VMware Horizon Client

A guide to uninstall VMware Horizon Client from your system

This web page is about VMware Horizon Client for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was created by VMware, Inc.. You can find out more on VMware, Inc. or check for application updates here. Further information about VMware Horizon Client can be seen at http://www.vmware.com. The program is frequently found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client folder. Keep in mind that this location can differ being determined by the user's choice. MsiExec.exe /X{51693296-051E-4316-AC92-78A0E980E4AC} is the full command line if you want to uninstall VMware Horizon Client. The program's main executable file is titled vmware-view.exe and it has a size of 9.14 MB (9587248 bytes).

VMware Horizon Client is comprised of the following executables which take 20.94 MB (21954360 bytes) on disk:

• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (58.05 KB)
• vmware-appstub.exe (61.71 KB)
• vmware-view.exe (9.14 MB)
• horizon_client_service.exe (434.21 KB)
• 7za.exe (968.55 KB)
• ws_diag.exe (1.18 MB)
• ws_diag.exe (1.32 MB)
• vmware-print-helper.exe (750.05 KB)
• vmware-print-previewer.exe (53.55 KB)
• vmware-print-redir-client.exe (1.42 MB)
• vmware-print-redir-utility.exe (575.71 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (3.22 MB)
• vmware-view-usbdloader.exe (42.21 KB)
• HTML5VideoPlayer.exe (1.78 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 8.0.0.13243 of VMware Horizon Client. Click on the links below for other VMware Horizon Client versions:

• 5.5.4.26353
• 3.5.2.303972
• 8.10.0.37628
• 4.4.0.6474
• 5.5.2.23300
• 8.3.0.23484
• 5.4.0.10892
• 5.0.0.5596
• 5.4.3.13151
• 8.8.0.33776
• 8.13.0.8174
• 8.8.1.34412
• 4.7.0.11074
• 8.4.1.26410
• 8.2.0.18176
• 4.0.0.727
• 8.11.1.41306
• 5.2.0.7817
• 4.3.0.4209
• 4.8.1.2179
• 5.5.0.14558
• 4.1.0.1487
• 4.6.0.9732
• 5.4.3.13110
• 8.7.1.35568
• 5.5.2.19778
• 4.9.0.2862
• 3.5.2.30397
• 5.1.0.6807
• 8.4.0.24146
• 4.8.0.1562
• 3.3.0.25749
• 5.4.4.14214
• 3.2.0.24246
• 4.10.0.4272
• 3.5.0.29526
• 3.4.0.27772
• 8.11.0.40557
• 3.2.1.27883
• 5.4.2.11170
• 8.12.0.43490
• 8.12.1.44700
• 8.13.1.16218
• 5.5.1.17068
• 8.1.0.15949
• 8.6.0.29364
• 5.5.3.24986
• 8.5.0.26981
• 5.2.0.5827
• 8.3.0.21227
• 5.4.3.12597
• 3.5.1.30149
• 8.9.0.35399
• 5.4.1.11072
• 8.7.0.31805
• 4.6.1.9881
• 5.5.0.14198
• 4.0.0.556
• 5.3.0.8987
• 3.1.0.21879
• 4.5.0.8090
• 5.5.6.35225
• 4.0.1.781
• 4.2.0.2831
• 5.5.2.20266

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Quite a few files, folders and Windows registry entries will be left behind when you remove VMware Horizon Client from your computer.

Directories that were found:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall VMware Horizon Client:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\ClientService\blast_hcSvcPlugin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\ClientService\horizon_client_service.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\ClientService\MessageFrameWork.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\ClientService\ws_winauth.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\crtbora.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\7za.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\7za.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\7zxa.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\elevate.cmd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\elevate.vbs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\support.bat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\vdm-debug.vbs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\vdm-support.vbs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\ws_diag.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\x64\ws_diag.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\glib-2.0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\glibmm-2.4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\gmodule-2.0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\gobject-2.0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\gssapiLib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\gthread-2.0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\hznclientctrl-vchan-plugin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\iconv.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\intl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\libcds.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\libcurl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\libeay32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\libidn.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\libxml2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\messages\de\LC_MESSAGES\vmware-view.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\messages\es\LC_MESSAGES\vmware-view.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\messages\fr\LC_MESSAGES\vmware-view.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\messages\ja\LC_MESSAGES\vmware-view.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\messages\ko\LC_MESSAGES\vmware-view.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\messages\zh_CN\LC_MESSAGES\vmware-view.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\messages\zh_TW\LC_MESSAGES\vmware-view.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\open_source_licenses.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\pcoip_client_win32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\pcre.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\pthreadVC2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\app_jumplist_16x16.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\app_remote_normal.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\app_remote_prelight.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\app_shortcut.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\broker_jumplist_16x16.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\check_mark.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\collab_desktop_normal.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\collab_desktop_prelight.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\desktop_jumplist_16x16.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\desktop_remote_add_server.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\desktop_remote_add_server_selected.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\desktop_remote_normal.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\desktop_remote_prelight.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\desktop_shortcut.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\favorite_32x.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\item_background_card.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\item_background_card_selected.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\RSA_Logo.bmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\security_alert.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\security_error.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\security_good.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\server.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\view_48x.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\viewclient.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\viewclient_notification.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc_de_de_407.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc_es_es_40a.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc_fr_fr_40c.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc_ja_jp_411.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc_ko_kr_412.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc_zh_cn_804.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc_zh_tw_404.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\RtavCliLib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\sigc-2.0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\ssleay32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\udpProxyLib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\vdp_rdpvcbridge.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\vmUpdateLauncher.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\vmware-appstub.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\vmwarebase.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\vmwarestring.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\vmware-view.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\vmwHorizonClientController.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\vmwHorizonClientController64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\avcodec-58.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\avutil-56.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\blast_hcSvcWrapIPC.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\cef.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\cef_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\cef_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\cef_extensions.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\HTML5VideoPlayer.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\libcef.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\snapshot_blob.bin

Frequently the following registry data will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\69239615E1506134CA29870A9E084ECA
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{a939916c-ce97-4d4b-92f8-bef4ff73d821}

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\69239615E1506134CA29870A9E084ECA\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\client_service\ImagePath

How to erase VMware Horizon Client using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Horizon Client is a program released by VMware, Inc.. Some computer users want to remove this application. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because uninstalling this by hand requires some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE manner to remove VMware Horizon Client 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find VMware Horizon Client or simply click the Search feature and type in "VMware Horizon Client". If it is installed on your PC the VMware Horizon Client app will be found automatically. When you click VMware Horizon Client in the list of programs, some data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding VMware Horizon Client, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for VMware Horizon Client:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.vmware.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{51693296-051E-4316-AC92-78A0E980E4AC}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall VMware Horizon Client.


8. After removing VMware Horizon Client, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of VMware Horizon Client which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing VMware Horizon Client with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove VMware Horizon Client by VMware, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that VMware Horizon Client by VMware, Inc. is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove VMware Horizon Client 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.