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A guide to uninstall VLC media player from your PC

This page contains thorough information on how to remove VLC media player for Windows. It was created for Windows by VideoLAN. Open here where you can get more info on VideoLAN. More details about VLC media player can be seen at . The program is often found in the C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC directory. Keep in mind that this location can differ depending on the user's decision. VLC media player's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe. The application's main executable file has a size of 130.52 KB (133651 bytes) on disk and is labeled vlc.exe.

VLC media player installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 531.50 KB (544253 bytes) on disk.

  • uninstall.exe (281.96 KB)
  • vlc-cache-gen.exe (119.02 KB)
  • vlc.exe (130.52 KB)


The current web page applies to VLC media player version 3.0.0201603300402 alone. You can find here a few links to other VLC media player releases:

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

VLC media player is an application offered by VideoLAN. Some computer users want to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be hard because performing this manually takes some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE solution to uninstall VLC media player is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate VLC media player or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VLC media player". The VLC media player app will be found automatically. When you click VLC media player in the list of apps, some data about the program is shown to you:


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


8. After uninstalling VLC media player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click 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 uninstalling VLC media player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

The text above 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. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VLC media player in case 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.

2017-01-06 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-01-06 19:33:29.693