VLC media player

A way to uninstall VLC media player from your system

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall VLC media player for Windows. It is produced by VideoLAN. More data about VideoLAN can be seen here. Please follow https://www.videolan.org/ if you want to read more on VLC media player on VideoLAN's website. Usually the VLC media player program is to be found in the C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC directory, 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 program's main executable file is titled vlc.exe and it has a size of 120.02 KB (122899 bytes).

VLC media player installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 475.39 KB (486804 bytes) on disk.

• uninstall.exe (235.36 KB)
• vlc-cache-gen.exe (120.02 KB)
• vlc.exe (120.02 KB)

The current page applies to VLC media player version 3.0.21 only. You can find below info on other versions of VLC media player:

• 3.0.0201512130402
• 3.0.0201501200423
• 3.0.0201603220402
• 3.0.0201505180002
• 3.0.0201412230003
• 3.0.09
• 3.0.0201511110402
• 3.0.0201505200002
• 3.0.0201506270002
• 3.0.0201412011908
• 1.1.2
• 3.0.0201503171132
• 3.0.6
• 3.0.0201604300401
• 3.0.0201506020402
• 2.2.0201405100402
• 3.0.0201507170402
• 3.0.0201507280402
• 3.0.0201407050945
• 3.0.0201604020002
• 3.0.4
• 3.0.0201502082004
• 3.0.0201504040402
• 3.0.0201503040003
• 3.0.0201501110003
• 3.0.0201503171517
• 2.2.0201405180019
• 3.0.0201507110002
• 3.0.0201606050002
• 3.0.0201605080002
• 3.0.0201508100402
• 3.0.0201509190402
• 3.0.0201604030002
• 3.0.0201407160002
• 3.0.2
• 3.0.0201508080402
• 3.0.0201505040002
• 2.2.01201410270202
• 3.0.0201510300402
• 3.0.0201503260002
• 3.0.0201602200403
• 3.0.0201409230402
• 2.0.3
• 2.2.0201406120023
• 3.0.0201412130003
• 3.0.3
• 3.0.0201603130402
• 4.0.0.0
• 3.0.0201603300402
• 3.0.0201506050002
• 3.0.0201411060402
• 3.0.0201509210002
• 3.0.0201410100002
• 2.1.3
• 3.0.0201412121425
• 3.0.18.0
• 3.0.9
• 3.0.0201507030402
• 3.0.182
• 2.2.02
• 3.0.0201505060003
• 3.0.0201506300402
• 3.0.0201410070003
• 3.0.0201507080402
• 2.2.03
• 3.0.0201408200402
• 3.0.0201503250402
• 3.0.0201604010402
• 3.0.0201508140403
• 3.0.0201508190403
• 3.0.0201508170403
• 3.0.0201411090003
• 3.0.0201505130003
• 3.0.0201508140003
• 2.2.0201405200043
• 3.0.0201602180402
• 3.0.0201605110401
• 3.0.0201501080002
• 3.0.0201501010402
• 3.0.0201504130003
• 2.2.01
• 3.0.0201409061949
• 3.0.0201409070004
• 3.0.0201509200402
• 3.0.0201502241839
• 3.0.0201504091232
• 3.0.0201504050402
• 3.0.13
• 3.0.0201503090002
• 3.0.0201501240003
• 3.0.0201604270401
• 3.0.0201411100403
• 3.0.0201606020002
• 3.0.0201407220002
• 3.0.0201410210002
• 3.0.0201509250402
• 3.0.0201511190402
• 3.0.0201506191140
• 3.0.0201507050402
• 3.0.04

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If you're planning to uninstall VLC media player you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall VLC media player:

• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\vlc

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall VLC media player:

• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\axvlc.dll
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\Documentation.url
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\hrtfs\dodeca_and_7channel_3DSL_HRTF.sofa
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\libvlc.dll
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\libvlccore.dll
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ach\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\af\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\am\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\am_ET\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\an\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ar\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\as_IN\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ast\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\be\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\bg\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\bn\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\bn_IN\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\br\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\brx\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\bs\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ca@valencia\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ca\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\cgg\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\co\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\cs\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\cy\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\da\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\de\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\el\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\en_GB\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\eo\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\es\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\es_MX\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\et\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\eu\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\fa\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ff\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\fi\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\fr\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\fur\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\fy\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ga\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\gd\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\gl\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\gu\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\he\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\hi\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\hr\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\hu\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\hy\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\id\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ie\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\is\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\it\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ja\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ka\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\kab\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\kk\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\km\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\kn\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ko\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ks_IN\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ku_IQ\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ky\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\lg\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\lo\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\lt\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\lv\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\mai\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\mk\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ml\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\mn\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\mr\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ms\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\my\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\nb\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ne\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\nl\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\nn\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\oc\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\or_IN\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\pa\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\pl\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ps\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\pt_BR\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\pt_PT\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ro\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ru\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\si\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\sk\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\sl\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\sm\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\sq\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\sr\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\sv\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\sw\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\ta\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\te\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\th\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo
• C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\locale\tr\LC_MESSAGES\vlc.mo

Many times the following registry data will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.vlc
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\vlc.exe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\MIME\Database\Content Type\application/x-vlc-plugin
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.3g2
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.3ga
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.3gp
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.669
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.a52
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.aac
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.ac3
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.adt
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.aif
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.amr
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.amv
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.aob
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.ape
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.asf
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.asx
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.au
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.avi
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.b4s
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.bik
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.Bluray
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.caf
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.cda
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.cue
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.dav
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.divx
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.drc
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.dts
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.dv
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.evo
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.f4v
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.flac
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.flv
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.gvi
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.gxf
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.ifo
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.iso
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.it
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.m1v
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.m2t
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.m2v
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.m3u
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.m4a
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.m4p
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.m4v
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mid
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mka
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mkv
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mlp
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mod
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mov
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mp1
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mp2
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mp3
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mp4
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mpa
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mpc
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mpe
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mpg
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mpv2
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mts
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mtv
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.mxf
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.nsv
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.nuv
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.oga
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.ogg
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.ogm
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.ogv
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.ogx
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.oma
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.OPENFolder
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.opus
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.pls
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.qcp
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.ra
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.rec
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.rm
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.rpl
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.s3m
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.sdp
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.snd
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.spx
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.SVCDMovie
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.thp
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.tod
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.tp
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.ts
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.tta
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.tts
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.VCDMovie
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.vlc
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.vlt
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.vob
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.voc
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.vqf
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.vro
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\VLC.w64

Additional registry values that are not cleaned:

• 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

A way to remove VLC media player from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VLC media player is an application by VideoLAN. Sometimes, users choose to uninstall it. This can be troublesome because deleting this by hand takes some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK manner 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 on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate VLC media player or simply activate the Search field and type in "VLC media player". If it is installed on your PC the VLC media player program will be found automatically. When you click VLC media player in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding VLC media player, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for VLC media player:

• The publisher is: https://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. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall VLC media player.


8. After removing VLC media player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of VLC media player which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling VLC media player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove VLC media player by VideoLAN from your computer, we are not saying that VLC media player by VideoLAN is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.