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A guide to uninstall VLC media player from your system

You can find below detailed information on how to remove VLC media player for Windows. It was developed for Windows by VideoLAN. Check out here where you can get more info on VideoLAN. Please follow if you want to read more on VLC media player on VideoLAN's web page. Usually the VLC media player application is found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC directory, depending on the user's option during install. VLC media player's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe. vlc.exe is the VLC media player's primary executable file and it takes circa 126.02 KB (129043 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of VLC media player. They take an average of 491.15 KB (502938 bytes) on disk.

  • uninstall.exe (251.61 KB)
  • vlc-cache-gen.exe (113.52 KB)
  • vlc.exe (126.02 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 3.0.0201504091232 of VLC media player. You can find below a few links to other VLC media player releases:

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A way to uninstall VLC media player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VLC media player is an application by VideoLAN. Sometimes, users want to erase this application. This can be easier said than done because performing this manually takes some experience related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE way to erase 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your system.

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  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate VLC media player or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VLC media player". If it exists on your system the VLC media player app will be found automatically. After you click VLC media player in the list , the following information about the program is shown to you:


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





  • The software company is: http://www.videolan.org/
  • The uninstall string is: C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall VLC media player.
Uninstall VLC media player


8. After removing VLC media player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start 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 uninstalling VLC media player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
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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. 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 other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2015-04-15 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2015-04-15 15:57:10.303