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How to uninstall VLC media player from your system

This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall VLC media player for Windows. It was developed for Windows by VideoLAN. Check out here for more info on VideoLAN. More information about the software VLC media player can be found at . VLC media player is normally installed in the C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC folder, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's option when installing the application. The complete uninstall command line for VLC media player is C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe. vlc.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 130.52 KB (133651 bytes) on disk.

VLC media player is comprised of the following executables which occupy 599.50 KB (613886 bytes) on disk:

  • uninstall.exe (349.96 KB)
  • vlc-cache-gen.exe (119.02 KB)
  • vlc.exe (130.52 KB)


This page is about VLC media player version 3.0.0201604300401 alone. You can find here a few links to other VLC media player releases:

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How to delete VLC media player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VLC media player is an application marketed by the software company VideoLAN. Some computer users choose to erase this program. This can be difficult because doing this by hand takes some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY practice to erase 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications 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 app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click VLC media player in the list of apps, the following information about the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about VLC media player, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you wish to remove, by clicking on 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\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall VLC media player.
Uninstall VLC media player


8. After uninstalling VLC media player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press 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 removing VLC media player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows computer 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 PC, nor are we saying that VLC media player by VideoLAN is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall VLC media player in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2018-08-24 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-08-24 10:24:51.387