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A way to uninstall VLC Media Player from your PC

VLC Media Player is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was created by VideoLAN Organization. Check out here for more info on VideoLAN Organization. The program is often located in the C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC directory (same installation drive as Windows). vlc.exe is the VLC Media Player's primary executable file and it occupies around 966.13 KB (989312 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of VLC Media Player. They take about 1.08 MB (1133312 bytes) on disk.

  • vlc-cache-gen.exe (140.63 KB)
  • vlc.exe (966.13 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 3.0.10 of VLC Media Player.

A way to uninstall VLC Media Player from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VLC Media Player is an application offered by VideoLAN Organization. Some users try to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is difficult because deleting this by hand takes some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE action to uninstall VLC Media Player 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, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to optimize your computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


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


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find VLC Media Player or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VLC Media Player". The VLC Media Player program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click VLC Media Player in the list of programs, the following data regarding the program is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding VLC Media Player, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall VLC Media Player.
Uninstall VLC Media Player


8. After removing VLC Media Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of VLC Media Player which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing VLC Media Player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove VLC Media Player by VideoLAN Organization from your PC, we are not saying that VLC Media Player by VideoLAN Organization is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove VLC Media Player supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2025-08-14 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-08-14 10:29:22.833