VLC media player
How to uninstall VLC media player from your computer
This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall VLC media player for Windows. It was created for Windows by
VideoLAN. Further information on VideoLAN can be seen
here. More information about the application VLC media player can be found at
http://www.videolan.org/. VLC media player is usually set up in the C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC directory, subject to the user's option. C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall VLC media player. vlc.exe is the VLC media player's main executable file and it takes close to 126.02 KB (129043 bytes) on disk.
VLC media player is comprised of the following executables which take 491.22 KB (
503014 bytes) on disk:
- uninstall.exe (251.69 KB)
- vlc-cache-gen.exe (113.52 KB)
- vlc.exe (126.02 KB)
This page is about VLC media player version
3.0.0201501060003 only. You can find below a few links to other VLC media player versions:
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A way to uninstall VLC media player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO
VLC media player is a program by VideoLAN. Some users want to remove this program. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because removing this manually requires some experience regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK procedure to remove VLC media player is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:
1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your PC.
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- download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
- install 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 wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.
3. Click on the General Tools category

4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool

5. All the applications installed on the PC will appear
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 application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click VLC media player in the list of programs, the following information about the application is available to you:
- Star rating (in the lower left 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 - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the app you want to remove, 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\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove VLC media player.

8. After removing 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 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling VLC media player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.
Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.
Geographical user distribution
Users that installed VLC media player:
 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 100% |
Software Application
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 computer. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove VLC media player supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2015-06-02 12:05:36.837