VMware Player

A way to uninstall VMware Player from your computer

This info is about VMware Player for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was created for Windows by VMware, Inc.. You can find out more on VMware, Inc. or check for application updates here. vmplayer.exe is the VMware Player's primary executable file and it occupies about 1.48 MB (1550016 bytes) on disk.

VMware Player installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 65.31 MB (68483872 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (581.69 KB)
• drvInst64.exe (436.69 KB)
• mkisofs.exe (422.78 KB)
• vixDiskMountServer.exe (432.19 KB)
• vmnat.exe (383.69 KB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (349.69 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (1.48 MB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (34.71 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (95.57 KB)
• vmware-kvm.exe (645.69 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (5.06 MB)
• vmware-shell-ext-thunker.exe (82.69 KB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (190.19 KB)
• vnetlib.exe (737.19 KB)
• vnetlib64.exe (887.69 KB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (256.69 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (252.19 KB)
• vprintproxy.exe (18.69 KB)
• zip.exe (139.69 KB)
• ovftool.exe (6.71 MB)
• storePwd.exe (70.19 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (593.07 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (203.69 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (203.69 KB)
• vmware-vmx-debug.exe (25.22 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (19.98 MB)

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This data is about VMware Player version 12.1.1 alone. For other VMware Player versions please click below:

• 3.0.0.9911
• 15.5.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 2.0.0.45731
• 14.1.8
• 14.0.0
• 12.5.2
• 3.1.4.16648
• 2.5.2.7026
• 15.0.3
• 16.2.5
• 2.0.4.2658
• 12.5.9
• 16.2.2
• 4.0.2.28060
• 12.5.0
• 2.5.1.5078
• 14.1.2
• 17.5.0
• 2.5.0.4558
• 6.0.3
• 12.5.5
• 14.1.6
• 12.5.6
• 12.5.1
• 16.1.0
• 17.5.1
• 6.0.4
• 14.1.3
• 16.0.0
• 15.1.0
• 12.1.0
• 2.5.3.8888
• 16.1.1
• 4.0.6.35970
• 5.0.1
• 15.5.5
• 14.1.1
• 12.5.3
• 15.5.2
• 4.0.0.18997
• 15.5.1
• 5.0.2
• 15.0.1
• 14.1.4
• 12.0.1
• 3.1.2.14247
• 14.1.5
• 16.2.1
• 16.1.2
• 12.5.8
• 16.2.4
• 14.1.0
• 4.0.4.30409
• 17.0.2
• 2.5.4.11892
• 4.0.5.33341
• 2.0.3.1613
• 3.1.3.14951
• 15.5.6
• 6.0.0
• 12.5.4
• 4.0.3.29699
• 14.1.7
• 17.0.0
• 3.1.6.30422
• 3.1.5.19539
• 15.0.4
• 15.0.2
• 15.5.7
• 6.0.5
• 2.0.2.59824
• 16.2.3
• 12.0.0
• 17.0.1
• 12.5.7
• 2.5.5.15075
• 16.2.0
• 6.0.7
• 15.0.0
• 2.0.5.3938

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VMware Player has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Generally the following registry data will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VMware Player
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\58F7B73559B2DE44D80967F5F6636D66
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{537B7F85-2B95-44ED-8D90-765F6F36D666}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player

Open regedit.exe to remove the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\58F7B73559B2DE44D80967F5F6636D66\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{537B7F85-2B95-44ED-8D90-765F6F36D666}\

A way to uninstall VMware Player from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Player is an application marketed by VMware, Inc.. Frequently, people choose to remove this program. Sometimes this is troublesome because removing this manually takes some skill related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE solution to remove VMware Player 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your PC.

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• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate VMware Player or simply click the Search feature and type in "VMware Player". The VMware Player app will be found automatically. Notice that when you click VMware Player in the list , the following information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding VMware Player, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall VMware Player.


8. After uninstalling VMware Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of VMware Player that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing VMware Player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove VMware Player by VMware, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that VMware Player by VMware, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove VMware Player supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.