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A guide to uninstall VLC media player from your system

VLC media player is a computer program. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is produced by VideoLAN. You can find out more on VideoLAN or check for application updates here. More data about the app VLC media player can be seen at . The program is often placed in the C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC folder. Keep in mind that this path can vary depending on the user's choice. C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall VLC media player. vlc.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 129.52 KB (132627 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed together with VLC media player. They take about 498.82 KB (510793 bytes) on disk.

  • uninstall.exe (251.28 KB)
  • vlc-cache-gen.exe (118.02 KB)
  • vlc.exe (129.52 KB)


This page is about VLC media player version 3.0.0201505250402 alone. Click on the links below for other VLC media player versions:

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A way to delete VLC media player from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VLC media player is a program marketed by VideoLAN. Frequently, people choose to remove it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because doing this manually takes some experience regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY 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 Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


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


5. All the applications installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate VLC media player or simply click the Search field and type in "VLC media player". The VLC media player program will be found very quickly. When you select VLC media player in the list of programs, some information about the program is shown to you:


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





  • The publisher is: http://www.videolan.org/
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. 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 go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong VLC media player that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing VLC media player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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



Disclaimer

The text above 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 info on how to uninstall VLC media player supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2015-11-22 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2015-11-22 12:56:48.640