VMware Player

A way to uninstall VMware Player from your computer

This web page is about VMware Player for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by VMware, Inc.. Further information on VMware, Inc. can be found here. The program's main executable file occupies 1.52 MB (1595368 bytes) on disk and is named vmplayer.exe.

VMware Player contains of the executables below. They occupy 65.16 MB (68325336 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (1.04 MB)
• drvInst64.exe (480.98 KB)
• mkisofs.exe (430.57 KB)
• vixDiskMountServer.exe (436.48 KB)
• vmnat.exe (392.98 KB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (358.48 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (1.52 MB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (44.98 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (93.98 KB)
• vmware-kvm.exe (617.98 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (4.72 MB)
• vmware-shell-ext-thunker.exe (86.98 KB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (196.48 KB)
• vnetlib.exe (925.98 KB)
• vnetlib64.exe (1.06 MB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (265.98 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (261.48 KB)
• vprintproxy.exe (25.98 KB)
• zip.exe (299.48 KB)
• ovftool.exe (6.52 MB)
• storePwd.exe (77.98 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (663.48 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (211.48 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (211.48 KB)
• tpm2emu.exe (1,001.48 KB)
• vmware-vmx-debug.exe (23.86 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (19.52 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 14.1.0 of VMware Player. You can find below info on other application versions of VMware Player:

• 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
• 12.5.8
• 16.2.4
• 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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If you're planning to uninstall VMware Player you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\vmware-download-1AE0\cdstmp_player-windows_14.1.0_7370693

The files below remain on your disk when you remove VMware Player:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\vmware-download-1AE0\cdstmp_player-windows_14.1.0_7370693\VMware-player-14.1.0-7370693.exe

Generally the following registry keys will not be removed:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VMware Player
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DA0BC8CA42C610A4494C75EEA1F04BA4
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DA0BC8CA42C610A4494C75EEA1F04BA4\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{B0E6FB2F-AAD0-4C2C-89E2-FF8F93F7F653}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\TempPackages\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{B0E6FB2F-AAD0-4C2C-89E2-FF8F93F7F653}\_generic.ico

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

VMware Player is a program offered by the software company VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users choose to erase it. Sometimes this is difficult because performing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE way to erase 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 already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find VMware Player or simply click the Search feature and type in "VMware Player". If it exists on your system the VMware Player app will be found automatically. When you select VMware Player in the list of applications, the following information about the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about VMware Player, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. 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 perform the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Player that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling VMware Player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove VMware Player by VMware, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that VMware Player by VMware, Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove VMware Player supposing you want to. 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' computers.