VMware Tools
How to uninstall VMware Tools from your computer
VMware Tools is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by VMware, Inc.. Take a look here for more info on VMware, Inc.. VMware Tools is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools directory, regulated by the user's option. MsiExec.exe /I{D3B020CA-A264-4604-8B95-A25EB097B320} is the full command line if you want to remove VMware Tools. The program's main executable file is named vmtoolsd.exe and it has a size of 62.19 KB (63680 bytes).VMware Tools contains of the executables below. They occupy 1.10 MB (1150464 bytes) on disk.
- openssl.exe (344.69 KB)
- rpctool.exe (97.19 KB)
- vmtoolsd.exe (62.19 KB)
- VMwareHostOpen.exe (77.69 KB)
- VMwareResolutionSet.exe (52.69 KB)
- VMwareToolboxCmd.exe (36.19 KB)
- VMwareXferlogs.exe (125.69 KB)
- zip.exe (139.69 KB)
- VGAuthCLI.exe (27.00 KB)
- VGAuthService.exe (131.00 KB)
- VMwareAliasImport.exe (29.50 KB)
The information on this page is only about version 9.10.0.2476743 of VMware Tools. You can find below a few links to other VMware Tools versions:
- 10.1.5.5055683
- 8.6.0.6261
- 10.1.10.6082533
- 3.00.0000
- 9.4.15.2827462
- 7.8.6.8888
- 7.9.6.5197
- 8.4.8.19539
- 9.2.0.15626
- 11.1.1.16303738
- 8.3.12.8191
- 7.8.5.7026
- 8.6.14.36427
- 9.4.11.2400950
- 3.1.0000
- 10.0.6.3560309
- 11.1.0.16036546
- 7.7.6.2712
- 9.4.0.1399439
- 8.6.5.11214
- 9.0.5.21789
- 8.1.4.11056
- 10.1.5.5055693
- 9.4.5.1734305
- 8.3.7.6505
- 9.0.12.35149
- 8.8.1.9139
- 10.0.9.3917699
- 9.0.10.29005
- 11.2.1.17243207
- 3.1.2.17734
- 8.8.4.13798
- 10.0.0.2977863
- 12.2.6.22229486
- 9.4.6.1770165
- 8.6.5.11852
- 10.0.10.4301679
- 3.1.0.2658
- 8.6.15.44134
- 8.6.11.23921
- 10.1.7.5541682
- 12.3.0.22234872
- 8.6.5.13851
- 10.0.8.3746311
- 9.0.11.32667
- 9.0.13.38765
- 9.6.5.2700074
- 9.2.3.21136
- 7.8.3.4558
- 9.9.2.2496486
- 8.0.2.16474
- 8.8.0.7367
- 12.0.5.19716617
- 11.1.0.16493622
- 7.8.4.5078
- 9.6.4.2441333
- 10.0.12.4448491
- 11.2.6.17901274
- 12.1.0.20219665
- 3.1.0.1613
- 11.0.6.15940789
- 10.1.15.6677369
- 10.1.15.6627299
- 9.6.6.2649738
- 9.10.5.2981885
- 8.6.12.28992
- 10.0.6.3595377
- 8.3.17.17464
- 9.10.1.2791197
- 10.3.2.9925305
- 8.0.1.12171
- 11.0.0.14686277
- 11.2.0.16371363
- 10.2.5.8068393
- 7.7.0.1463223
- 9.0.15.41796
- 10.0.1.3160059
- 8.0.2.14744
- 11.2.5.17337674
- 10.1.0.4449150
- 9.10.1.2731977
- 9.4.6.1752774
- 9.2.2.18018
- 10.2.5.8068406
- 3.1.2.14664
- 9.0.15.45013
- 9.6.2.1688356
- 8.4.9.30422
- 9.4.0.1585188
- 9.4.12.2627939
- 8.3.7.4937
- 8.6.0.6868
- 11.0.1.14773994
- 12.1.5.20735119
- 8.1.3.9911
- 9.5.2.1244834
- 9.4.0.1280544
- 8.4.4.14247
- 10.2.1.8267844
- 12.3.5.22544099
Many files, folders and registry entries will not be deleted when you are trying to remove VMware Tools from your computer.
Directories left on disk:
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools
The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove VMware Tools:
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\deployPkg.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\gio-2.0.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\glib-2.0.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\glibmm-2.4.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\gmodule-2.0.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\gobject-2.0.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\gthread-2.0.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\guestproxy-cert-management.vbs
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\hgfs.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\iconv.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\icudt44l.dat
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\intl.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\libeay32.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\de\desktopEvents.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\de\hgfsUsability.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\de\toolboxcmd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\de\vmtoolsd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\es\hgfsUsability.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\fr\hgfsUsability.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\fr\toolboxcmd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\fr\vmtoolsd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\it\hgfsUsability.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\ja\desktopEvents.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\ja\hgfsUsability.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\ja\toolboxcmd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\ja\vmtoolsd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\ko\desktopEvents.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\ko\hgfsUsability.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\ko\toolboxcmd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\ko\vmtoolsd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\zh_CN\hgfsUsability.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\zh_CN\toolboxcmd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\zh_CN\vmtoolsd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\open_source_licenses.txt
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\openssl.exe
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\common\hgfsServer.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\common\hgfsUsability.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\common\vix.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\autoLogon.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\autoUpgrade.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\bitMapper.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\deployPkgPlugin.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\disableGuestHibernate.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\diskWiper.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\grabbitmqProxy.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\guestInfo.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\hwUpgradeHelper.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\powerOps.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\resolutionSet.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\timeSync.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\vmbackup.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmusr\desktopEvents.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmusr\dndcp.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmusr\unity.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmusr\vmtray.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\poweroff-vm-default.bat
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\poweron-vm-default.bat
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\resume-vm-default.bat
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\rpctool.exe
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\sigc-2.0.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\ssleay32.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\suspend-vm-default.bat
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmStatsProvider\win32\vmStatsProvider.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmStatsProvider\win32\vmStatsProviderMsgs.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmStatsProvider\win64\vmStatsProvider.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmStatsProvider\win64\vmStatsProviderMsgs.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vm-support.vbs
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmtools.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmtoolsd.exe
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMToolsHook.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMToolsHook64.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMToolsHookProc.exe
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VmUpgradeHelper.bat
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\gio-2.0.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\glib-2.0.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\gmodule-2.0.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\gobject-2.0.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\gthread-2.0.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\iconv.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\intl.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\libeay32.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\schemas\datatypes.dtd
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\schemas\saml-schema-assertion-2.0.xsd
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\schemas\xenc-schema.xsd
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\schemas\xml.xsd
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\schemas\xmldsig-core-schema.xsd
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\schemas\XMLSchema.dtd
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\schemas\XMLSchema.xsd
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\schemas\XMLSchema-hasFacetAndProperty.xsd
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\schemas\XMLSchema-instance.xsd
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\ssleay32.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\VGAuth.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\VGAuthCLI.exe
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\VGAuthService.exe
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\vmtools.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\VMwareAliasImport.exe
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\VMWSU_V1_0.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\xerces-c_3_1.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\xsec_1_6.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareHostOpen.exe
Registry that is not removed:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\01A1A3029CC935249857447CA6C0C9B7
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{203A1A10-9CC9-4253-8975-44C76A0C9C7B}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware Tools
Supplementary registry values that are not cleaned:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareHostOpen.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareHostOpen.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\01A1A3029CC935249857447CA6C0C9B7\ProductName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{203A1A10-9CC9-4253-8975-44C76A0C9C7B}\
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VGAuthService\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VMTools\ImagePath
How to uninstall VMware Tools from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO
VMware Tools is a program by VMware, Inc.. Frequently, users try to uninstall it. Sometimes this is efortful because removing this by hand takes some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY procedure to uninstall VMware Tools is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows PC.
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- navigate to Download Link
- download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Press the General Tools category
4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will appear
6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate VMware Tools or simply click the Search field and type in "VMware Tools". If it is installed on your PC the VMware Tools program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select VMware Tools in the list , some information about the program is made available to you:
- Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about VMware Tools, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
- Details about the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
8. After uninstalling VMware Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Tools which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing VMware Tools with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.
Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.
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Disclaimer
This page is not a recommendation to uninstall VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall VMware Tools supposing you decide this is what you want to do. 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' PCs.
2016-06-21 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @DanielStatescuLast update on: 2016-06-21 06:46:18.090