VMware Player

A way to uninstall VMware Player from your system

This page is about VMware Player for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is made by VMware, Inc.. You can read more on VMware, Inc. or check for application updates here. Please follow http://www.vmware.com if you want to read more on VMware Player on VMware, Inc.'s page. VMware Player is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player folder, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. The entire uninstall command line for VMware Player is MsiExec.exe /I{E452E727-86B8-4233-8CC3-41FD817AFAFF}. The application's main executable file is labeled vmware-authd.exe and its approximative size is 78.00 KB (79872 bytes).

The following executables are installed together with VMware Player. They take about 59.81 MB (62715968 bytes) on disk.

• mkisofs.exe (421.70 KB)
• vixDiskMountServer.exe (408.11 KB)
• vmnat.exe (422.61 KB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (346.11 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (3.93 MB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (58.61 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (78.00 KB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (177.11 KB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (14.39 MB)
• vnetlib.exe (743.61 KB)
• vnetlib64.exe (895.11 KB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (340.61 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (326.11 KB)
• vprintproxy.exe (11.00 KB)
• zip.exe (290.61 KB)
• ovftool.exe (20.34 MB)
• storePwd.exe (68.61 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (588.11 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (202.61 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (202.61 KB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (15.70 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 4.0.0.18997 of VMware Player. 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
• 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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If you are manually uninstalling VMware Player we suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

The files below remain on your disk by VMware Player's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\vmsetup.20181122034705.vmware player.msi.install.log

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player

How to remove VMware Player with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Player is an application released by the software company VMware, Inc.. Some users try to uninstall it. This is easier said than done because doing this by hand requires some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE practice to uninstall 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 Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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

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

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on the computer will be shown to you

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 app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select VMware Player in the list of apps, the following data regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding VMware Player, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for VMware Player:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.vmware.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{E452E727-86B8-4233-8CC3-41FD817AFAFF}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove VMware Player.


8. After uninstalling VMware Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press 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 asked if you want to delete them. By removing VMware Player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall VMware Player by VMware, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that VMware Player by VMware, Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall VMware Player supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.