VLC media player

A guide to uninstall VLC media player from your system

This web page contains thorough information on how to remove VLC media player for Windows. It is made by VideoLAN. More information on VideoLAN can be seen here. You can read more about about VLC media player at https://www.videolan.org/. The program is frequently found in the C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC folder (same installation drive as Windows). VLC media player's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe. VLC media player's main file takes around 962.70 KB (985800 bytes) and its name is vlc.exe.

The executable files below are part of VLC media player. They take about 1.30 MB (1366983 bytes) on disk.

uninstall.exe (235.05 KB)
vlc-cache-gen.exe (137.20 KB)
vlc.exe (962.70 KB)

The information on this page is only about version 3.0.9.2 of VLC media player. Click on the links below for other VLC media player versions:

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Several files, folders and Windows registry data can not be uninstalled when you are trying to remove VLC media player from your computer.

Directories found on disk:

C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc

Files remaining:

C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_VideoLAN_VLC_Documentation_url
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_VideoLAN_VLC_NEWS_txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_VideoLAN_VLC_VideoLAN Website_url
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{6D809377-6AF0-444B-8957-A3773F02200E}_VideoLAN_VLC_vlc_exe
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_VideoLAN_VLC_Documentation_url
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_VideoLAN_VLC_NEWS_txt
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_VideoLAN_VLC_VideoLAN Website_url
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_VideoLAN_VLC_vlc_exe
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\User Pinned\TaskBar\VLC media player.lnk
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\10cc\Driving Songs - The Ultimate Collection - CD1\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\A Flock Of Seagulls\Driving Songs - The Ultimate Collection - CD1\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Abba\Driving Songs - The Ultimate Collection - CD1\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Adamo\Trump's Top 100\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\A-Ha\The Definitive Singles Collection 1984-2004\art
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Al Caiola\jazz\art
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Al Jarreau\Jazz & Blues The Best Collection (CD 2)\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Al Martino\Memories Are Made Of This - Disc 2\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Al Martino\Trump's Top 100\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Al Wilson\Time Life Music - Romancing the 70s\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Alan Price\Retro - 134 Original Hits - [TFM]-2011-[MP3 - 320]\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Albinoni\The Most Relaxing Classical Music In The Universe (Disc 1)\art
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\All-4-One\Time Life Music - Romancing the 70s\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Ambrossy\Retro - 134 Original Hits - [TFM]-2011-[MP3 - 320]\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\America\Time Life Music - Romancing the 70s\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Amy Winehouse\Driving Songs - The Ultimate Collection - CD1\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Amy Winehouse\Now That's What I Call Music! Vol 65 (CD1)\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Andy Williams\Las 101 canciones del cine CD 2\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Andy Williams\Memories Are Made Of This - Disc 1\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Andy Williams\Retro - 134 Original Hits - [TFM]-2011-[MP3 - 320]\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Andy Williams\Time Life Music - Romancing the 70s\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Anita Baker\Time Life Music - Romancing the 70s\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Anne Murray\Lifetime Of Country Romance\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Anne Murray\Time Life Music - Romancing the 70s\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Aretha Franklin\Jazz & Blues The Best Collection (CD 3)\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers\Moanin'\art
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Art Garfunkel\Time Life Music - Romancing the 70s\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Artie Shaw\Artie Shaw Selected Favorites Volume 1\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Artie Shaw\Doug Aiton Presents_ Jazz Favourites, Vol. 1\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Astrud Gilberto\Trump's Top 100\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\B.B. King & Eric Clapton\Jazz & Blues The Best Collection (CD 2)\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\B.B. King\His Definitive Greatest Hits (CD 1)\art
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\B.J. Thomas\Retro - 134 Original Hits - [TFM]-2011-[MP3 - 320]\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\B.J. Thomas\Time Life Music - Romancing the 70s\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\B.J. Thomas\Trump's Top 100\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Baby Washington & The Plants\Mad Men (Volume 2)\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Bachman Turner Overdrive\Driving Songs - The Ultimate Collection - CD1\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Banyan Tree\In Search Of Sunrise 7_ Asia\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Barbara Mandrell\Lifetime Of Country Romance\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Barbra Streisand\VA - Las Mejores 1000 Canciones De La Historia [elmusicondelmes.com]\art
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Bee Gees\Time Life Music - Romancing the 70s\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Beethoven\The Very Best of Beethoven\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Bellamy Brothers\Lifetime Of Country Romance\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Bellamy Brothers\Time Life Music - Romancing the 70s\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Belle Epoque\Retro - 134 Original Hits - [TFM]-2011-[MP3 - 320]\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Benny Goodman\Greatest Hits\art
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Benny Goodman\Memories Are Made Of This - Disc 3\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Bert Kaempfert_\Trump's Top 100\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Bertone's Ballroom Orchestra\Retro - 134 Original Hits - [TFM]-2011-[MP3 - 320]\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Beth Hart & Joe Bonamassa\Jazz & Blues The Best Collection (CD 2)\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Betty Carter & Ray Charles\Jazz & Blues The Best Collection (CD 3)\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Big Bad Voodoo Daddy\Retro - 134 Original Hits - [TFM]-2011-[MP3 - 320]\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Bill Anderson\Lifetime Of Country Romance\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Bill Withers\Time Life Music - Romancing the 70s\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Billie Holiday\Jazz & Blues The Best Collection (CD 1)\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Billy Joel\Jazz & Blues The Best Collection (CD 1)\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Billy Preston & Syreeta\Time Life Music - Romancing the 70s\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Black Eye Peas\BLAK EYED PEAS\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Blondie\_American Gigolo_ Soundtrack\art
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Blondie\Driving Songs - The Ultimate Collection - CD1\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Bob Dylan\174 # Desire\art.png
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Bob Dylan\Bob Dylan's Greastest Hits (Af 24KT Gold Disc, Remastered 2012)\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Bob Dylan\Desire\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Bob Dylan\Kiss FM. Vive la Mejor Música de Todos los Tiempos\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Bob Dylan\Modern Times\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Bob Dylan\The Best Of Bob Dylan Vol 2\art
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Bob Wills His Texas Playboys\Lifetime Of Country Romance\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Bobby Goldsboro\Lifetime Of Country Romance\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Bobby Helms\Lifetime Of Country Romance\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Bobby Vinton\Mad Men (Volume 1)\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Bon Jovi\Lifetime Of Country Romance\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Boney M\Gold - 20 Super Hits\art
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Bread\Time Life Music - Romancing the 70s\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Brenda Lee\I Got a Woman_ Gems from the Decca Vaults USA 1960-1961\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Brenda Lee\Lifetime Of Country Romance\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Brenda Lee\Mad Men (Volume 2)\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Brian Setzer\Retro - 134 Original Hits - [TFM]-2011-[MP3 - 320]\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Brook Benton\Endlessly_ The Best of Brook Benton\art
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Brook Benton\Hot Millions\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Brook Benton\My Country _ That Old Feeling\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Brook Benton\Time Life Music - Romancing the 70s\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Brothers Johnson\25 Best Disco Hits (Disc 1)\art
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Bryn Christopher\My World\art
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Buck Owens\Lifetime Of Country Romance\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Bucks Fizz\Trump's Top 100\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Captain & Tennille\Time Life Music - Romancing the 70s\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Carl Pearl Butler\Lifetime Of Country Romance\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Carly Simon\Time Life Music - Romancing the 70s\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Carly Simon\VA - Las Mejores 1000 Canciones De La Historia [elmusicondelmes.com]\art
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Caro Emerald\Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room Floor\art.jpg
C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc\art\artistalbum\Carol Douglas\25 Best Disco Hits (Disc 1)\art

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.3g2
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.3gp
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.aac
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.aif
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.asf
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.au
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.avi
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.caf
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.divx
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.dv
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.flac
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.m2ts
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.m4a
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.m4v
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mkv
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mov
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mp3
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mp4
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mpeg
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mpg
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.oga
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.ogg
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.ogv
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.ts
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.vob
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.voc
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.wav
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.webm
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.wma
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\MozillaPlugins\@videolan.org/vlc,version=3.0.8
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\MozillaPlugins\@videolan.org/vlc,version=3.0.9.2
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VideoLAN\VLC

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe.ApplicationCompany
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe.FriendlyAppName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{24466A5B-13AF-4338-915B-1044B0CE6733}C:\program files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{38289D7B-1548-44EC-AED3-0C29D747C936}C:\program files\videolan\vlc\vlc.exe

How to uninstall VLC media player from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VLC media player is a program offered by VideoLAN. Some computer users try to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is troublesome because uninstalling this by hand requires some experience related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best QUICK approach to uninstall VLC media player is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:

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3. Click on the General Tools category
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4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs

5. A list of the programs existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find 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 program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select VLC media player in the list of applications, the following data about the application is made available to you:

Star rating (in the lower left 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.
Details about the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for VLC media player:

The web site of the program is: https://www.videolan.org/
The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove VLC media player.
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8. After uninstalling VLC media player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of VLC media player that have been left behind will be found and you will be able 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.

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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 for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove VLC media player in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2020-04-10 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-04-09 21:27:21.340

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