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A way to uninstall VMware Tools from your system

This page contains thorough information on how to remove VMware Tools for Windows. The Windows release was developed by VMware, Inc.. Further information on VMware, Inc. can be seen here. You can read more about on VMware Tools at . The program is frequently found in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools directory. Take into account that this location can vary depending on the user's decision. The full command line for removing VMware Tools is MsiExec.exe /X{FE2F6A2C-196E-4210-9C04-2B1BC21F07EF}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is named VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe and it has a size of 665.11 KB (681072 bytes).

VMware Tools installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 6.19 MB (6488096 bytes) on disk.

  • COMREG.EXE (145.11 KB)
  • rpctool.exe (121.61 KB)
  • TPAutoConnect.exe (630.79 KB)
  • TPAutoConnSvc.exe (343.32 KB)
  • TPVCGateway.exe (529.78 KB)
  • vmtoolsd.exe (60.11 KB)
  • VMToolsHookProc.exe (242.61 KB)
  • VMUpgradeHelper.exe (252.61 KB)
  • VMwareCplLauncher.exe (425.11 KB)
  • VMwareHgfsClient.exe (19.61 KB)
  • VMwareHostOpen.exe (513.61 KB)
  • VMwareResolutionSet.exe (401.61 KB)
  • VMwareToolboxCmd.exe (32.61 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (665.11 KB)
  • VMwareTray.exe (171.61 KB)
  • VMwareUser.exe (1.49 MB)
  • VMwareXferlogs.exe (51.61 KB)
  • zip.exe (138.61 KB)
  • instutil32.exe (64.00 KB)
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This info is about VMware Tools version 8.4.8.19539 alone. You can find below a few links to other VMware Tools versions:

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A way to erase VMware Tools from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Tools is an application offered by the software company VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users choose to uninstall this program. This is difficult because performing this by hand requires some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK way 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 already installed on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to take care of your PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate VMware Tools or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VMware Tools". The VMware Tools app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select VMware Tools in the list , the following information about the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about VMware Tools, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for VMware Tools:





  • The publisher is: http://www.vmware.com
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{FE2F6A2C-196E-4210-9C04-2B1BC21F07EF}
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove VMware Tools.
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8. After removing VMware Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of 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 folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice 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. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VMware Tools in case you want to. 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.

2016-09-07 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-09-07 14:59:01.477