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How to uninstall VMware Tools from your computer

VMware Tools is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by VMware, Inc.. More info about VMware, Inc. can be found here. You can see more info on VMware Tools at . The program is frequently located in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools directory (same installation drive as Windows). MsiExec.exe /X{FE2F6A2C-196E-4210-9C04-2B1BC21F07EF} is the full command line if you want to uninstall VMware Tools. The program's main executable file is named VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe and it has a size of 653.55 KB (669232 bytes).

VMware Tools is composed of the following executables which occupy 6.07 MB (6362704 bytes) on disk:

  • COMREG.EXE (129.55 KB)
  • rpctool.exe (123.05 KB)
  • TPAutoConnect.exe (512.73 KB)
  • TPAutoConnSvc.exe (325.73 KB)
  • VMip.exe (467.55 KB)
  • VMUpgradeHelper.exe (243.55 KB)
  • VMwareCplLauncher.exe (437.55 KB)
  • VMwareResolutionSet.exe (431.05 KB)
  • VMwareService.exe (733.05 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (653.55 KB)
  • VMwareTray.exe (540.05 KB)
  • VMwareUser.exe (1,008.55 KB)
  • VMwareXferlogs.exe (50.55 KB)
  • zip.exe (138.55 KB)
  • c-stubber.exe (354.55 KB)
  • instutil32.exe (64.00 KB)
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The current page applies to VMware Tools version 8.0.3.17828 alone. You can find below a few links to other VMware Tools versions:

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A way to delete VMware Tools using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Tools is an application offered by the software company VMware, Inc.. Frequently, users try to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is hard because uninstalling this by hand takes some skill regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK approach to uninstall VMware Tools is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate VMware Tools or simply activate the Search field and type in "VMware Tools". If it exists on your system the VMware Tools program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click VMware Tools in the list of applications, some information about the program is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about VMware Tools, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for VMware Tools:





  • The publisher is: http://www.vmware.com
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{FE2F6A2C-196E-4210-9C04-2B1BC21F07EF}
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove VMware Tools.
Uninstall VMware Tools


8. After removing VMware Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Tools that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling VMware Tools using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove VMware Tools in case 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' computers.

2017-08-06 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-08-06 06:59:13.643