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A way to uninstall VLC media player from your system

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall VLC media player for Windows. It was coded for Windows by VideoLAN. Check out here where you can find out more on VideoLAN. Please open if you want to read more on VLC media player on VideoLAN's page. VLC media player is typically set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC directory, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. The entire uninstall command line for VLC media player is C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe. The program's main executable file has a size of 126.02 KB (129043 bytes) on disk and is named vlc.exe.

VLC media player installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 521.89 KB (534415 bytes) on disk.

  • uninstall.exe (282.35 KB)
  • vlc-cache-gen.exe (113.52 KB)
  • vlc.exe (126.02 KB)


The current page applies to VLC media player version 3.0.0201605080002 only. You can find below info on other versions of VLC media player:

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A way to remove VLC media player from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VLC media player is a program marketed by the software company VideoLAN. Some people try to erase this application. Sometimes this is hard because doing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE manner to erase VLC media player is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to optimize your computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate VLC media player or simply activate the Search field and type in "VLC media player". If it exists on your system the VLC media player application will be found very quickly. After you select VLC media player in the list , some information about the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about VLC media player, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for VLC media player:





  • The software company is: http://www.videolan.org/
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall VLC media player.
Uninstall VLC media player


8. After removing VLC media player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong VLC media player that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling VLC media player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.



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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall VLC media player by VideoLAN from your PC, we are not saying that VLC media player by VideoLAN is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VLC media player in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-06 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-06 07:51:18.857