VMware Player

A guide to uninstall VMware Player from your PC

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove VMware Player for Windows. It is produced by VMware, Inc. Go over here where you can read more on VMware, Inc. The application is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player directory. Take into account that this path can vary depending on the user's choice. The full command line for uninstalling VMware Player is C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Player\Uninstaller\\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file has a size of 2.33 MB (2440896 bytes) on disk and is labeled vmplayer.exe.

VMware Player contains of the executables below. They take 70.84 MB (74283728 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (581.69 KB)
• drvInst64.exe (437.19 KB)
• mkisofs.exe (422.78 KB)
• vixDiskMountServer.exe (384.19 KB)
• vmnat.exe (428.19 KB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (350.69 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (2.33 MB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (34.71 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (85.69 KB)
• vmware-kvm.exe (645.19 KB)
• vmware-remotemks-debug.exe (5.09 MB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (4.76 MB)
• vmware-shell-ext-thunker.exe (82.19 KB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (189.69 KB)
• vnetlib.exe (736.69 KB)
• vnetlib64.exe (884.69 KB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (344.19 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (330.69 KB)
• vprintproxy.exe (18.69 KB)
• zip.exe (291.69 KB)
• ovftool.exe (6.63 MB)
• storePwd.exe (70.19 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (583.19 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (203.69 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (203.69 KB)
• vmware-vmx-debug.exe (25.02 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (19.87 MB)

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The current web page applies to VMware Player version 7.1.0 only. You can find here a few links to other VMware Player releases:

• 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
• 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
• 3.1.3.14951
• 5.0.3

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VMware Player has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders that were found:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player

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

• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\7za.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\adjperm.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\drvInst64.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\elevated.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\EULA.jp.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\EULA.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\EULA.zh_CN.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\glib-2.0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\glibmm-2.4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\gmodule-2.0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\gobject-2.0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\gthread-2.0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\gvmomi.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\caution_small.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\css\GUID-B736FF36-E483-45ED-AC5B-AEAE1E80B0DA.css
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\css\webworks.css
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-012378D8-A995-4B78-AAD3-5A4223C4093E.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-03C01EDE-FC56-4721-AD1C-47AF401DF210.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-073AC88A-BDCD-45ED-B814-ABC2EEB19580.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-08BB8EBB-56A5-47C0-8467-31FA0BFAAD6A.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-08BB9465-D40A-4E16-9E15-8C016CC8166F.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-0C23FCBF-F0CC-447B-A08E-35B90C52091E.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-0E8D0627-45E3-4845-A635-CC19C4DD230F.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-0F9C34F0-9869-44A8-BD63-CD96B72E1B81.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-1109A03F-3BD3-4292-AEF6-D943445519B5.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-111F7A5A-A46D-4ECF-9B22-CD8D756F9FFF.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-13804128-3436-422C-80EC-A1697EF75C17.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-15632A58-9EB1-4D9B-9F0D-42C4136E2832.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-15BBACE2-44DA-41A3-8355-D2BA8CA4549D.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-16FBB720-2D65-40C9-989C-6809629BAABB.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-185E246A-8460-476E-B4D2-956CA8E9BEA1.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-2259F241-B5A6-4856-8657-139A88E57B95.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-237CCEC5-83F7-484F-A349-BF23C32B8F3C.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-24DD2187-AA37-4D14-A5F8-32D31648E0C4.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-291EA0CB-D11F-456C-9A3C-F1D69BEA6B0E.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-29FEE90F-FD7B-44BD-8B52-10C2474CE0AE.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-2A1F74A4-A5F3-4090-9A45-396D6D407CE5.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-2F6C8962-3E2C-49B3-8441-487D7C9E9380.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-3140DF1F-A105-4EED-B9E8-D99B3D3F0447.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-3174F104-A1B0-4845-B967-4C7CE0E47694.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-33C56F64-0274-45D2-B543-626BD4B5841D.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-37EA4A9D-DE43-4159-8982-2DFD9D5959AD.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-391BE4BF-89A9-4DC3-85E7-3D45F5124BC7.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-3B46D3FF-AACF-4495-9A8B-052315247E51.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-3D56BF46-5980-48F1-AB47-CC0CDB814D8B.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-3D5F9B19-08FF-4169-9572-39C46BA0C12F.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-3D812FA7-0CED-408E-B4B1-72A7B5F291EC.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-3F6B9D0E-6CFC-4627-B80B-9A68A5960F60.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-3F94C7B5-19A5-4E91-9709-B17FAA93FF75.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-489559B5-7C16-4C05-94BC-890AA7353A0E.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-51E3DE96-9D21-4655-A7BE-B491789CDC51.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-522EA802-03C9-4891-A100-FF6237898C00.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-5792C64D-5C01-42DD-9036-0F80FB0F3FD8.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-59676FB4-4EA8-4C2D-812D-05008B8CCA50.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-5B49A956-A202-48D2-8832-7F0B24F4DFED.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-5FC42BAD-0AAC-4EAF-8AD9-A41408ECF9BC.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-614D3F69-C022-45EF-BE55-6C822C5FA7B3.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-6291BB29-A3B7-462E-ABB9-B711F2F3A402.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-634F363E-CF25-4F3A-B021-2EF4BC989D07.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-6B97792A-41D7-4787-9341-651BA5000425.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-6DD39513-FA28-4F2E-B50C-0DB6D8E6FE65.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-6F261E98-8F81-490D-A904-DE675EE2E130.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-6F7BE33A-3B8A-4C57-9C35-656CE05BE22D.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-7DAD8EC0-0403-4152-86ED-99700F6C02B8.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-81932397-8211-499E-925E-98FC73428636.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-82E79E50-3073-4081-9FE6-0927076EA0AD.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-845C34CF-3CAE-4EA9-BA95-2727010963C4.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-852EBDB6-EA76-4D1C-9F49-FD3A315E3B17.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-896E61F5-0865-4D3B-975E-DE476AFC7168.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-8B1431E2-5E72-4B85-80BA-43B8875AB090.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-8C477788-7700-4030-8C4A-039C02AABB74.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-95232C52-C5A8-471B-A6A1-C7323A97FECA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-983966AF-15B9-4AB9-BD27-CC89FD7BC690.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-9A1EC217-58F6-4E97-BF50-1C5581B9C55A.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-9A4F4019-CEEA-4BB6-9345-5B4A20D7A4BF.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-9AC1C866-59E1-4AB3-BEB3-5A3141525036.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-9E9150EC-BB35-4B28-A9F5-36F63C53E8DA.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-A2491004-1C67-4E14-B47B-807E20C19108.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-A419887C-ABCB-4923-B9BA-773302E858F5.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-A5F10755-6501-4AB4-9C71-F6482073B10A.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-A6792F54-2734-4AF4-9473-C8B9AD8321AF.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-A6D5BFF7-13AB-4141-B433-93D200D0F907.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-A7C425AD-13EF-4CEA-8023-5B3DC0C25E68.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-A8F1A7C7-3CD0-4C19-B7F5-9CDD642AEC04.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-A93BA99A-E182-478F-A5EF-470F31BAA1EE.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-AB5C80FE-9B8A-4899-8186-3DB8201B1758.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-B0A2A7C1-6405-4F05-BA57-E09F22D87FBE.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-B0F79988-D4DE-4BED-A7B5-57405BDABB41.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-B29FC544-B15F-4E94-882A-B383C88B5A85.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-B736FF36-E483-45ED-AC5B-AEAE1E80B0DA.1.106.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-BBB8290A-F7BA-4BAA-B97F-343FF062C88C.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-BD914064-D20D-4032-9373-88F4DA7AE7C6.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-C46FF1E8-D30E-46A3-ACF7-98F0CCAD52F7.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-C6066CB0-33EA-4652-9AB3-0324080DCBEE.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-C70F2B15-66F1-4EC9-BAA5-CE5FBD885AF8.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-C78B6B4E-A3F0-42B2-80E8-11EBE8086DE8.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-C82DCB68-2EFA-460A-A765-37225883337D.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-CC791418-B30C-487D-8F57-E7E855B61549.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-CFBC64DD-E9BE-42E2-9462-453A13AB8442.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-D6D9A5FD-7F5F-4C95-AFAB-EDE9335F5562.html

Registry that is not removed:

• 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

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player\vmplayer.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\727E254E8B683324C83C14DF18A7AFFF\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VMAuthdService\ImagePath

How to remove VMware Player from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Player is an application by VMware, Inc. Some people try to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be hard because deleting this manually requires some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY manner to uninstall 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, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find VMware Player or simply activate the Search field and type in "VMware Player". If it is installed on your PC the VMware Player app will be found automatically. Notice that after you click VMware Player in the list of applications, the following data regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding VMware Player, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall VMware Player.


8. After removing VMware Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Player that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing VMware Player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall VMware Player by VMware, Inc from your PC, we are not saying that VMware Player by VMware, Inc is not a good application for your computer. 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 other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.