version 7.1.0.5170901 alone. You can find here a few links to other VMware Horizon Agent releases:

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If you are manually uninstalling VMware Horizon Agent we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall VMware Horizon Agent:

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\arp.ico
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\abctrl.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\AppTap.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\drivers\vmwsci32.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\drivers\vmwsci64.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\drivers\vmwvwebcam.cat
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\drivers\vmwvwebcam.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\drivers\vmwvwebcam.inf
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\drivers\vmwvwebcam.sys
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\flashOptimizer.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\MessageFrameWork.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\migprofile.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\offreg.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\sigc-2.0.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\svgadevtap.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\ThinAppSDK.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\ThinAppSDKSrvr.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\tsdrvdisvc.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\vdpservice_wsnmplugin.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\vhublib.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\vmlm.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\vmlm_helper.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\vmlm_msg.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\vmware-view-unity-shell.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\VMWVvpext.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\VMWVvpfsd.inf
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\VMWVvpfsd.sys
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\VMWVvphelper.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\VMWVvphelper_de.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\VMWVvphelper_es.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\VMWVvphelper_fr.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\VMWVvphelper_ja.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\VMWVvphelper_ko.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\VMWVvphelper_zh_CN.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\VMWVvphelper_zh_TW.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\VMWVvpmsg.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\VMWVvpsvc.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\ws_admin.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\ws_appendersupport.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\ws_applaunchmgr.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\ws_configmgr.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\ws_filesystem.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\ws_java_bridgeDLL.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\ws_java_native.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\ws_javaview.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\ws_klog.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\ws_perfmon.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\ws_propertiessupport.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\ws_scripthost.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\ws_scripts.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\ws_thinappmgmt.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\ws_updatemgr.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\ws_vdpvhub.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\ws_vhub.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\ws_vmx.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\ws_winauth.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\wscredf.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\wsnm.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\wsnm_certlogon.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\wsnm_desktop.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\wsnm_jms.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\wsnm_jmsbridge.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\wsnm_scredir.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\wssm.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\wssm_de_DE_407.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\wssm_desktop.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\wssm_en_us_409.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\wssm_es_ES_40A.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\wssm_fr_FR_40C.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\wssm_ja_JP_411.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\wssm_ko_KR_412.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\wssm_zh_CN_804.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\bin\wssm_zh_TW_404.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\DCT\7z.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\DCT\7z.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\DCT\elevate.cmd
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\DCT\elevate.vbs
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\DCT\JMSPublishTest.jar
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\DCT\support.bat
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\DCT\vdm-debug.vbs
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\DCT\vdm-support.vbs
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\DCT\ws_diag.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\EULA.fr.rtf
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\EULA.rtf
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\jre\bin\attach.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\jre\bin\awt.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\jre\bin\bci.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\jre\bin\dcpr.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\jre\bin\dt_shmem.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\jre\bin\dt_socket.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\jre\bin\fontmanager.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\jre\bin\hprof.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\jre\bin\instrument.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\jre\bin\j2pcsc.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\jre\bin\j2pkcs11.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\jre\bin\jaas_nt.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\jre\bin\jabswitch.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\jre\bin\java.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\jre\bin\java.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\jre\bin\java_crw_demo.dll

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\13EF8B12CDEE2AD49B185731195834FC
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{21B8FE31-EEDC-4DA2-B981-7513918543CF}

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\13EF8B12CDEE2AD49B185731195834FC\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{21B8FE31-EEDC-4DA2-B981-7513918543CF}\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\vmlm\ImagePath
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VMWVvpsvc\ImagePath
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WSNM\ImagePath
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\WSSH\ImagePath

How to remove VMware Horizon Agent with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Horizon Agent is a program by VMware, Inc.. Frequently, users decide to remove this application. This can be troublesome because deleting this manually requires some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE procedure to remove VMware Horizon Agent is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:

1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows PC.

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set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools

4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs

5. All the programs installed on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate VMware Horizon Agent or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VMware Horizon Agent". The VMware Horizon Agent application will be found automatically. Notice that when you select VMware Horizon Agent in the list of applications, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:

Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding VMware Horizon Agent, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
Technical information regarding the app you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for VMware Horizon Agent:

The web site of the application is: http://www.vmware.com/
The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{21B8FE31-EEDC-4DA2-B981-7513918543CF}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall VMware Horizon Agent.

8. After uninstalling VMware Horizon Agent, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Horizon Agent that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing VMware Horizon Agent with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall VMware Horizon Agent by VMware, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that VMware Horizon Agent by VMware, Inc. is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall VMware Horizon Agent in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2017-09-11 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-09-11 16:31:20.203

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