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How to uninstall VLC media player from your computer

This page is about VLC media player for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by VideoLAN. You can read more on VideoLAN or check for application updates here. Please follow if you want to read more on VLC media player on VideoLAN's page. Usually the VLC media player program is found in the C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The entire uninstall command line for VLC media player is C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe. VLC media player's main file takes about 128.52 KB (131603 bytes) and its name is vlc.exe.

The executable files below are installed along with VLC media player. They occupy about 507.86 KB (520052 bytes) on disk.

  • uninstall.exe (262.33 KB)
  • vlc-cache-gen.exe (117.02 KB)
  • vlc.exe (128.52 KB)


The information on this page is only about version 2.2.0201405070402 of VLC media player. For other VLC media player versions please click below:

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How to erase VLC media player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VLC media player is a program by VideoLAN. Some computer users choose to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be efortful because uninstalling this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY manner 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 Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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  • go 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 your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

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


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on the PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find VLC media player or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VLC media player". If it is installed on your PC the VLC media player application will be found automatically. When you click VLC media player in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding VLC media player, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the program you want to remove, 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. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove VLC media player.
Uninstall VLC media player


8. After uninstalling VLC media player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong VLC media player which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling VLC media player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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



Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove VLC media player by VideoLAN from your computer, we are not 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. 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.

2017-08-24 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-08-24 12:33:34.670