VMware Tools

How to uninstall VMware Tools from your system

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall VMware Tools for Windows. It is written by VMware, Inc.. You can read more on VMware, Inc. or check for application updates here. The application is frequently located in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools directory. Keep in mind that this location can vary depending on the user's decision. The full uninstall command line for VMware Tools is MsiExec.exe /I{30B36D27-24D7-4C18-996D-9A23B9235707}. The program's main executable file is titled vmtoolsd.exe and occupies 80.98 KB (82920 bytes).

The following executables are installed along with VMware Tools. They occupy about 2.17 MB (2277648 bytes) on disk.

• guestproxycerttool.exe (49.98 KB)
• openssl.exe (521.48 KB)
• rpctool.exe (118.48 KB)
• vmtoolsd.exe (80.98 KB)
• VMToolsHookProc.exe (67.48 KB)
• VMwareNamespaceCmd.exe (31.48 KB)
• VMwareResolutionSet.exe (102.48 KB)
• VMwareToolboxCmd.exe (79.48 KB)
• VMwareXferlogs.exe (152.98 KB)
• zip.exe (147.48 KB)
• CommAmqpListener.exe (66.00 KB)
• ConfigProvider.exe (169.50 KB)
• InstallProvider.exe (216.50 KB)
• ManagementAgentHost.exe (59.50 KB)
• RemoteCommandProvider.exe (63.00 KB)
• TestInfraProvider.exe (67.00 KB)
• VGAuthCLI.exe (30.00 KB)
• VGAuthService.exe (160.00 KB)
• VMwareAliasImport.exe (40.50 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 10.1.5.5055683 of VMware Tools. Click on the links below for other VMware Tools versions:

• 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
• 9.4.0.1280544

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall VMware Tools:

• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall VMware Tools:

• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\deployPkg.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\gio-2.0.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\glib-2.0.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\glibmm-2.4.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\gmodule-2.0.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\gobject-2.0.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\gthread-2.0.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\guestproxycerttool.exe
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\hgfs.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\iconv.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\icudt44l.dat
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\intl.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\libeay32.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\de\desktopEvents.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\de\hgfsUsability.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\de\toolboxcmd.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\de\vmtoolsd.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\es\desktopEvents.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\es\hgfsUsability.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\es\toolboxcmd.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\es\vmtoolsd.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\fr\desktopEvents.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\fr\hgfsUsability.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\fr\toolboxcmd.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\fr\vmtoolsd.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\it\desktopEvents.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\it\hgfsUsability.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\it\toolboxcmd.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\it\vmtoolsd.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\ja\desktopEvents.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\ja\hgfsUsability.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\ja\toolboxcmd.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\ja\vmtoolsd.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\ko\desktopEvents.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\ko\hgfsUsability.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\ko\toolboxcmd.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\ko\vmtoolsd.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\zh_CN\desktopEvents.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\zh_CN\hgfsUsability.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\zh_CN\toolboxcmd.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\zh_CN\vmtoolsd.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\zh_TW\desktopEvents.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\zh_TW\hgfsUsability.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\zh_TW\toolboxcmd.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\zh_TW\vmtoolsd.vmsg
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\open_source_licenses.txt
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\openssl.exe
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\pcre.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\common\hgfsServer.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\common\hgfsUsability.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\common\vix.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\autoLogon.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\autoUpgrade.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\bitMapper.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\deployPkgPlugin.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\disableGuestHibernate.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\diskWiper.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\grabbitmqProxy.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\guestInfo.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\hwUpgradeHelper.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\powerOps.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\resolutionSet.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\timeSync.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\vmbackup.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmusr\desktopEvents.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmusr\dndcp.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmusr\unity.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmusr\vmtray.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\poweroff-vm-default.bat
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\poweron-vm-default.bat
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\resume-vm-default.bat
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\rpctool.exe
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\sigc-2.0.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\ssleay32.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\suspend-vm-default.bat
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmStatsProvider\win32\vmStatsProvider.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmStatsProvider\win32\vmStatsProviderMsgs.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmStatsProvider\win64\vmStatsProvider.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmStatsProvider\win64\vmStatsProviderMsgs.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vm-support.vbs
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmtools.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmtoolsd.exe
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMToolsHook.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMToolsHook64.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMToolsHookProc.exe
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VmUpgradeHelper.bat
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware CAF\pme\bin\CafIntegrationSubsys.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware CAF\pme\bin\CommAmqpIntegration.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware CAF\pme\bin\CommAmqpIntegrationSubsys.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware CAF\pme\bin\CommAmqpListener.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware CAF\pme\bin\CommAmqpListener.exe
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware CAF\pme\bin\CommIntegrationSubsys.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware CAF\pme\bin\ConfigProvider.exe
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware CAF\pme\bin\Framework.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware CAF\pme\bin\glib-2.0.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware CAF\pme\bin\gthread-2.0.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware CAF\pme\bin\iconv.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware CAF\pme\bin\InstallProvider.exe
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware CAF\pme\bin\IntegrationSubsys.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware CAF\pme\bin\intl.dll

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\72D63B037D4281C499D6A9329B327570
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{30B36D27-24D7-4C18-996D-9A23B9235707}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware Tools

Additional registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\72D63B037D4281C499D6A9329B327570\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{30B36D27-24D7-4C18-996D-9A23B9235707}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VGAuthService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VMTools\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VMwareCAFCommAmqpListener\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VMwareCAFManagementAgentHost\ImagePath

How to uninstall VMware Tools with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Tools is a program marketed by the software company VMware, Inc.. Frequently, computer users want to uninstall this application. This can be hard because removing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK practice to uninstall 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 Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find VMware Tools or simply click the Search field and type in "VMware Tools". The VMware Tools application will be found automatically. Notice that after you select VMware Tools in the list of applications, the following information about the program is available to you:

• Safety 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 remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove VMware Tools.


8. After uninstalling VMware Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start 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 PC.

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

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 computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove VMware Tools in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.