VMware Tools
A guide to uninstall VMware Tools from your PC
You can find below details on how to uninstall VMware Tools for Windows. The Windows release was created by VMware, Inc.. You can find out more on VMware, Inc. or check for application updates here. VMware Tools is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools folder, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. You can remove VMware Tools by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /I{766355C9-1851-4890-9C1F-9F043A43AFCE}. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file has a size of 81.98 KB (83944 bytes) on disk and is labeled vmtoolsd.exe.VMware Tools contains of the executables below. They take 2.30 MB (2410672 bytes) on disk.
- guestproxycerttool.exe (51.48 KB)
- rpctool.exe (119.48 KB)
- vmacthlp.exe (561.98 KB)
- vmtoolsd.exe (81.98 KB)
- VMToolsHookProc.exe (67.48 KB)
- VMwareHgfsClient.exe (29.98 KB)
- VMwareNamespaceCmd.exe (31.48 KB)
- VMwareResolutionSet.exe (104.48 KB)
- VMwareToolboxCmd.exe (79.98 KB)
- VMwareXferlogs.exe (154.98 KB)
- zip.exe (147.48 KB)
- CommAmqpListener.exe (66.50 KB)
- ConfigProvider.exe (170.50 KB)
- InstallProvider.exe (217.50 KB)
- ManagementAgentHost.exe (60.00 KB)
- RemoteCommandProvider.exe (63.50 KB)
- TestInfraProvider.exe (67.50 KB)
- VGAuthCLI.exe (45.48 KB)
- VGAuthService.exe (175.48 KB)
- VMwareAliasImport.exe (56.98 KB)
This data is about VMware Tools version 10.2.0.7253323 alone. You can find below info on other releases of VMware Tools:
- 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
- 9.10.0.2476743
- 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
If you're planning to uninstall VMware Tools you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.
You should delete the folders below after you uninstall VMware Tools:
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools
Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall 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\UserNameproxycerttool.exe
- 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\desktopEvents.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\es\hgfsUsability.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\es\toolboxcmd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\es\vmtoolsd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\fr\desktopEvents.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\desktopEvents.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\it\hgfsUsability.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\it\toolboxcmd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\it\vmtoolsd.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\desktopEvents.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\messages\zh_TW\desktopEvents.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\zh_TW\hgfsUsability.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\zh_TW\toolboxcmd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\zh_TW\vmtoolsd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\open_source_licenses.txt
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\pcre.dll
- 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\disableUserNameHibernate.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\UserNameInfo.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\vmsvc\vsep.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\vmacthlp.exe
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmacthlp.txt
- 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 CAF\pme\bin\CafIntegrationSubsys.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware CAF\pme\bin\CommAmqpIntegration.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware CAF\pme\bin\CommAmqpIntegrationSubsys.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware CAF\pme\bin\CommAmqpListener.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware CAF\pme\bin\CommAmqpListener.exe
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware CAF\pme\bin\CommIntegrationSubsys.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware CAF\pme\bin\ConfigProvider.exe
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware CAF\pme\bin\Framework.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware CAF\pme\bin\glib-2.0.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware CAF\pme\bin\gthread-2.0.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware CAF\pme\bin\iconv.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware CAF\pme\bin\InstallProvider.exe
Registry keys:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware Tools
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9C55366715810984C9F1F940A334FAEC
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{766355C9-1851-4890-9C1F-9F043A43AFCE}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware Tools
Registry values that are not removed from your PC:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\9C55366715810984C9F1F940A334FAEC\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\{766355C9-1851-4890-9C1F-9F043A43AFCE}\
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VGAuthService\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VMTools\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VMware Physical Disk Helper Service\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VMwareCAFCommAmqpListener\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VMwareCAFManagementAgentHost\ImagePath
A way to remove VMware Tools from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO
VMware Tools is a program by the software company VMware, Inc.. Frequently, people choose to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is efortful because doing this by hand requires some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE approach to uninstall 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 on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows PC.
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- download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Press the General Tools button
4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
5. All the applications existing on your computer will appear
6. Navigate the list of applications 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 program will be found automatically. After you select VMware Tools in the list of applications, the following information about the application is made available to you:
- Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about VMware Tools, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
- Details about the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
8. After removing VMware Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Tools that have been left behind will be found 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 registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.
Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
This page is not a piece of advice to remove VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove VMware Tools supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
2017-12-21 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @DeeaKartmanLast update on: 2017-12-21 14:58:02.210