VMware Player

A way to uninstall VMware Player from your computer

VMware Player is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your PC. It was created for Windows by VMware, Inc. Go over here for more information on VMware, Inc. VMware Player is typically installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player folder, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's option while installing the program. You can remove VMware Player by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware. Note that you might get a notification for administrator rights. vmplayer.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 2.57 MB (2691736 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed alongside VMware Player. They occupy about 51.13 MB (53618544 bytes) on disk.

• drvInst64.exe (437.15 KB)
• mkisofs.exe (421.74 KB)
• vixDiskMountServer.exe (408.15 KB)
• vmnat.exe (425.65 KB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (348.65 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (2.57 MB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (58.65 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (78.00 KB)
• vmware-remotemks-debug.exe (2.97 MB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (2.74 MB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (183.65 KB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (14.64 MB)
• vnetlib.exe (739.15 KB)
• vnetlib64.exe (887.15 KB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (343.15 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (330.15 KB)
• vprintproxy.exe (11.00 KB)
• zip.exe (290.65 KB)
• ovftool.exe (6.31 MB)
• storePwd.exe (68.65 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (585.65 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (202.65 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (202.65 KB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (16.02 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 5.0.1 of VMware Player. Click on the links below for other VMware Player versions:

• 4.0.6.35970
• 3.1.4.16648
• 7.1.1
• 3.0.1.11056
• 5.0.4
• 4.0.4.30409
• 5.0.0
• 6.0.6
• 3.0.0.9563
• 6.0.2
• 7.1.2
• 6.0.1
• 4.0.5.30808
• 7.0.0
• 6.0.7
• 4.0.2.28060
• 3.1.0.12623
• 6.0.3
• 4.0.5.33341
• 6.0.5
• 7.1.3
• 3.1.5.19539
• 7.1.4
• 6.0.0
• 3.1.6.30422
• 4.0.0.18997
• 4.0.1.27038
• 4.0.3.29699
• 6.0.4
• 3.0.0.9911
• 3.1.2.14247
• 3.1.1.13618
• 5.0.2
• 7.1.0
• 3.1.3.14951
• 5.0.3

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Many files, folders and Windows registry entries can not be removed when you want to remove VMware Player from your PC.

Generally the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\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

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\727E254E8B683324C83C14DF18A7AFFF\ProductName

A way to delete VMware Player from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Player is a program marketed by VMware, Inc. Frequently, computer users try to erase it. This is easier said than done because deleting this manually takes some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE approach to erase VMware Player is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate VMware Player or simply click the Search feature and type in "VMware Player". The VMware Player program will be found automatically. After you click VMware Player in the list of apps, some information about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about VMware Player, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove VMware Player.


8. After uninstalling VMware Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Player which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing VMware Player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

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