VLC

How to uninstall VLC from your system

VLC is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by VideoLAN. Take a look here for more info on VideoLAN. Usually the VLC application is placed in the C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC folder, depending on the user's option during setup. You can remove VLC by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{FA50B476-00EC-45B5-BCE0-67F55C9194F3}. Keep in mind that you might be prompted for admin rights. The application's main executable file occupies 124.02 KB (126995 bytes) on disk and is titled vlc.exe.

The following executables are incorporated in VLC. They occupy 504.80 KB (516919 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (268.77 KB)
• vlc-cache-gen.exe (112.02 KB)
• vlc.exe (124.02 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 2.1.2 of VLC. You can find here a few links to other VLC releases:

• 2.2.4
• 2.0.8
• 2.2.1
• 1.00
• 2.1.3
• 3.0.11.0
• 2.2.2
• 3.0.11
• Unknown
• 2.2.6
• 2.2.5.1
• 3.0.4

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A way to delete VLC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VLC is an application by VideoLAN. Sometimes, users decide to erase this program. This is hard because performing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to PCs. The best QUICK action to erase VLC 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 efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find VLC or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VLC". If it exists on your system the VLC application will be found very quickly. When you click VLC in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding VLC, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove VLC.


8. After removing VLC, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of VLC that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling VLC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall VLC by VideoLAN from your PC, we are not saying that VLC by VideoLAN is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall VLC in case you decide this is what you want to do. 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.