VMware Player

A guide to uninstall VMware Player from your system

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall VMware Player for Windows. The Windows release was created by VMware, Inc.. Check out here for more details on VMware, Inc.. vmplayer.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 1.67 MB (1745968 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of VMware Player. They take about 72.21 MB (75714416 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (1.11 MB)
• drvInst64.exe (524.21 KB)
• mkisofs.exe (432.64 KB)
• vixDiskMountServer.exe (454.12 KB)
• vmnat.exe (399.05 KB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (370.21 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (1.67 MB)
• vmrest.exe (5.89 MB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (58.05 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (97.21 KB)
• vmware-kvm.exe (663.05 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (3.09 MB)
• vmware-shell-ext-thunker.exe (95.71 KB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (193.55 KB)
• vnetlib.exe (1.01 MB)
• vnetlib64.exe (1.21 MB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (281.21 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (275.71 KB)
• vprintproxy.exe (31.21 KB)
• zip.exe (301.21 KB)
• cdb.exe (480.83 KB)
• ovftool.exe (5.02 MB)
• storePwd.exe (129.71 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (710.21 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (213.21 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (213.55 KB)
• mksSandbox-debug.exe (3.46 MB)
• mksSandbox.exe (2.93 MB)
• tpm2emu.exe (1,012.05 KB)
• vmware-vmx-debug.exe (22.95 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (17.10 MB)

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The current web page applies to VMware Player version 15.5.7 only. You can find below info on other versions 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
• 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
• 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 are manually uninstalling VMware Player we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

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

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\player.log

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VMware Player
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\3088B3F2BB838BA46BDFDE209A66AEBD
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{2F3B8803-38BB-4AB8-B6FD-ED02A966EADB}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\3088B3F2BB838BA46BDFDE209A66AEBD\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{2F3B8803-38BB-4AB8-B6FD-ED02A966EADB}\

How to erase VMware Player from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Player is an application marketed by the software company VMware, Inc.. Some computer users try to remove it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because performing this manually takes some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY action to remove VMware Player is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





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

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate VMware Player or simply activate the Search field and type in "VMware Player". If it exists on your system the VMware Player application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click VMware Player in the list of applications, the following data about the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about VMware Player, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove 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 asked if you want to delete them. By removing VMware Player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove 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 PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove VMware Player supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.