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How to uninstall VMware Player from your PC

This web page is about VMware Player for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is produced by VMware, Inc. Check out here for more information on VMware, Inc. Please follow if you want to read more on VMware Player on VMware, Inc's web page. VMware Player is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player directory, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the application. The full command line for removing VMware Player is C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for admin rights. VMware Player's main file takes about 3.93 MB (4118608 bytes) and its name is vmplayer.exe.

The executable files below are part of VMware Player. They occupy an average of 54.07 MB (56697224 bytes) on disk.

  • drvInst64.exe (434.58 KB)
  • mkisofs.exe (422.17 KB)
  • vixDiskMountServer.exe (408.58 KB)
  • vmnat.exe (424.08 KB)
  • VMnetDHCP.exe (346.58 KB)
  • vmplayer.exe (3.93 MB)
  • vmUpdateLauncher.exe (59.08 KB)
  • vmware-authd.exe (77.50 KB)
  • vmware-remotemks-debug.exe (2.85 MB)
  • vmware-remotemks.exe (2.61 MB)
  • vmware-unity-helper.exe (177.08 KB)
  • vmware-vmx.exe (14.41 MB)
  • vnetlib.exe (744.08 KB)
  • vnetlib64.exe (896.58 KB)
  • vnetsniffer.exe (341.08 KB)
  • vnetstats.exe (326.58 KB)
  • vprintproxy.exe (11.00 KB)
  • zip.exe (291.08 KB)
  • ovftool.exe (8.67 MB)
  • storePwd.exe (69.08 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (588.58 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (203.08 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (203.08 KB)
  • vmware-vmx.exe (15.72 MB)
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The current web page applies to VMware Player version 4.0.6.35970 only. You can find here a few links to other VMware Player releases:

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If planning to uninstall VMware Player you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories found on disk:
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player

Usually, the following files are left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\adjperm.dll
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\elevated.dll
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\EULA.jp.rtf
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\EULA.rtf
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\glib-2.0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\glibmm-2.4.dll
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\gmodule-2.0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\gobject-2.0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\gthread-2.0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\gvmomi.dll
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player_win\caution_small.png
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player_win\css\GUID-B736FF36-E483-45ED-AC5B-AEAE1E80B0DA.css
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player_win\css\webworks.css
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player_win\GUID-012378D8-A995-4B78-AAD3-5A4223C4093E.html
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player_win\GUID-03C01EDE-FC56-4721-AD1C-47AF401DF210.html
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player_win\GUID-073AC88A-BDCD-45ED-B814-ABC2EEB19580.html
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player_win\GUID-08BB8EBB-56A5-47C0-8467-31FA0BFAAD6A.html
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player_win\GUID-08BB9465-D40A-4E16-9E15-8C016CC8166F.html
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player_win\GUID-0C23FCBF-F0CC-447B-A08E-35B90C52091E.html
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player_win\GUID-0E8D0627-45E3-4845-A635-CC19C4DD230F.html
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player_win\GUID-0F9C34F0-9869-44A8-BD63-CD96B72E1B81.html
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player_win\GUID-1109A03F-3BD3-4292-AEF6-D943445519B5.html
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player_win\GUID-111F7A5A-A46D-4ECF-9B22-CD8D756F9FFF.html
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player_win\GUID-13804128-3436-422C-80EC-A1697EF75C17.html
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player_win\GUID-155E221E-1157-4EE7-8811-CA7EC9667034.html
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player_win\GUID-15632A58-9EB1-4D9B-9F0D-42C4136E2832.html
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player_win\GUID-15BBACE2-44DA-41A3-8355-D2BA8CA4549D.html
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  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player_win\GUID-291EA0CB-D11F-456C-9A3C-F1D69BEA6B0E.html
  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player_win\GUID-29FEE90F-FD7B-44BD-8B52-10C2474CE0AE.html
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  • C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player_win\GUID-D7E859A1-AD77-41A0-9B20-8B15744056E1.html

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\727E254E8B683324C83C14DF18A7AFFF
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\VMware_Player
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VMware, Inc.\Installer\VMware Player
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\727E254E8B683324C83C14DF18A7AFFF\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VMAuthdService\ImagePath


How to uninstall VMware Player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Player is an application by VMware, Inc. Some users want to remove this program. This can be difficult because deleting this manually takes some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK way to remove VMware 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 useful uninstaller and general tool to take care of your computer.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find VMware Player or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VMware Player". If it exists on your system the VMware Player application will be found very quickly. After you select VMware Player in the list , some data about the application is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about VMware Player, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For example you can see that for VMware Player:





  • The publisher is: http://www.vmware.com
  • The uninstall string is: C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall VMware Player.
Uninstall VMware Player


8. After removing VMware Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Player which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling VMware Player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

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Geographical user distribution

  • 10.0
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows Vista (6.0)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows (6.4)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall VMware Player by VMware, Inc from your PC, nor are we saying that VMware Player by VMware, Inc is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall VMware Player supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-06-27 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-27 16:09:40.243