VMware Tools

A way to uninstall VMware Tools from your system

This page contains complete information on how to remove VMware Tools for Windows. It was coded for Windows by VMware, Inc.. Go over here for more details on VMware, Inc.. Please follow http://www.vmware.com if you want to read more on VMware Tools on VMware, Inc.'s page. VMware Tools is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools directory, regulated by the user's choice. You can uninstall VMware Tools by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{5860AC72-0ECA-4F61-B252-85C99FD64D37}. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is titled vmtoolsd.exe and occupies 65.21 KB (66776 bytes).

The following executables are installed beside VMware Tools. They occupy about 1.40 MB (1469768 bytes) on disk.

• comreg.exe (134.71 KB)
• rpctool.exe (104.21 KB)
• unzip.exe (171.71 KB)
• vmtoolsd.exe (65.21 KB)
• VMToolsHookProc.exe (252.71 KB)
• VMwareCplLauncher.exe (26.71 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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This page is about VMware Tools version 8.6.17.55533 only. For other VMware Tools versions please click below:

• 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

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Folders that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools

The files below remain on your disk when you remove VMware Tools:

• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\comreg.exe
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\deployPkg.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\Drivers\audio\vmaudio.cat
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\Drivers\audio\vmaudio.inf
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\Drivers\audio\vmaudio.sys
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\Drivers\memctl\vmmemctl.sys
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\Drivers\mouse\vmmouse.cat
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\Drivers\mouse\vmmouse.inf
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\Drivers\mouse\vmmouse.sys
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\Drivers\pvscsi\pvscsi.cat
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\Drivers\pvscsi\pvscsi.inf
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\Drivers\pvscsi\pvscsi.sys
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\Drivers\vmxnet3\vmxnet3n61x64.sys
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\Drivers\vmxnet3\vmxnet3n61x86.sys
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\Drivers\vmxnet3\vmxnet3ndis6.cat
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\Drivers\vmxnet3\vmxnet3ndis6.inf
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\Drivers\vss\VCBSnapshotProvider.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\help\caution_small.png
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\css\GUID-0FB09365-74C8-4874-8DCF-9F3719AB8796.css
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\css\webworks.css
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\GUID-0BD592B1-A300-4C09-808A-BB447FAE2C2A.html
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\GUID-14D1E2BE-8CE5-411A-A02C-B00A6940FBAD.html
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\GUID-151025AE-6641-428B-9818-5E06916543F3.html
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\GUID-20195825-7E66-4106-B3E6-74001DF94A09.html
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\GUID-2D52EA83-C33F-47FA-9C6E-9E6443EA0CB2.html
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\GUID-35D8817F-5193-4315-AAF9-575CBDEE1B8F.html
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\GUID-6994A5F9-B62B-4BF1-99D8-E325874A4C7A.html
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\GUID-7F59A4E0-2B6D-4430-9C25-B6F17C4DE510.html
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\GUID-7F9CD622-B66C-40D4-82D4-50FF23BD36EE.html
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\GUID-87CDBAF9-171C-4CA2-973E-A3EC03A38C71.html
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\GUID-A024460D-28A4-4541-B6BB-CFA1A31D9CE9.html
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\GUID-A113A508-788B-4871-86A4-0D8C987FE4D9.html
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\GUID-DE30092C-D613-4978-A68B-C0642B828909.html
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\GUID-F8FE08FF-BCE2-4796-8B85-41A31070073A.html
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\GUID-FB7FA658-7622-4680-BD9F-7A6670C12794.html
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\images\blank.gif
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\images\collapse.gif
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\images\expanded.gif
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\images\seebttm.gif
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\images\seelflow.gif
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\images\seeright.gif
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\images\seertlow.gif
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\images\seertup.gif
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\index.html
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\scripts\expand.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\warning_small.gif
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\common\alinks.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\common\context.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\common\files.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\common\synonyms.xml
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\common\title.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\common\topics.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\common\towwhdir.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\common\wwhpagef.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\info.txt
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\js\index.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\js\search.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\js\search\pairs\pair0.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\js\search\pairs\pair1.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\js\search\pairs\pair10.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\js\search\pairs\pair11.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\js\search\pairs\pair12.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\js\search\pairs\pair13.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\js\search\pairs\pair14.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\js\search\pairs\pair2.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\js\search\pairs\pair3.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\js\search\pairs\pair4.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\js\search\pairs\pair5.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\js\search\pairs\pair6.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\js\search\pairs\pair7.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\js\search\pairs\pair8.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\js\search\pairs\pair9.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\js\search\search0.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\js\toc.js
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\xml\files.xml
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\xml\ix.xml
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhdata\xml\toc.xml
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhelp\books.xml
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhelp\images\altclose.gif
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhelp\images\altopen.gif
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhelp\messages.xml
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhelp\settings.xml
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhelp\wwhimpl\api.htm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhelp\wwhimpl\common\html\alinks.htm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhelp\wwhimpl\common\html\banner.htm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhelp\wwhimpl\common\html\blank.htm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhelp\wwhimpl\common\html\bookmark.htm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhelp\wwhimpl\common\html\content.htm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhelp\wwhimpl\common\html\controll.htm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhelp\wwhimpl\common\html\controlr.htm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhelp\wwhimpl\common\html\default.htm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhelp\wwhimpl\common\html\document.htm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhelp\wwhimpl\common\html\frameset.htm
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\help\wwhelp\wwhimpl\common\html\images\splash.jpg

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\27CA0685ACE016F42B25589CF96DD473
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{5860AC72-0ECA-4F61-B252-85C99FD64D37}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware Tools

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareCplLauncher.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareCplLauncher.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\27CA0685ACE016F42B25589CF96DD473\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\{5860AC72-0ECA-4F61-B252-85C99FD64D37}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VMMEMCTL\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\vmrawdsk\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VMTools\ImagePath

A way to remove VMware Tools using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Tools is an application released by VMware, Inc.. Some users want to remove it. Sometimes this is easier said than done because uninstalling this manually requires some knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE procedure 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to optimize your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate VMware Tools or simply activate the Search field and type in "VMware Tools". The VMware Tools app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click VMware Tools in the list , the following data regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding VMware Tools, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews 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 example you can see that for VMware Tools:

• The software company is: http://www.vmware.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{5860AC72-0ECA-4F61-B252-85C99FD64D37}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall VMware Tools.


8. After uninstalling VMware Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of 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 are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice 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. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VMware Tools in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.