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A guide to uninstall VMware Tools from your PC

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove VMware Tools for Windows. The Windows release was created by VMware, Inc.. More info about VMware, Inc. can be found here. Click on to get more information about VMware Tools on VMware, Inc.'s website. Usually the VMware Tools application is found in the C:\Program Files\VUserNameare\VUserNameare Tools folder, depending on the user's option during install. VMware Tools's full uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{154ECC37-421B-4CDE-B5F4-605E0E0C4FAE}. vmtoolsd.exe is the VMware Tools's main executable file and it occupies around 65.21 KB (66776 bytes) on disk.

VMware Tools is composed of the following executables which occupy 3.43 MB (3592720 bytes) on disk:

  • comreg.exe (134.71 KB)
  • rpctool.exe (104.21 KB)
  • TPAutoConnect.exe (1,001.33 KB)
  • TPAutoConnSvc.exe (497.83 KB)
  • TPVCGateway.exe (552.83 KB)
  • unzip.exe (171.71 KB)
  • vmtoolsd.exe (65.21 KB)
  • VMToolsHookProc.exe (252.71 KB)
  • VMwareCplLauncher.exe (26.71 KB)
  • VMwareHgfsClient.exe (21.21 KB)
  • VMwareResolutionSet.exe (394.21 KB)
  • VMwareToolboxCmd.exe (37.71 KB)
  • VMwareTray.exe (59.71 KB)
  • VMwareXferlogs.exe (48.71 KB)
  • zip.exe (139.71 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 8.6.14.36427 of VMware Tools. You can find here a few links to other VMware Tools releases:

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How to uninstall VMware Tools from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Tools is an application released by VMware, Inc.. Frequently, people want to remove this application. This is difficult because deleting this manually requires some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY solution to remove VMware Tools 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on your computer 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 exists on your system the VMware Tools app will be found very quickly. After you select VMware Tools in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding VMware Tools, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for VMware Tools:





  • The web site of the application is: http://www.vmware.com
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{154ECC37-421B-4CDE-B5F4-605E0E0C4FAE}
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove VMware Tools.
Uninstall VMware Tools


8. After uninstalling VMware Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click 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 asked if you want to delete them. By removing VMware Tools using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall VMware Tools supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2015-07-20 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2015-07-20 09:27:44.677