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How to uninstall VLC media player from your PC

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall VLC media player for Windows. It is made by VideoLAN. More information about VideoLAN can be read here. Click on to get more information about VLC media player on VideoLAN's website. The program is often placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC folder (same installation drive as Windows). C:\Program Files (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to remove VLC media player. vlc.exe is the VLC media player's primary executable file and it occupies approximately 126.02 KB (129043 bytes) on disk.

VLC media player installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 521.92 KB (534450 bytes) on disk.

  • uninstall.exe (282.39 KB)
  • vlc-cache-gen.exe (113.52 KB)
  • vlc.exe (126.02 KB)


The current page applies to VLC media player version 3.0.0201603120003 only. You can find here a few links to other VLC media player versions:

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A way to erase VLC media player with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VLC media player is a program offered by the software company VideoLAN. Frequently, people want to remove this program. Sometimes this is difficult because removing this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE 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 on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your 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 the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate 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 very quickly. Notice that when you click VLC media player in the list , some information regarding the application is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding VLC media player, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing 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 (x86)\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove VLC media player.
Uninstall VLC media player


8. After uninstalling VLC media player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong VLC media player that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing VLC media player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall VLC media player by VideoLAN from your computer, nor are we saying that VLC media player by VideoLAN is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info 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' computers.

2016-06-19 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-19 00:19:55.250