VMware Player

A guide to uninstall VMware Player from your PC

This page contains complete information on how to uninstall VMware Player for Windows. It was coded for Windows by VMware, Inc. More information about VMware, Inc can be read here. VMware Player is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player folder, but this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the program. 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 might receive a notification for admin rights. VMware Player's primary file takes about 2.61 MB (2736856 bytes) and its name is vmplayer.exe.

VMware Player installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 62.49 MB (65525056 bytes) on disk.

• mkisofs.exe (422.80 KB)
• vixDiskMountServer.exe (384.71 KB)
• vmnat.exe (427.71 KB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (350.71 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (2.61 MB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (34.08 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 (6.50 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 information on this page is only about version 6.0.5 of VMware Player. For other VMware Player versions please click below:

• 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
• 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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Several files, folders and registry entries will not be uninstalled when you remove VMware Player from your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall VMware Player:

• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\adjperm.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\amqp.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\EULA.zh_CN.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\caution_small.png
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\crawler-index.html
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\css\GUID-B736FF36-E483-45ED-AC5B-AEAE1E80B0DA.css
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\css\webworks.css
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-012378D8-A995-4B78-AAD3-5A4223C4093E.html
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-03C01EDE-FC56-4721-AD1C-47AF401DF210.html
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-073AC88A-BDCD-45ED-B814-ABC2EEB19580.html
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-08BB8EBB-56A5-47C0-8467-31FA0BFAAD6A.html
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-08BB9465-D40A-4E16-9E15-8C016CC8166F.html
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• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\help\player\GUID-CFBC64DD-E9BE-42E2-9462-453A13AB8442.html

Registry keys:

• 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 values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player\vmplayer.exe
• 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

A way to uninstall VMware Player with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Player is a program released by VMware, Inc. Some computer users choose to remove this program. This is easier said than done because removing this manually requires some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY solution to remove 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 one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find VMware Player or simply click the Search field and type in "VMware Player". If it is installed on your PC the VMware Player program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click VMware Player in the list , some data about the application is made available to you:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall VMware Player.


8. After uninstalling VMware Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Player that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling VMware Player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall VMware Player by VMware, Inc from your computer, we are not saying that VMware Player by VMware, Inc is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall VMware Player supposing 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.