VMware Tools

A way to uninstall VMware Tools from your system

This page contains complete information on how to remove VMware Tools for Windows. It is written by VMware, Inc.. Check out here for more information on VMware, Inc.. Usually the VMware Tools program is to be found in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The full command line for removing VMware Tools is MsiExec.exe /I{6070BE95-B84D-40FE-8ABD-C70B59F5A164}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for admin rights. VMware Tools's primary file takes around 109.37 KB (111992 bytes) and is called vmtoolsd.exe.

VMware Tools installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 2.87 MB (3012000 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (1.23 MB)
• cblauncher.exe (529.87 KB)
• rpctool.exe (187.37 KB)
• vmtoolsd.exe (109.37 KB)
• VMToolsHookProc.exe (124.87 KB)
• VMwareNamespaceCmd.exe (32.87 KB)
• VMwareResolutionSet.exe (95.37 KB)
• VMwareToolboxCmd.exe (80.37 KB)
• VMwareXferlogs.exe (229.37 KB)
• VGAuthCLI.exe (72.37 KB)
• VGAuthService.exe (159.37 KB)
• VMwareAliasImport.exe (62.87 KB)

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The current web page applies to VMware Tools version 12.4.5.23787635 only. For other VMware Tools versions please click below:

• 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
• 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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VMware Tools has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall VMware Tools from your PC:

• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\7za.exe
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\componentMgr\saltMinion\svtminion.ps1
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\deployPkg.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\gio-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\glib-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\glibmm-2.68-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\gmodule-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\gobject-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\gthread-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\UserNameStoreClient.dll
• 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\install-rvmSetup.cmd
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\intl.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\pcre2-8.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\appInfo.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\componentMgr.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\deployPkgPlugin.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\deviceHelper.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\disableUserNameHibernate.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\diskWiper.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\gdp.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\UserNameInfo.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\UserNameStore.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\UserNameStoreUpgrade.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\darkModeSync.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\rvmSetup.exe
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\sigc-3.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\suspend-vm-default.bat
• 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 VGAuth\gio-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\girepository-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\glib-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\gmodule-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\gobject-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\gthread-2.0-0.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\iconv.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\intl.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\libcrypto-3-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\libssl-3-x64.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\libxml2.dll

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\59EB0706D48BEF04A8DB7CB0955F1A46
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6070BE95-B84D-40FE-8ABD-C70B59F5A164}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware Tools

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\59EB0706D48BEF04A8DB7CB0955F1A46\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\{6070BE95-B84D-40FE-8ABD-C70B59F5A164}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VGAuthService\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VMTools\ImagePath

How to delete VMware Tools from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Tools is an application offered by VMware, Inc.. Some people try to remove it. Sometimes this is hard because doing this manually takes some skill regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY practice to remove 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate VMware Tools or simply activate the Search field and type in "VMware Tools". If it exists on your system the VMware Tools app will be found automatically. Notice that after you click VMware Tools in the list of programs, the following data about the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about VMware Tools, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall VMware Tools.


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

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall 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 text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VMware Tools in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.