VMware Tools
A guide to uninstall VMware Tools from your computer
VMware Tools is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your PC. It is produced by VMware, Inc.. Go over here where you can read more on VMware, Inc.. VMware Tools is usually set up in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools folder, depending on the user's option. VMware Tools's full uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /I{5A16DD24-E486-4347-9D44-9555ABD5B1C5}. vmtoolsd.exe is the VMware Tools's primary executable file and it occupies approximately 72.71 KB (74456 bytes) on disk.The following executables are contained in VMware Tools. They occupy 677.40 KB (693656 bytes) on disk.
- rpctool.exe (110.71 KB)
- vmtoolsd.exe (72.71 KB)
- VMToolsHookProc.exe (16.71 KB)
- VMwareHgfsClient.exe (21.71 KB)
- VMwareHostOpen.exe (79.71 KB)
- VMwareResolutionSet.exe (51.21 KB)
- VMwareToolboxCmd.exe (40.21 KB)
- VMwareXferlogs.exe (144.71 KB)
- zip.exe (139.71 KB)
This info is about VMware Tools version 9.4.12.2627939 alone. You can find here a few links to other VMware Tools releases:
- 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
- 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
Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you remove VMware Tools.
Directories left on disk:
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools
The files below were left behind on your disk by VMware Tools's application uninstaller when you removed it:
- 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\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\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\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\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\VMwareHostOpen.exe
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareResolutionSet.exe
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareToolboxCmd.exe
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareXferlogs.exe
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\win32\vmGuestLib.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\win32\vmGuestLibJava.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\win64\vmGuestLib.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\win64\vmGuestLibJava.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\zip.exe
Many times the following registry keys will not be removed:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\42DD61A5684E7434D9445955BA5D1B5C
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{5A16DD24-E486-4347-9D44-9555ABD5B1C5}
- 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\42DD61A5684E7434D9445955BA5D1B5C\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\{5A16DD24-E486-4347-9D44-9555ABD5B1C5}\
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VMTools\ImagePath
How to delete VMware Tools from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO
VMware Tools is a program by VMware, Inc.. Some computer users want to erase this application. This can be easier said than done because doing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE solution to erase 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, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows system.
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- navigate to Download Link
- download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Press the General Tools button
4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
5. All the applications installed on your PC will be made available to you
6. Scroll the list of applications until you find VMware Tools or simply click the Search feature and type in "VMware Tools". If it is installed on your PC the VMware Tools app will be found very quickly. When you click VMware Tools in the list of programs, some information regarding the application is shown to you:
- Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding VMware Tools, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
- Technical information regarding the app 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 perform the cleanup. All the items of VMware Tools which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing VMware Tools with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.
Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.
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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 for your computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove VMware Tools supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.
2016-06-30 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @DeeaKartmanLast update on: 2016-06-30 11:39:21.430