VMware Workstation

A guide to uninstall VMware Workstation from your computer

This page contains complete information on how to uninstall VMware Workstation for Windows. It was created for Windows by VMware, Inc. Take a look here for more details on VMware, Inc. More details about the application VMware Workstation can be seen at http://www.vmware.com. The application is frequently found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation folder (same installation drive as Windows). The complete uninstall command line for VMware Workstation is C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware. VMware Workstation's main file takes around 2.00 MB (2097776 bytes) and its name is vmware.exe.

VMware Workstation installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 286.75 MB (300682360 bytes) on disk.

drvInst64.exe (433.61 KB)
mkisofs.exe (421.70 KB)
openssl.exe (314.50 KB)
vixDiskMountServer.exe (408.11 KB)
vmnat.exe (423.11 KB)
vmnetcfg.exe (5.37 MB)
VMnetDHCP.exe (346.11 KB)
vmplayer.exe (3.93 MB)
vmrun.exe (500.61 KB)
vmss2core.exe (574.11 KB)
vmUpdateLauncher.exe (58.61 KB)
vmware-authd.exe (78.00 KB)
vmware-hostd.exe (11.29 MB)
vmware-remotemks-debug.exe (2.85 MB)
vmware-remotemks.exe (2.61 MB)
vmware-tray.exe (101.11 KB)
vmware-unity-helper.exe (176.61 KB)
vmware-vdiskmanager.exe (1.14 MB)
vmware-vmx-debug.exe (18.27 MB)
vmware-vmx-stats.exe (16.84 MB)
vmware-vmx.exe (14.40 MB)
vmware.exe (2.00 MB)
vnetlib.exe (743.61 KB)
vnetlib64.exe (895.11 KB)
vnetsniffer.exe (340.61 KB)
vnetstats.exe (326.11 KB)
vprintproxy.exe (11.00 KB)
zip.exe (290.61 KB)
ovftool.exe (20.34 MB)
VMware-Converter-all.exe (126.69 MB)
storePwd.exe (68.61 KB)
VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (588.11 KB)
VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (202.61 KB)
VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (202.61 KB)
vmware-vmx-debug.exe (19.84 MB)
vmware-vmx-stats.exe (18.18 MB)
vmware-vmx.exe (15.71 MB)

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This page is about VMware Workstation version 8.0.1.27038 alone. For more VMware Workstation versions please click below:

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VMware Workstation has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories that were found:

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation

The files below remain on your disk by VMware Workstation's application uninstaller when you removed it:

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\adjperm.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\diskLibWrapper.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\dispatcher.xml
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\elevated.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\provisioningPolicy.xml
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\vmconfigoption-ws-hw3.xml
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\vmconfigoption-ws-hw4.xml
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\vmconfigoption-ws-hw6.xml
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\vmconfigoption-ws-hw7.xml
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\vmconfigoption-ws-hw8.xml
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\ws-hw3.xml
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\ws-hw4.xml
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\ws-hw6.xml
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\ws-hw7.xml
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\ws-hw8.xml
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\environments.xml
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\EULA.jp.rtf
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\EULA.rtf
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\freebsd.iso
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\glib-2.0.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\glibmm-2.4.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\gmodule-2.0.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\gobject-2.0.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\gthread-2.0.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\gvmomi.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\caution_small.png
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\css\GUID-B736FF36-E483-45ED-AC5B-AEAE1E80B0DA.css
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\css\webworks.css
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-012378D8-A995-4B78-AAD3-5A4223C4093E.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-03C01EDE-FC56-4721-AD1C-47AF401DF210.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-073AC88A-BDCD-45ED-B814-ABC2EEB19580.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-08BB8EBB-56A5-47C0-8467-31FA0BFAAD6A.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-08BB9465-D40A-4E16-9E15-8C016CC8166F.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-0C23FCBF-F0CC-447B-A08E-35B90C52091E.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-0E8D0627-45E3-4845-A635-CC19C4DD230F.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-0F9C34F0-9869-44A8-BD63-CD96B72E1B81.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-1109A03F-3BD3-4292-AEF6-D943445519B5.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-111F7A5A-A46D-4ECF-9B22-CD8D756F9FFF.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-13804128-3436-422C-80EC-A1697EF75C17.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-155E221E-1157-4EE7-8811-CA7EC9667034.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-15632A58-9EB1-4D9B-9F0D-42C4136E2832.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-15BBACE2-44DA-41A3-8355-D2BA8CA4549D.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-16FBB720-2D65-40C9-989C-6809629BAABB.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-185E246A-8460-476E-B4D2-956CA8E9BEA1.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-2259F241-B5A6-4856-8657-139A88E57B95.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-237CCEC5-83F7-484F-A349-BF23C32B8F3C.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-24DD2187-AA37-4D14-A5F8-32D31648E0C4.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-291EA0CB-D11F-456C-9A3C-F1D69BEA6B0E.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-29FEE90F-FD7B-44BD-8B52-10C2474CE0AE.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-2A1F74A4-A5F3-4090-9A45-396D6D407CE5.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-2F6C8962-3E2C-49B3-8441-487D7C9E9380.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-3140DF1F-A105-4EED-B9E8-D99B3D3F0447.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-3174F104-A1B0-4845-B967-4C7CE0E47694.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-33C56F64-0274-45D2-B543-626BD4B5841D.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-37EA4A9D-DE43-4159-8982-2DFD9D5959AD.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-391BE4BF-89A9-4DC3-85E7-3D45F5124BC7.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-3B46D3FF-AACF-4495-9A8B-052315247E51.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-3D56BF46-5980-48F1-AB47-CC0CDB814D8B.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-3D5F9B19-08FF-4169-9572-39C46BA0C12F.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-3D812FA7-0CED-408E-B4B1-72A7B5F291EC.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-3F6B9D0E-6CFC-4627-B80B-9A68A5960F60.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-3F94C7B5-19A5-4E91-9709-B17FAA93FF75.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-489559B5-7C16-4C05-94BC-890AA7353A0E.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-51E3DE96-9D21-4655-A7BE-B491789CDC51.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-522EA802-03C9-4891-A100-FF6237898C00.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-5792C64D-5C01-42DD-9036-0F80FB0F3FD8.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-59676FB4-4EA8-4C2D-812D-05008B8CCA50.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-5B49A956-A202-48D2-8832-7F0B24F4DFED.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-5FC42BAD-0AAC-4EAF-8AD9-A41408ECF9BC.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-614D3F69-C022-45EF-BE55-6C822C5FA7B3.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-6291BB29-A3B7-462E-ABB9-B711F2F3A402.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-634F363E-CF25-4F3A-B021-2EF4BC989D07.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-6B97792A-41D7-4787-9341-651BA5000425.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-6DD39513-FA28-4F2E-B50C-0DB6D8E6FE65.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-6F261E98-8F81-490D-A904-DE675EE2E130.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-6F7BE33A-3B8A-4C57-9C35-656CE05BE22D.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-7DAD8EC0-0403-4152-86ED-99700F6C02B8.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-81932397-8211-499E-925E-98FC73428636.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-82E79E50-3073-4081-9FE6-0927076EA0AD.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-845C34CF-3CAE-4EA9-BA95-2727010963C4.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-852EBDB6-EA76-4D1C-9F49-FD3A315E3B17.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-896E61F5-0865-4D3B-975E-DE476AFC7168.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-8B1431E2-5E72-4B85-80BA-43B8875AB090.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-8C477788-7700-4030-8C4A-039C02AABB74.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-95232C52-C5A8-471B-A6A1-C7323A97FECA.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-983966AF-15B9-4AB9-BD27-CC89FD7BC690.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-9A1EC217-58F6-4E97-BF50-1C5581B9C55A.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-9A4F4019-CEEA-4BB6-9345-5B4A20D7A4BF.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-9AC1C866-59E1-4AB3-BEB3-5A3141525036.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-9E9150EC-BB35-4B28-A9F5-36F63C53E8DA.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-A2491004-1C67-4E14-B47B-807E20C19108.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-A419887C-ABCB-4923-B9BA-773302E858F5.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-A5F10755-6501-4AB4-9C71-F6482073B10A.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-A6792F54-2734-4AF4-9473-C8B9AD8321AF.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-A6D5BFF7-13AB-4141-B433-93D200D0F907.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-A7C425AD-13EF-4CEA-8023-5B3DC0C25E68.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-A8F1A7C7-3CD0-4C19-B7F5-9CDD642AEC04.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-A93BA99A-E182-478F-A5EF-470F31BAA1EE.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-AB5C80FE-9B8A-4899-8186-3DB8201B1758.html
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player_win\GUID-B0A2A7C1-6405-4F05-BA57-E09F22D87FBE.html

Many times the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A57F49D06AE015943BFA1B54AFE9506C
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\VMware_Workstation
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VMware, Inc.\Installer\VMware Workstation
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware Workstation

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A57F49D06AE015943BFA1B54AFE9506C\ProductName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VMAuthdService\ImagePath
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VMwareHostd\FailureCommand
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VMwareHostd\ImagePath

How to uninstall VMware Workstation with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Workstation is an application by the software company VMware, Inc. Frequently, people try to erase it. This can be troublesome because uninstalling this by hand requires some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE procedure to erase VMware Workstation is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:

1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools

4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs

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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find VMware Workstation or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VMware Workstation". The VMware Workstation app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click VMware Workstation in the list of apps, the following information about the application is shown to you:

Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about VMware Workstation, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
Technical information about the app you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for VMware Workstation:

The web site of the program is: http://www.vmware.com
The uninstall string is: C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove VMware Workstation.
Uninstall VMware Workstation

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

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

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The text above is not a piece of advice to remove VMware Workstation by VMware, Inc from your computer, we are not saying that VMware Workstation by VMware, Inc is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove VMware Workstation supposing you want to. The information above contains 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 Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-19 20:24:51.170

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