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A guide to uninstall VLC media player from your computer

VLC media player is a Windows program. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. It was created for Windows by VideoLAN. Open here for more details on VideoLAN. Click on to get more info about VLC media player on VideoLAN's website. VLC media player is usually set up in the C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC folder, regulated by the user's decision. The full command line for uninstalling VLC media player is C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. vlc.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 129.52 KB (132627 bytes) on disk.

VLC media player contains of the executables below. They take 498.90 KB (510876 bytes) on disk.




  • uninstall.exe (251.37 KB)
  • vlc-cache-gen.exe (118.02 KB)
  • vlc.exe (129.52 KB)


The current web page applies to VLC media player version 3.0.0201411260403 only. Click on the links below for other VLC media player versions:

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A way to delete VLC media player from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VLC media player is a program by the software company VideoLAN. Sometimes, people choose to uninstall this program. This can be easier said than done because deleting this by hand requires some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY procedure 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your PC.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find VLC media player or simply click the Search field and type in "VLC media player". If it exists on your system the VLC media player application will be found automatically. When you select VLC media player in the list of applications, some information about the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about VLC media player, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you want to uninstall, 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. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove VLC media player.
Uninstall VLC media player


8. After removing VLC media player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of VLC media player that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing VLC media player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall VLC media player by VideoLAN from your PC, we are not saying that VLC media player by VideoLAN is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall 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' computers.

2017-11-09 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-11-09 10:09:22.743