VMware Horizon Agent

A guide to uninstall VMware Horizon Agent from your computer

You can find below detailed information on how to remove VMware Horizon Agent for Windows. It was developed for Windows by VMware, Inc.. Additional info about VMware, Inc. can be found here. Please follow http://www.vmware.com/ if you want to read more on VMware Horizon Agent on VMware, Inc.'s web page. VMware Horizon Agent is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware View\Agent folder, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. MsiExec.exe /X{8D522EAB-C988-4792-A596-7AE54BD3C082} is the full command line if you want to uninstall VMware Horizon Agent. v4pa_agent.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 1.74 MB (1820208 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are contained in VMware Horizon Agent. They occupy 9.88 MB (10361368 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (1.09 MB)
• 7zr.exe (483.71 KB)
• v4pa_agent.exe (1.74 MB)
• vmlm.exe (1.16 MB)
• vmlm_helper.exe (132.55 KB)
• vmwAgent.exe (96.05 KB)
• vmware-view-unity-shell.exe (684.50 KB)
• wsnm.exe (463.55 KB)
• wsnm_jms.exe (180.71 KB)
• wssm.exe (460.55 KB)
• ws_scripthost.exe (434.55 KB)
• ws_diag.exe (1.32 MB)
• jabswitch.exe (40.50 KB)
• jaccessinspector.exe (102.01 KB)
• jaccesswalker.exe (66.50 KB)
• java.exe (45.00 KB)
• javaw.exe (45.00 KB)
• jfr.exe (19.51 KB)
• jjs.exe (19.50 KB)
• jrunscript.exe (19.50 KB)
• keytool.exe (19.51 KB)
• kinit.exe (19.51 KB)
• klist.exe (19.50 KB)
• ktab.exe (19.51 KB)
• pack200.exe (19.51 KB)
• rmid.exe (19.51 KB)
• rmiregistry.exe (19.50 KB)
• unpack200.exe (133.01 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 8.0.0 of VMware Horizon Agent. You can find below info on other versions of VMware Horizon Agent:

• 7.0.1.3989057
• 7.5.2
• 7.5.1
• 8.3.0
• 7.10.1
• 7.6.0
• 7.3.1
• 8.1.0
• 7.12.0
• 7.1.0.5170901
• 7.8.0
• 8.10.0.220125122306
• 7.13.0
• 7.3.0
• 7.5.0
• 7.13.1
• 8.4.1
• 8.7.0.206067952209
• 7.11.0
• 7.3.2
• 7.13.2
• 7.0.0.3618085
• 8.12.0.231426062312
• 8.9.0.215633322303
• 7.2.0.5748532
• 8.6.0.200887482206
• 8.5.0
• 8.8.0.210673082212
• 7.10.0
• 7.9.0
• 8.2.0
• 8.9.0.214351112303
• 7.4.0
• 7.7.0
• 7.0.2.4368292
• 7.10.3
• 7.0.0.3634043
• 7.0.3.4717913
• 8.11.0.226614442309
• 8.4.0

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VMware Horizon Agent has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall VMware Horizon Agent from your computer:

• C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMware\InstallerCache\VMware Horizon Agent

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMware\InstallerCache\VMware Horizon Agent\8.5.0-{A6E9E519-C062-48F7-923A-4EE806401366}\Core.cab
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMware\InstallerCache\VMware Horizon Agent\8.5.0-{A6E9E519-C062-48F7-923A-4EE806401366}\VMware-Horizon-Agent-x86_64-2203-8.5.0-19564166.msi
• C:\Program Files\Common Files\VMware\InstallerCache\VMware Horizon Agent\8.5.0-{A6E9E519-C062-48F7-923A-4EE806401366}\VMware-Horizon-Updatetool-Installer-x86_64-8.5.0-19564166.msi
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMWAD94.tmp\VMware-Horizon-Agent-Direct-Connection-x86_64-8.5.0-19564166.msi
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMWCC24.tmp\VMware-Horizon-Agent-x86_64-2203-8.5.0-19564166.msi

Many times the following registry data will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\BAE225D8889C29745A69A75EB43D0C28
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{8D522EAB-C988-4792-A596-7AE54BD3C082}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VMware, Inc.\vRealize Operations for Horizon\Desktop Agent

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\BAE225D8889C29745A69A75EB43D0C28\ProductName

A way to remove VMware Horizon Agent from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Horizon Agent is an application by the software company VMware, Inc.. Some users try to erase this application. This is hard because removing this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK manner to erase VMware Horizon Agent 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, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows computer.

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• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find VMware Horizon Agent or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VMware Horizon Agent". If it exists on your system the VMware Horizon Agent program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select VMware Horizon Agent in the list of apps, the following data regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding VMware Horizon Agent, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For example you can see that for VMware Horizon Agent:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.vmware.com/
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{8D522EAB-C988-4792-A596-7AE54BD3C082}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall VMware Horizon Agent.


8. After removing VMware Horizon Agent, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Horizon Agent that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing VMware Horizon Agent with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove VMware Horizon Agent by VMware, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that VMware Horizon Agent by VMware, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove VMware Horizon Agent supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.