VMware Player

A guide to uninstall VMware Player from your computer

VMware Player is a Windows program. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by VMware, Inc.. More info about VMware, Inc. can be seen here. The application's main executable file is named vmware-authd.exe and it has a size of 87.69 KB (89792 bytes).

VMware Player contains of the executables below. They occupy 65.30 MB (68470288 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 (382.69 KB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (349.69 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (1.46 MB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (34.71 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (87.69 KB)
• vmware-kvm.exe (644.19 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 (585.19 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (203.69 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (203.69 KB)
• vmware-vmx-debug.exe (25.24 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (19.99 MB)

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This info is about VMware Player version 12.0.0 only. You can find below info on other 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
• 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
• 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 are manually uninstalling VMware Player we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

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

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VMware Player
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C4284ACD8E241194C901B54BA3136552
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{DCA4824C-42E8-4911-9C10-5BB43A315625}
• 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\C4284ACD8E241194C901B54BA3136552\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{DCA4824C-42E8-4911-9C10-5BB43A315625}\

A way to erase VMware Player from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Player is a program released by the software company VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users decide to remove this application. Sometimes this is troublesome because doing this by hand requires some know-how regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE approach 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 already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows computer.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications existing on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate VMware Player or simply click the Search field and type in "VMware Player". If it is installed on your PC the VMware Player application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select VMware Player in the list , some information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding VMware Player, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove VMware Player.


8. After removing VMware Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Player which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling VMware Player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice 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 info on how to remove VMware Player in case 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.