VMware Player

How to uninstall VMware Player from your computer

VMware Player is a Windows program. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. It is produced by VMware, Inc.. Open here where you can read more on VMware, Inc.. The program's main executable file occupies 1.75 MB (1837432 bytes) on disk and is labeled vmplayer.exe.

VMware Player installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 158.12 MB (165797352 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (1.21 MB)
• containerd-shim-crx-v2.exe (20.12 MB)
• containerd.exe (18.52 MB)
• drvInst64.exe (531.87 KB)
• mkisofs.exe (425.46 KB)
• vmnat.exe (410.37 KB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (364.37 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (1.75 MB)
• vmrest.exe (6.18 MB)
• vmrun.exe (498.87 KB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (53.37 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (75.37 KB)
• vmware-kvm.exe (697.37 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (4.00 MB)
• vnetlib.exe (1.02 MB)
• vnetlib64.exe (1.22 MB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (275.37 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (269.87 KB)
• zip.exe (294.37 KB)
• docker-machine-driver-vmware.exe (8.67 MB)
• vctl.exe (26.85 MB)
• ovftool.exe (5.68 MB)
• storePwd.exe (133.37 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (773.37 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (206.37 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (206.37 KB)
• mksSandbox-debug.exe (5.29 MB)
• mksSandbox.exe (4.20 MB)
• tpm2emu.exe (986.37 KB)
• vmware-vmx-debug.exe (27.11 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (20.24 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 17.6.1 of VMware Player. You can find below info on other releases of VMware Player:

• 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
• 16.1.2
• 12.5.8
• 16.2.4
• 14.1.0
• 4.0.4.30409
• 17.0.2
• 2.5.4.11892
• 17.5.2
• 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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VMware Player has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall VMware Player:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\vmware-download-365C\cdstmp_player-windows_17.6.1_24319023

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove VMware Player:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\player.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\vmware-download-365C\cdstmp_player-windows_17.6.1_24319023\VMware-player-17.6.1-24319023.exe

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VMware Player
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\1716FBF80614C6542AD798CE2967595C
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{8FBF6171-4160-456C-A27D-89EC927695C5}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\1716FBF80614C6542AD798CE2967595C\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{8FBF6171-4160-456C-A27D-89EC927695C5}\

A way to uninstall VMware Player from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Player is an application by the software company VMware, Inc.. Frequently, computer users want to uninstall this application. This is troublesome because doing this by hand requires some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE approach to uninstall VMware Player is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate VMware Player or simply click the Search feature and type in "VMware Player". If it is installed on your PC the VMware Player program will be found automatically. After you select VMware Player in the list , the following information regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding VMware Player, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

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


8. After uninstalling VMware Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Player which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing VMware Player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice 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 computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove VMware Player supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.