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How to uninstall VLC media player from your system

This page is about VLC media player for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is developed by VideoLAN. You can read more on VideoLAN or check for application updates here. Detailed information about VLC media player can be found at . VLC media player is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC folder, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the application. You can remove VLC media player by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. vlc.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 126.02 KB (129043 bytes) on disk.

VLC media player is composed of the following executables which occupy 491.04 KB (502828 bytes) on disk:

  • uninstall.exe (251.51 KB)
  • vlc-cache-gen.exe (113.52 KB)
  • vlc.exe (126.02 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 3.0.0201504130003 of VLC media player. You can find below a few links to other VLC media player versions:

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

VLC media player is an application offered by the software company VideoLAN. Sometimes, people choose to uninstall it. Sometimes this is hard because doing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY procedure to uninstall 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 on your Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to take care of your Windows computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on your PC will appear

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


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding VLC media player, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
For instance you can see that for VLC media player:





  • The web site of the application is: http://www.videolan.org/
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall VLC media player.
Uninstall VLC media player


8. After uninstalling VLC media player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong VLC media player which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing VLC media player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • 10.0
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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall 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 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 Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-09-03 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-09-03 16:12:20.250