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A way to uninstall VLC media player from your PC

This page is about VLC media player for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is produced by VideoLAN. Additional info about VideoLAN can be seen here. You can get more details about VLC media player at . Usually the VLC media player application is placed in the C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC folder, depending on the user's option during install. The complete uninstall command line for VLC media player is C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe. The application's main executable file occupies 129.52 KB (132627 bytes) on disk and is labeled vlc.exe.

The following executables are incorporated in VLC media player. They take 498.83 KB (510797 bytes) on disk.

  • uninstall.exe (251.29 KB)
  • vlc-cache-gen.exe (118.02 KB)
  • vlc.exe (129.52 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 3.0.0201503080402 of VLC media player. You can find below info on other releases of VLC media player:

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If you are manually uninstalling VLC media player we recommend you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders remaining:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc

The files below are left behind on your disk by VLC media player's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\VideoLAN\Reset VLC media player preferences and cache files.lnk
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\VideoLAN\VLC media player - reset preferences and cache files.lnk
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\VideoLAN\VLC media player skinned.lnk
  • C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\VideoLAN\VLC media player.lnk

Many times the following registry data will not be cleaned:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.3g2
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.3ga
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.3gp
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.669

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\vlc.exe\shell\Open\command\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\AudioCD\shell\PlayWithVLC\command\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{9BE31822-FDAD-461B-AD51-BE1D1C159921}\InprocServer32\
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{9BE31822-FDAD-461B-AD51-BE1D1C159921}\ToolboxBitmap32\


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

VLC media player is an application offered by VideoLAN. Some people decide to remove this application. This is troublesome because performing this manually takes some skill regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE manner 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on the PC 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". If it is installed on your PC the VLC media player application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click VLC media player in the list , some information about the application is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about VLC media player, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for VLC media player:





  • The web site of the application 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 show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking 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 an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of 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 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall VLC media player by VideoLAN from your PC, 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 in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2015-03-12 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2015-03-12 16:30:52.593