VMware Player

A guide to uninstall VMware Player from your system

VMware Player is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your PC. The Windows release was created by VMware, Inc.. You can read more on VMware, Inc. or check for application updates here. vmplayer.exe is the VMware Player's primary executable file and it takes approximately 1.71 MB (1788160 bytes) on disk.

VMware Player contains of the executables below. They occupy 149.71 MB (156982784 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (1.11 MB)
• containerd-shim-crx-v2.exe (20.12 MB)
• containerd.exe (18.52 MB)
• drvInst64.exe (526.25 KB)
• mkisofs.exe (431.20 KB)
• vixDiskMountServer.exe (454.12 KB)
• vmnat.exe (411.10 KB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (372.25 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (1.71 MB)
• vmrest.exe (6.23 MB)
• vmrun.exe (492.75 KB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (58.05 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (85.25 KB)
• vmware-kvm.exe (678.75 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (3.24 MB)
• vmware-shell-ext-thunker.exe (97.75 KB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (193.75 KB)
• vnetlib.exe (1.01 MB)
• vnetlib64.exe (1.21 MB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (283.25 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (274.60 KB)
• vprintproxy.exe (33.25 KB)
• zip.exe (300.10 KB)
• docker-machine-driver-vmware.exe (8.68 MB)
• vctl.exe (26.81 MB)
• ovftool.exe (5.02 MB)
• storePwd.exe (132.60 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (758.10 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (215.25 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (215.25 KB)
• mksSandbox-debug.exe (4.01 MB)
• mksSandbox.exe (3.33 MB)
• tpm2emu.exe (957.60 KB)
• vmware-vmx-debug.exe (23.93 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (17.96 MB)

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This data is about VMware Player version 16.1.2 alone. You can find here a few links to other VMware Player versions:

• 3.0.0.9911
• 15.5.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 2.0.0.45731
• 14.1.8
• 14.0.0
• 12.5.2
• 3.1.4.16648
• 2.5.2.7026
• 15.0.3
• 16.2.5
• 2.0.4.2658
• 12.5.9
• 16.2.2
• 4.0.2.28060
• 12.5.0
• 2.5.1.5078
• 17.6.2
• 14.1.2
• 17.5.0
• 2.5.0.4558
• 6.0.3
• 12.5.5
• 14.1.6
• 12.5.6
• 12.5.1
• 16.1.0
• 17.5.1
• 6.0.4
• 14.1.3
• 16.0.0
• 12.1.1
• 15.1.0
• 12.1.0
• 2.5.3.8888
• 16.1.1
• 4.0.6.35970
• 5.0.1
• 15.5.5
• 14.1.1
• 12.5.3
• 17.6.0
• 15.5.2
• 4.0.0.18997
• 15.5.1
• 5.0.2
• 15.0.1
• 14.1.4
• 12.0.1
• 3.1.2.14247
• 14.1.5
• 16.2.1
• 12.5.8
• 16.2.4
• 14.1.0
• 4.0.4.30409
• 17.0.2
• 2.5.4.11892
• 17.5.2
• 17.6.1
• 4.0.5.33341
• 2.0.3.1613
• 3.1.3.14951
• 15.5.6
• 6.0.0
• 12.5.4
• 4.0.3.29699
• 14.1.7
• 17.0.0
• 3.1.6.30422
• 3.1.5.19539
• 15.0.4
• 15.0.2
• 15.5.7
• 6.0.5
• 2.0.2.59824
• 16.2.3
• 12.0.0
• 17.0.1
• 12.5.7
• 2.5.5.15075
• 16.2.0
• 6.0.7
• 15.0.0
• 2.0.5.3938

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

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VMware Player
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{800EB62F-5611-460B-9414-1808D15CA7BB}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player

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

VMware Player is a program released by the software company VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, users try to remove this program. Sometimes this is troublesome because removing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK approach 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 already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate VMware Player or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VMware Player". If it is installed on your PC the VMware Player app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click VMware Player in the list of applications, the following data regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding VMware Player, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove VMware Player.


8. After removing VMware Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of 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 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove VMware Player by VMware, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that VMware Player by VMware, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove VMware Player in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.