VMware Player

A guide to uninstall VMware Player from your PC

VMware Player is a computer program. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is developed by VMware, Inc. Go over here where you can find out more on VMware, Inc. The program is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player folder. Keep in mind that this location can differ depending on the user's choice. VMware Player's full uninstall command line is C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Player\Uninstaller\\uninstall.exe. vmplayer.exe is the VMware Player's primary executable file and it takes close to 2.61 MB (2736856 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in VMware Player. They take 62.62 MB (65660360 bytes) on disk.

• mkisofs.exe (422.80 KB)
• vixDiskMountServer.exe (384.21 KB)
• vmnat.exe (427.71 KB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (350.71 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (2.61 MB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (34.71 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (85.21 KB)
• vmware-kvm.exe (622.21 KB)
• vmware-remotemks-debug.exe (4.90 MB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (4.63 MB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (186.21 KB)
• vmware-vmx-debug.exe (21.52 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (17.14 MB)
• vnetlib.exe (736.21 KB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (344.21 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (330.71 KB)
• vprintproxy.exe (18.71 KB)
• zip.exe (291.71 KB)
• ovftool.exe (6.63 MB)
• storePwd.exe (70.21 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (595.71 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (203.71 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (203.71 KB)

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The current page applies to VMware Player version 6.0.7 only. You can find below info on other application versions of VMware Player:

• 5.0.1
• 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
• 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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VMware Player has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall VMware Player:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\VMware-player-6.0.7.exe.12980.dmp
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\VMware Player.lnk

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VMware Player
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\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 to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

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

A way to uninstall VMware Player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Player is a program offered by the software company VMware, Inc. Sometimes, computer users try to erase this application. This is difficult because performing this by hand takes some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK way 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 already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate VMware Player or simply click the Search feature and type in "VMware Player". The VMware Player application will be found automatically. When you click VMware Player in the list of programs, the following data about the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about VMware Player, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove VMware Player.


8. After uninstalling VMware Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Player which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing VMware Player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation 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 info on how to uninstall VMware Player in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.