VMware Tools

How to uninstall VMware Tools from your computer

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall VMware Tools for Windows. It was developed for Windows by VMware, Inc.. You can read more on VMware, Inc. or check for application updates here. VMware Tools is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools folder, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the program. The full uninstall command line for VMware Tools is MsiExec.exe /I{73827170-A2E6-4373-AB80-3087ABB500F3}. The program's main executable file is named vmtoolsd.exe and it has a size of 108.09 KB (110688 bytes).

VMware Tools contains of the executables below. They take 2.42 MB (2540616 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (1.23 MB)
• rpctool.exe (186.12 KB)
• rvmSetup.exe (48.59 KB)
• vmtoolsd.exe (108.09 KB)
• VMToolsHookProc.exe (94.59 KB)
• VMwareHgfsClient.exe (29.77 KB)
• VMwareHostOpen.exe (93.12 KB)
• VMwareNamespaceCmd.exe (31.77 KB)
• VMwareResolutionSet.exe (93.59 KB)
• VMwareToolboxCmd.exe (78.59 KB)
• VMwareXferlogs.exe (227.59 KB)
• VGAuthCLI.exe (46.12 KB)
• VGAuthService.exe (156.77 KB)
• VMwareAliasImport.exe (28.59 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 12.3.0.22059422 of VMware Tools. You can find below info on other application versions 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
• 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
• 9.4.0.1280544

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A way to delete VMware Tools from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Tools is an application released by VMware, Inc.. Frequently, users decide to erase this program. Sometimes this is difficult because performing this by hand requires some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE solution to erase VMware Tools 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 on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find VMware Tools or simply click the Search feature and type in "VMware Tools". If it is installed on your PC the VMware Tools application will be found very quickly. When you click VMware Tools in the list , the following data regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding VMware Tools, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you wish to remove, by pressing 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 offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of VMware Tools which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing VMware Tools with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready 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 software application. This text only contains detailed instructions 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.