Parallels Tools

How to uninstall Parallels Tools from your PC

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall Parallels Tools for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Parallels International GmbH. You can find out more on Parallels International GmbH or check for application updates here. Click on www.parallels.com to get more information about Parallels Tools on Parallels International GmbH's website. The application is often located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools folder. Keep in mind that this location can vary being determined by the user's choice. Parallels Tools's entire uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{EFBB68EC-28A9-49E3-80FC-91F7754FBA28}. prl_tools.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 330.63 KB (338568 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of Parallels Tools. They take about 16.11 MB (16887456 bytes) on disk.

• prlhosttime.exe (29.13 KB)
• prl_cc.exe (194.13 KB)
• PTIAgent.exe (9.00 MB)
• prl_cat.exe (28.63 KB)
• prl_cpuusage.exe (69.13 KB)
• prl_nettool.exe (171.63 KB)
• prl_nettool_vista.exe (178.63 KB)
• prl_newsid.exe (53.63 KB)
• prl_snapshot.exe (28.63 KB)
• prl_userpasswd.exe (29.63 KB)
• prl_vshadow.exe (540.13 KB)
• setup_nativelook.exe (2.32 MB)
• sha_micro_app.exe (82.63 KB)
• pis_setup.exe (2.48 MB)
• prl_net_inst.exe (81.50 KB)
• coherence.exe (76.63 KB)
• prl_tools.exe (330.63 KB)
• prl_tools_service.exe (248.63 KB)
• coherence.exe (63.13 KB)
• mapi32.exe (46.13 KB)
• SharedIntApp.exe (102.13 KB)

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This info is about Parallels Tools version 13.3.0.43321 alone. For other Parallels Tools versions please click below:

• 17.0.1.51482
• 15.1.2.47123
• 12.1.0.41489
• 12.2.1.41615
• 1.4.0.19800
• 1.7.2.23531
• 17.1.5.51577
• 15.1.0.47107
• 17.1.1.51537
• 1.3.3.19752
• 13.0.1.42947
• 16.5.0.49183
• 1.5.0.20116
• 17.1.7.51588
• 1.6.0.21086
• 14.1.3.45485
• 16.0.1.48919
• 17.1.3.51565
• 14.0.1.45154
• 1.3.0.19714
• 16.1.1.49141
• 13.3.2.43368
• 14.1.2.45479
• 13.1.0.43108
• 17.0.0.51461
• 14.0.0.45124
• 13.1.1.43120
• 12.1.2.41525
• 16.0.0.48916
• 12.2.0.41591
• 16.1.2.49151
• 13.3.1.43365
• 13.0.0.42936
• 1.6.1.21141
• 12.1.3.41532
• 13.2.0.43213
• 12.1.1.41491
• 15.0.0.46967
• 15.1.4.47270
• 15.1.3.47255
• 17.1.2.51548
• 1.7.3.23546
• 14.1.1.45476
• 14.1.0.45387
• 15.1.5.47309
• 16.1.3.49160
• 15.1.1.47117
• 17.1.6.51584
• 17.1.0.51516
• 17.1.4.51567
• 16.1.0.48950

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If you are manually uninstalling Parallels Tools we recommend you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools

Usually, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Applications\Parallels Internet Security\pis_setup.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Applications\prl_cat.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Applications\prl_cpuusage.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Applications\prl_nettool.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Applications\prl_nettool_vista.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Applications\prl_newsid.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Applications\prl_snapshot.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Applications\prl_userpasswd.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Applications\prl_vshadow.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Applications\setup_nativelook.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Applications\sha_micro_app.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\DevTools\VMDebugHelper.vsix
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_boot\amd64\prl_boot.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_boot\prl_boot.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_boot\prl_boot_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_dd\amd64\prl_gldd.dl6
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_dd\amd64\prl_kmdd.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_dd\amd64\prl_umdd.dl6
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_dd\amd64\prl_umdd10.dl6
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_dd\i386\prl_gldd.dl3
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_dd\i386\prl_umdd.dl3
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_dd\i386\prl_umdd10.dl3
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_dd\prl_dd.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_dd\prl_dd_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_eth5\amd64\prl_eth5.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_eth5\prl_eth5.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_eth5\prl_eth5_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_fs\amd64\prl_fs.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_fs\amd64\prl_np.dl6
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_fs\i386\prl_np.dl3
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_fs\prl_fs.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_fs\prl_fs_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_location\amd64\prl_location.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_location\prl_location.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_location\prl_location_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_memdev\amd64\prl_memdev.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_memdev\prl_memdev.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_memdev\prl_memdev_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_mouf\amd64\prl_mouf.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_mouf\prl_mouf.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_mouf\prl_mouf_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_net_inst.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_net_install.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_shprint\prl_shprint.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_shprint\prl_shprint_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_shprint\prl_shprint_x86.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_shprint\prlprint.ppd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_sound\amd64\prl_sound.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_sound\prl_sound.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_sound\prl_sound_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_strg\amd64\prl_strg.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_strg\prl_strg.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_strg\prl_strg_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_tg\amd64\prl_tg.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_tg\prl_tg.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_tg\prl_tg_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_time\amd64\prl_time.sys
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_time\prl_time.inf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Drivers\prl_time\prl_time_x64.cat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Plugins\CookieTool.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Plugins\CopyPasteTool.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Plugins\DesktopUtilities.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Plugins\DragAndDrop.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Plugins\FileSharing.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Plugins\FullscreenMonitor.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Plugins\IEPlugin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Plugins\LayoutSync.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Plugins\PrintingTool.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Plugins\SharedUserNameApps.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Plugins\SharedHostApps.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Plugins\SharedIntApp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Plugins\SharedProfile.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Plugins\ShellInt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Plugins\TouchBar.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Plugins\VSDebug.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\prl_cc.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\prl_uprof.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\prlhosttime.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\PTIAgent.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Services\coherence.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Services\install-provider.cmd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Services\Plugins\UserInputEmulation.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Services\prl_hook.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Services\prl_tools.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Services\prl_tools_service.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Services\prl_vss_provider.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Services\register_app.vbs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Services\uninstall-provider.cmd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Services\WoW\coherence.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\Services\WoW\prl_hook.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\ShellExtentions\PrlToolsShellExt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\ShellExtentions\SharedHostAppsShExt.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\ShellIntHook.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\SIA\mapi32.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\SIA\SharedIntApp.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\uninstall.bat
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\{22EF6A32-216C-407B-821C-B2709CDC5CE9}\Parallels Tools consistency check.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\{E99F3F73-74F0-40E5-B96E-00251B67DF17}\Parallels Tools consistency check.xml
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\PrlToolsPackages\Data\amd64\parallels-tools-amd64.msi
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\PrlToolsPackages\Data\i386\parallels-tools-i386.msi

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Parallels\Parallels Tools
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\CE86BBFE9A823E9408CF197F57F4AB82
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{EFBB68EC-28A9-49E3-80FC-91F7754FBA28}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Parallels\Parallels Tools
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\Parallels\Parallels Tools

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\PTIAgent.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\PTIAgent.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\SIA\SharedIntApp.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\SIA\SharedIntApp.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\CE86BBFE9A823E9408CF197F57F4AB82\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files (x86)\Parallels\Parallels Tools\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{EFBB68EC-28A9-49E3-80FC-91F7754FBA28}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Parallels Coherence Service\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Parallels Tools Service\ImagePath

How to remove Parallels Tools from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Parallels Tools is an application offered by Parallels International GmbH. Frequently, computer users decide to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be hard because uninstalling this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK solution to uninstall Parallels 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 Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Parallels Tools or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Parallels Tools". If it exists on your system the Parallels Tools app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Parallels Tools in the list , the following information about the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Parallels Tools, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for Parallels Tools:

• The publisher is: www.parallels.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{EFBB68EC-28A9-49E3-80FC-91F7754FBA28}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Parallels Tools.


8. After uninstalling Parallels Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Parallels Tools which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Parallels 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 system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Parallels Tools by Parallels International GmbH from your computer, nor are we saying that Parallels Tools by Parallels International GmbH is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Parallels 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.