VMware Player

How to uninstall VMware Player from your PC

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall VMware Player for Windows. It was coded for Windows by VMware, Inc.. Take a look here for more info on VMware, Inc.. The program's main executable file is labeled vmplayer.exe and it has a size of 1.71 MB (1788160 bytes).

The following executable files are contained in VMware Player. They take 149.64 MB (156910456 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (1.11 MB)
• containerd-shim-crx-v2.exe (20.13 MB)
• containerd.exe (18.53 MB)
• drvInst64.exe (523.10 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 (489.60 KB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (58.05 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (82.10 KB)
• vmware-kvm.exe (675.60 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (3.24 MB)
• vmware-shell-ext-thunker.exe (94.60 KB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (190.60 KB)
• vnetlib.exe (1.01 MB)
• vnetlib64.exe (1.21 MB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (283.25 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (277.75 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 (129.60 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (707.21 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (212.10 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (212.10 KB)
• mksSandbox-debug.exe (4.01 MB)
• mksSandbox.exe (3.33 MB)
• tpm2emu.exe (960.75 KB)
• vmware-vmx-debug.exe (23.93 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (17.96 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 16.1.1 of VMware Player. Click on the links below for other VMware Player versions:

• 14.1.8
• 2.5.2.7026
• 14.1.6
• 12.5.5
• 6.0.3
• 2.5.0.4558
• 17.5.0
• 14.1.2
• 17.6.2
• 2.5.1.5078
• 12.5.0
• 4.0.2.28060
• 16.2.2
• 12.5.9
• 2.0.4.2658
• 16.2.5
• 15.0.3
• 3.1.4.16648
• 12.5.2
• 14.0.0
• 2.0.0.45731
• 6.0.2
• 6.0.1
• 15.5.0
• 3.0.0.9911
• 16.2.4
• 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
• 4.0.6.35970
• 6.0.0
• 5.0.1
• 4.0.3.29699
• 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
• 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
• 12.5.4
• 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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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you remove VMware Player.

Files remaining:

• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\vmware-workstation-player-16.1.1-installer_6GYU-41.tmp(1).7968.dmp
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\CrashDumps\vmware-workstation-player-16.1.1-installer_6GYU-41.tmp.7968.dmp
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Local\VMware\player.log
• C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\5 - VMware Player Download Page.lnk

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Microsoft\VMware Player
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6CB1A23127AD2E34783FB6918FF9873F
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{132A1BC6-DA72-43E2-87F3-6B19F89F78F3}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player

Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6CB1A23127AD2E34783FB6918FF9873F\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{132A1BC6-DA72-43E2-87F3-6B19F89F78F3}\

How to erase VMware Player from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Player is an application marketed by the software company VMware, Inc.. Some computer users choose to remove this program. This is difficult because performing this by hand requires some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE way to remove 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 Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to 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. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate VMware Player or simply activate the Search field and type in "VMware Player". If it is installed on your PC the VMware Player application will be found automatically. After you select 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). This explains the opinion other people have regarding VMware Player, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove VMware Player.


8. After uninstalling VMware Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of VMware Player which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling VMware Player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall VMware Player by VMware, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that VMware Player by VMware, Inc. is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VMware Player in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.