VMware Player

A guide to uninstall VMware Player from your PC

This web page is about VMware Player for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by VMware, Inc. You can find out more on VMware, Inc or check for application updates here. Usually the VMware Player program is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player directory, depending on the user's option during setup. 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 may get a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is called vmplayer.exe and it has a size of 2.61 MB (2736344 bytes).

VMware Player is comprised of the following executables which take 106.27 MB (111432056 bytes) on disk:

drvInst64.exe (437.21 KB)
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 (84.71 KB)
vmware-kvm.exe (621.21 KB)
vmware-remotemks-debug.exe (4.90 MB)
vmware-remotemks.exe (4.63 MB)
vmware-shell-ext-thunker.exe (82.21 KB)
vmware-unity-helper.exe (186.21 KB)
vmware-vmx-debug.exe (21.53 MB)
vmware-vmx.exe (17.15 MB)
vnetlib.exe (736.21 KB)
vnetlib64.exe (884.71 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 (595.21 KB)
VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (203.71 KB)
VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (203.71 KB)
vmware-vmx-debug.exe (23.56 MB)
vmware-vmx.exe (18.85 MB)

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This page is about VMware Player version 6.0.2 alone. You can find below info on other application versions of VMware Player:

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If you are manually uninstalling VMware Player we advise you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall VMware Player from your computer:

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Player

The files below are left behind on your disk by VMware Player when you uninstall it:

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
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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

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

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

VMware Player is an application offered by VMware, Inc. Sometimes, people want to uninstall it. Sometimes this is efortful because removing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK practice to uninstall 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 good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools

4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs

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

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

Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding VMware Player, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
Details regarding the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove VMware Player.
Uninstall VMware Player

8. After removing VMware Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of VMware Player that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling VMware Player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

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The text above is not a recommendation to remove 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 simply contains detailed info on how to remove VMware Player supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-19 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-19 15:45:49.367

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