VMware Tools

A guide to uninstall VMware Tools from your PC

VMware Tools is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is made by VMware, Inc.. Go over here for more details on VMware, Inc.. VMware Tools is usually installed in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools folder, subject to the user's decision. The complete uninstall command line for VMware Tools is MsiExec.exe /I{E62D92F6-9ED0-42E8-AC49-CC3EC93FCCEA}. The program's main executable file has a size of 109.37 KB (111992 bytes) on disk and is titled vmtoolsd.exe.

The executables below are part of VMware Tools. They take about 2.54 MB (2667608 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (1.23 MB)
• rpctool.exe (193.86 KB)
• rvmSetup.exe (48.86 KB)
• vmtoolsd.exe (109.37 KB)
• VMToolsHookProc.exe (128.37 KB)
• VMwareHgfsClient.exe (30.36 KB)
• VMwareHostOpen.exe (94.87 KB)
• VMwareNamespaceCmd.exe (32.87 KB)
• VMwareResolutionSet.exe (96.86 KB)
• VMwareToolboxCmd.exe (80.36 KB)
• VMwareXferlogs.exe (236.36 KB)
• VGAuthCLI.exe (72.87 KB)
• VGAuthService.exe (159.37 KB)
• VMwareAliasImport.exe (63.36 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 12.5.1.24649672 of VMware Tools. You can find below info on other releases of VMware Tools:

• 10.1.5.5055683
• 8.6.0.6261
• 10.1.10.6082533
• 3.00.0000
• 9.4.15.2827462
• 7.8.6.8888
• 7.9.6.5197
• 8.4.8.19539
• 9.2.0.15626
• 11.1.1.16303738
• 8.3.12.8191
• 7.8.5.7026
• 8.6.14.36427
• 9.4.11.2400950
• 3.1.0000
• 10.0.6.3560309
• 11.1.0.16036546
• 7.7.6.2712
• 9.4.0.1399439
• 8.6.5.11214
• 9.0.5.21789
• 8.1.4.11056
• 10.1.5.5055693
• 9.4.5.1734305
• 8.3.7.6505
• 9.0.12.35149
• 8.8.1.9139
• 10.0.9.3917699
• 9.0.10.29005
• 11.2.1.17243207
• 3.1.2.17734
• 8.8.4.13798
• 10.0.0.2977863
• 12.2.6.22229486
• 9.4.6.1770165
• 8.6.5.11852
• 10.0.10.4301679
• 3.1.0.2658
• 8.6.15.44134
• 8.6.11.23921
• 10.1.7.5541682
• 12.3.0.22234872
• 8.6.5.13851
• 10.0.8.3746311
• 9.0.11.32667
• 9.0.13.38765
• 9.6.5.2700074
• 9.2.3.21136
• 7.8.3.4558
• 9.9.2.2496486
• 8.0.2.16474
• 8.8.0.7367
• 12.0.5.19716617
• 11.1.0.16493622
• 7.8.4.5078
• 9.6.4.2441333
• 10.0.12.4448491
• 11.2.6.17901274
• 7.8.8.15075
• 12.1.0.20219665
• 3.1.0.1613
• 11.0.6.15940789
• 10.1.15.6677369
• 10.1.15.6627299
• 9.6.6.2649738
• 9.10.5.2981885
• 8.6.12.28992
• 10.0.6.3595377
• 8.3.17.17464
• 9.10.1.2791197
• 10.3.2.9925305
• 8.0.1.12171
• 11.0.0.14686277
• 12.3.0.22059422
• 11.2.0.16371363
• 10.2.5.8068393
• 9.10.0.2476743
• 7.7.0.1463223
• 9.0.15.41796
• 10.0.1.3160059
• 8.0.2.14744
• 11.2.5.17337674
• 10.1.0.4449150
• 9.10.1.2731977
• 9.4.6.1752774
• 9.2.2.18018
• 10.2.5.8068406
• 3.1.2.14664
• 9.0.15.45013
• 9.6.2.1688356
• 8.4.9.30422
• 9.4.0.1585188
• 9.4.12.2627939
• 12.4.5.23787635
• 8.3.7.4937
• 8.6.0.6868
• 11.0.1.14773994
• 12.1.5.20735119
• 8.1.3.9911
• 9.5.2.1244834

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A way to delete VMware Tools using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Tools is an application released by the software company VMware, Inc.. Some computer users decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is hard because performing this manually takes some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK manner to uninstall VMware Tools 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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• navigate to 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 some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate VMware Tools or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VMware Tools". The VMware Tools program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click VMware Tools in the list , some data about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about VMware Tools, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

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


8. After uninstalling VMware Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of VMware Tools that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing VMware Tools with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove VMware Tools in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.