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A guide to uninstall VLC from your computer

This web page is about VLC for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is developed by VideoLan. Further information on VideoLan can be seen here. The program is often located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLan\VLC directory. Keep in mind that this location can differ being determined by the user's preference. You can uninstall VLC by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{B6B8B09B-DB9C-414A-97F7-9B3D74561D6C}. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. VLC's primary file takes around 962.70 KB (985800 bytes) and is called vlc.exe.

VLC installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 1.30 MB (1366918 bytes) on disk.

  • uninstall.exe (234.99 KB)
  • vlc-cache-gen.exe (137.20 KB)
  • vlc.exe (962.70 KB)


The current web page applies to VLC version 3.0.11.0 alone. You can find below a few links to other VLC releases:

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A way to uninstall VLC from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VLC is an application marketed by VideoLan. Sometimes, users try to remove this program. This can be difficult because removing this manually takes some skill related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK procedure to remove VLC 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 Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows PC.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate VLC or simply click the Search feature and type in "VLC". If it is installed on your PC the VLC application will be found automatically. After you select VLC in the list , some data about the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about VLC, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove VLC.
Uninstall VLC


8. After removing VLC, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of VLC that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing VLC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall VLC by VideoLan from your computer, nor are we saying that VLC by VideoLan is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall VLC supposing 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' PCs.

2020-08-07 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-08-07 19:02:34.653