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How to uninstall VLC media player from your computer

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall VLC media player for Windows. It is produced by VideoLAN. You can read more on VideoLAN or check for application updates here. You can read more about on VLC media player at . VLC media player is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC directory, depending on the user's choice. VLC media player's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe. The program's main executable file is named vlc.exe and its approximative size is 130.02 KB (133139 bytes).

VLC media player contains of the executables below. They take 500.18 KB (512187 bytes) on disk.




  • uninstall.exe (251.65 KB)
  • vlc-cache-gen.exe (118.52 KB)
  • vlc.exe (130.02 KB)


The current web page applies to VLC media player version 3.0.0201507300403 only. For other VLC media player versions please click below:

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How to delete VLC media player from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VLC media player is a program by VideoLAN. Sometimes, people choose to remove this program. This is troublesome because doing this by hand requires some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK approach to remove 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your PC.

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  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


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


5. A list of the programs existing 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". The VLC media player app will be found automatically. Notice that when you click VLC media player in the list of applications, some information regarding the application is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding VLC media player, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance 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. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall VLC media player.
Uninstall VLC media player


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

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall VLC media player by VideoLAN from your computer, we are not saying that VLC media player by VideoLAN is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall VLC media player supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2015-10-22 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2015-10-22 08:34:49.323