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A way to uninstall VLC media player from your system

This web page contains thorough information on how to remove VLC media player for Windows. It was coded for Windows by VideoLAN. Further information on VideoLAN can be seen here. Click on to get more info about VLC media player on VideoLAN's website. The application is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC directory. Keep in mind that this location can vary being determined by the user's preference. VLC media player's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe. The application's main executable file is labeled vlc.exe and its approximative size is 126.02 KB (129043 bytes).

The following executables are incorporated in VLC media player. They take 520.62 KB (533112 bytes) on disk.

  • uninstall.exe (281.08 KB)
  • vlc-cache-gen.exe (113.52 KB)
  • vlc.exe (126.02 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 3.0.0201606070002 of VLC media player. You can find here a few links to other VLC media player versions:

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How to delete VLC media player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VLC media player is a program marketed by VideoLAN. Frequently, users try to erase this program. This is hard because removing this manually requires some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY practice 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 on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows system.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find VLC media player or simply click the Search feature and type in "VLC media player". If it exists on your system the VLC media player app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select VLC media player in the list , the following information regarding the program is made available to you:


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





  • The web site of the program is: http://www.videolan.org/
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove VLC media player.
Uninstall VLC media player


8. After removing VLC media player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong VLC media player which have been left behind will be detected 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 folders are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall VLC media player by VideoLAN from your computer, nor are we saying that VLC media player by VideoLAN is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall VLC media player 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.

2018-02-19 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-02-19 09:22:31.360