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A way to uninstall VLC media player from your PC

VLC media player is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your PC. The Windows release was developed by Videolan. Take a look here where you can get more info on Videolan. The application is frequently located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for uninstalling VLC media player is MsiExec.exe /I{85EA3DEE-17FC-4B37-B4D0-0A6353BDE7EA}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for admin rights. vlc.exe is the VLC media player's primary executable file and it takes close to 106.00 KB (108544 bytes) on disk.

VLC media player installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 415.62 KB (425596 bytes) on disk.

  • uninstall.exe (205.12 KB)
  • vlc-cache-gen.exe (104.50 KB)
  • vlc.exe (106.00 KB)


The current page applies to VLC media player version 2.0.4 alone. You can find below info on other releases of VLC media player:

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How to erase VLC media player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VLC media player is an application released by Videolan. Some computer users choose to remove this program. Sometimes this is easier said than done because doing this manually requires some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY practice 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, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to optimize your PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on the PC will appear

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


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about VLC media player, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall VLC media player.
Uninstall VLC media player


8. After uninstalling VLC media player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you 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 detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing VLC media player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows PC 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 computer, nor are we saying that VLC media player by Videolan is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove VLC media player supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-10-27 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-10-27 15:20:15.270