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A guide to uninstall VLC Media Player from your PC

VLC Media Player is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by VideoLAN. You can read more on VideoLAN or check for application updates here. The program is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC directory (same installation drive as Windows). The complete uninstall command line for VLC Media Player is MsiExec.exe /I{770513C6-AC47-4266-8127-DD10FCA15923}. vlc.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 121.50 KB (124416 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of VLC Media Player. They take about 452.13 KB (462980 bytes) on disk.

  • uninstall.exe (219.13 KB)
  • vlc-cache-gen.exe (111.50 KB)
  • vlc.exe (121.50 KB)


The current web page applies to VLC Media Player version 2.0.6 alone. You can find below info on other application versions of VLC Media Player:

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A way to uninstall VLC Media Player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VLC Media Player is a program by VideoLAN. Sometimes, people try to uninstall it. This can be difficult because performing this manually takes some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY solution 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 a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Scroll 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. Notice that after you click VLC Media Player in the list of apps, some information about the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about VLC Media Player, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. 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 an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with 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 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 ready to serve you properly.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove VLC Media Player by VideoLAN from your computer, nor are we saying that VLC Media Player by VideoLAN is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to remove VLC Media Player supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-07-19 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-07-19 07:16:13.313