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A guide to uninstall VLC media player from your PC

VLC media player is a Windows application. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows version was developed by VideoLAN. You can find out more on VideoLAN or check for application updates here. Please open if you want to read more on VLC media player on VideoLAN's page. Usually the VLC media player program is found in the C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC directory, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for uninstalling VLC media player is C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for admin rights. The program's main executable file is titled vlc.exe and it has a size of 126.02 KB (129043 bytes).

The following executable files are incorporated in VLC media player. They take 521.87 KB (534399 bytes) on disk.

  • uninstall.exe (282.34 KB)
  • vlc-cache-gen.exe (113.52 KB)
  • vlc.exe (126.02 KB)


This data is about VLC media player version 3.0.0201603240002 only. You can find below info on other application versions of VLC media player:

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How to erase VLC media player with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VLC media player is an application by VideoLAN. Sometimes, people decide to erase it. This is hard because performing this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY action to erase VLC media player 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your system.

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  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate VLC media player or simply click the Search feature and type in "VLC media player". The VLC media player app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select VLC media player in the list of apps, the following information about the application is available to you:


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





  • The software company is: http://www.videolan.org/
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove VLC media player.
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8. After uninstalling VLC media player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong VLC media player which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing VLC media player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove VLC media player by VideoLAN from your PC, nor are we saying that VLC media player by VideoLAN is not a good application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-08-14 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-08-14 19:06:22.867