VMware Horizon Client

A guide to uninstall VMware Horizon Client from your PC

This info is about VMware Horizon Client for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by VMware, Inc.. More info about VMware, Inc. can be read here. You can see more info related to VMware Horizon Client at http://www.vmware.com. VMware Horizon Client is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client directory, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option while installing the application. The entire uninstall command line for VMware Horizon Client is MsiExec.exe /X{186C8534-D295-45D6-938C-F2154F506A38}. The application's main executable file has a size of 3.52 MB (3692616 bytes) on disk and is titled vmware-view.exe.

VMware Horizon Client installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 12.86 MB (13482632 bytes) on disk.

• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (44.57 KB)
• vmware-appstub.exe (42.07 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (4.89 MB)
• vmware-view-usbd.exe (1.12 MB)
• vmware-view.exe (3.52 MB)
• horizon_client_service.exe (519.07 KB)
• 7za.exe (589.57 KB)
• ws_diag.exe (1,008.07 KB)
• ws_diag.exe (1.18 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 4.1.0.1487 of VMware Horizon Client. You can find below info on other application versions of VMware Horizon Client:

• 5.5.4.26353
• 3.5.2.303972
• 8.10.0.37628
• 4.4.0.6474
• 5.5.2.23300
• 8.3.0.23484
• 5.4.0.10892
• 5.0.0.5596
• 5.4.3.13151
• 8.8.0.33776
• 8.8.1.34412
• 4.7.0.11074
• 8.4.1.26410
• 8.2.0.18176
• 8.0.0.13243
• 4.0.0.727
• 8.11.1.41306
• 5.2.0.7817
• 4.3.0.4209
• 4.8.1.2179
• 5.5.0.14558
• 4.6.0.9732
• 5.4.3.13110
• 8.7.1.35568
• 5.5.2.19778
• 4.9.0.2862
• 3.5.2.30397
• 5.1.0.6807
• 8.4.0.24146
• 4.8.0.1562
• 3.3.0.25749
• 5.4.4.14214
• 3.2.0.24246
• 4.10.0.4272
• 3.5.0.29526
• 3.4.0.27772
• 8.11.0.40557
• 3.2.1.27883
• 5.4.2.11170
• 8.12.0.43490
• 8.12.1.44700
• 5.5.1.17068
• 8.1.0.15949
• 8.6.0.29364
• 5.5.3.24986
• 8.5.0.26981
• 5.2.0.5827
• 8.3.0.21227
• 5.4.3.12597
• 3.5.1.30149
• 8.9.0.35399
• 5.4.1.11072
• 8.7.0.31805
• 4.6.1.9881
• 5.5.0.14198
• 4.0.0.556
• 5.3.0.8987
• 3.1.0.21879
• 4.5.0.8090
• 5.5.6.35225
• 4.0.1.781
• 4.2.0.2831
• 5.5.2.20266

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If you are manually uninstalling VMware Horizon Client we recommend you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

The files below are left behind on your disk by VMware Horizon Client's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\VMware_Horizon_Client
• C:\Windows\Installer\{186C8534-D295-45D6-938C-F2154F506A38}\ViewClientIcon

Frequently the following registry data will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\4358C681592D6D5439C82F51F405A683
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{186C8534-D295-45D6-938C-F2154F506A38}

Additional registry values that you should remove:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\4358C681592D6D5439C82F51F405A683\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{186C8534-D295-45D6-938C-F2154F506A38}\

A way to delete VMware Horizon Client with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Horizon Client is an application marketed by the software company VMware, Inc.. Frequently, people choose to erase it. This can be troublesome because removing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY procedure to erase VMware Horizon Client 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows computer.

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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 get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find VMware Horizon Client or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VMware Horizon Client". The VMware Horizon Client application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select VMware Horizon Client in the list of applications, the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about VMware Horizon Client, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for VMware Horizon Client:

• The software company is: http://www.vmware.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{186C8534-D295-45D6-938C-F2154F506A38}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall VMware Horizon Client.


8. After removing VMware Horizon Client, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of VMware Horizon Client which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing VMware Horizon Client using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove VMware Horizon Client by VMware, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that VMware Horizon Client by VMware, Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove VMware Horizon Client in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.