Publishers

VLC media player VLC media player





How to uninstall VLC media player from your system

VLC media player is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by VideoLAN. Open here for more information on VideoLAN. Click on to get more info about VLC media player on VideoLAN's website. VLC media player is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC directory, regulated by the user's decision. The full command line for removing VLC media player is C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for admin rights. vlc.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 126.02 KB (129043 bytes) on disk.

VLC media player is comprised of the following executables which take 491.25 KB (503038 bytes) on disk:

  • uninstall.exe (251.71 KB)
  • vlc-cache-gen.exe (113.52 KB)
  • vlc.exe (126.02 KB)


This page is about VLC media player version 3.0.0201409240003 only. Click on the links below for other VLC media player versions:

...click to view all...


A way to remove VLC media player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VLC media player is an application by the software company VideoLAN. Frequently, users try to remove this program. This is easier said than done because uninstalling this by hand requires some experience related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK manner to remove VLC media player is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





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

DOWNLOAD NOW

  • visit Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on the computer will appear

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


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding VLC media player, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
For instance 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. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall VLC media player.
Uninstall VLC media player


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

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
Software Application


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 application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove VLC media player in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2015-03-22 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

follow @DeeaKartman
Last update on: 2015-03-22 18:09:22.053