VMware Player

A way to uninstall VMware Player from your system

This page contains thorough information on how to remove VMware Player for Windows. It is made by VMware, Inc.. More information on VMware, Inc. can be seen here. The program's main executable file is titled vmplayer.exe and its approximative size is 1.50 MB (1573352 bytes).

VMware Player is composed of the following executables which occupy 66.43 MB (69658064 bytes) on disk:

• 7za.exe (1.04 MB)
• drvInst64.exe (444.48 KB)
• mkisofs.exe (430.57 KB)
• vixDiskMountServer.exe (435.98 KB)
• vmnat.exe (391.48 KB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (357.98 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (1.50 MB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (34.71 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (97.48 KB)
• vmware-kvm.exe (655.48 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (5.05 MB)
• vmware-shell-ext-thunker.exe (90.48 KB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (197.98 KB)
• vnetlib.exe (914.98 KB)
• vnetlib64.exe (1.07 MB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (264.48 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (259.98 KB)
• vprintproxy.exe (26.48 KB)
• zip.exe (299.48 KB)
• ovftool.exe (6.71 MB)
• storePwd.exe (77.98 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (594.48 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (211.48 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (211.48 KB)
• vmware-vmx-debug.exe (25.22 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (19.97 MB)

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The current page applies to VMware Player version 12.5.8 only. You can find below a few links to other VMware Player versions:

• 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
• 12.1.1
• 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
• 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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Quite a few files, folders and registry data can not be deleted when you remove VMware Player from your computer.

The files below remain on your disk by VMware Player when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\player.log

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VMware Player
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6A9293482E5A6D74781A12C3DC52F4BE
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{843929A6-A5E2-47D6-87A1-213CCD254FEB}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player

Supplementary registry values that are not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6A9293482E5A6D74781A12C3DC52F4BE\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{843929A6-A5E2-47D6-87A1-213CCD254FEB}\

How to delete VMware Player from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Player is a program by VMware, Inc.. Frequently, people try to erase it. This is easier said than done because doing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY action to erase VMware Player 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to clean your system.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate VMware Player or simply activate the Search field and type in "VMware Player". The VMware Player app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select VMware Player in the list of programs, some data about the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about VMware Player, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove VMware Player.


8. After uninstalling VMware Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Player which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing VMware Player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above 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 text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove VMware Player supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.