VMware Horizon Client

How to uninstall VMware Horizon Client from your computer

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall VMware Horizon Client for Windows. It is written by VMware, Inc.. Open here for more details on VMware, Inc.. More info about the software VMware Horizon Client can be found at http://www.vmware.com. VMware Horizon Client is normally installed in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client folder, depending on the user's option. You can uninstall VMware Horizon Client by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{188099A5-0078-4140-B362-A304A0FF94FD}. Note that you might get a notification for admin rights. VMware Horizon Client's main file takes about 618.77 KB (633616 bytes) and is called horizon_client_service.exe.

VMware Horizon Client is comprised of the following executables which take 18.67 MB (19572256 bytes) on disk:

• sdrclientworker.exe (1.36 MB)
• teamsHelper.exe (1.08 MB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (66.62 KB)
• vmware-appstub.exe (545.77 KB)
• vmware-print-helper.exe (1.70 MB)
• vmware-print-previewer.exe (121.77 KB)
• vmware-print-redir-client.exe (1.89 MB)
• vmware-print-redir-utility.exe (593.12 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (6.73 MB)
• vmware-view-usbdloader.exe (35.62 KB)
• vmware-view.exe (447.77 KB)
• HTML5VideoPlayer.exe (1.81 MB)
• horizon_client_service.exe (618.77 KB)
• ws_diag.exe (1.72 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 8.9.0.35399 of VMware Horizon Client. Click on the links below for other VMware Horizon Client versions:

• 5.5.4.26353
• 3.5.2.303972
• 8.10.0.37628
• 4.4.0.6474
• 5.5.2.23300
• 8.3.0.23484
• 5.4.0.10892
• 5.0.0.5596
• 5.4.3.13151
• 8.8.0.33776
• 8.8.1.34412
• 4.7.0.11074
• 8.4.1.26410
• 8.2.0.18176
• 8.0.0.13243
• 4.0.0.727
• 8.11.1.41306
• 5.2.0.7817
• 4.3.0.4209
• 4.8.1.2179
• 5.5.0.14558
• 4.1.0.1487
• 4.6.0.9732
• 5.4.3.13110
• 8.7.1.35568
• 5.5.2.19778
• 4.9.0.2862
• 3.5.2.30397
• 5.1.0.6807
• 8.4.0.24146
• 4.8.0.1562
• 3.3.0.25749
• 5.4.4.14214
• 3.2.0.24246
• 4.10.0.4272
• 3.5.0.29526
• 3.4.0.27772
• 8.11.0.40557
• 3.2.1.27883
• 5.4.2.11170
• 8.12.0.43490
• 8.12.1.44700
• 5.5.1.17068
• 8.1.0.15949
• 8.6.0.29364
• 5.5.3.24986
• 8.5.0.26981
• 5.2.0.5827
• 8.3.0.21227
• 5.4.3.12597
• 3.5.1.30149
• 5.4.1.11072
• 8.7.0.31805
• 4.6.1.9881
• 5.5.0.14198
• 4.0.0.556
• 5.3.0.8987
• 3.1.0.21879
• 4.5.0.8090
• 5.5.6.35225
• 4.0.1.781
• 4.2.0.2831
• 5.5.2.20266

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Many files, folders and Windows registry data can not be removed when you are trying to remove VMware Horizon Client from your computer.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall VMware Horizon Client:

• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\cef\chrome_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\cef\chrome_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\cef\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\cef\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\cef\HTML5VideoPlayer.exe
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\cef\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\cef\libcef.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\cef\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\cef\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\cef\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\cef\resources.pak
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\cef\snapshot_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\cef\v8_context_snapshot.bin
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\cef\vk_swiftshader.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\cef\vk_swiftshader_icd.json
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\cef\vulkan-1.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Microsoft.SlimCV.VBM.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\RtmControl.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\teamsHelper.exe
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\webrtc_sharedlib.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\VMware_Horizon_Client
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\system-commandline-sentinel-files\dotnet-suggest-registration-VMware.Horizon.Client.UI, Version=8.3.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\system-commandline-sentinel-files\dotnet-suggest-registration-VMware.Horizon.Client.UI, Version=8.9.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20230501100503.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20230501100503_000_TEAMSREDIRx64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20230501100503_001_HTML5MMRx64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20230501100503_002_MediaEnginex64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20230501100503_003_ViewClientx64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20230501101117.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20230501101117_000_DotNetWindowsDesktopRuntime_x64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20230501101117_002_ViewClientx64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20230501101117_003_HTML5MMRx64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20230501101117_004_TEAMSREDIRx64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20230501122831.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\VMware.Horizon.Client.5.42.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\prefs.txt

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\399AA53432338414B9E28C56F66BBAFF

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\399AA53432338414B9E28C56F66BBAFF\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\

A way to erase VMware Horizon Client using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Horizon Client is a program released by VMware, Inc.. Frequently, computer users choose to remove it. Sometimes this can be efortful because doing this by hand takes some know-how regarding PCs. The best SIMPLE action to remove VMware Horizon Client 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 a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate VMware Horizon Client or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VMware Horizon Client". The VMware Horizon Client application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click VMware Horizon Client in the list of apps, some data regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding VMware Horizon Client, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for VMware Horizon Client:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.vmware.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{188099A5-0078-4140-B362-A304A0FF94FD}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall VMware Horizon Client.


8. After removing VMware Horizon Client, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Horizon Client which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling VMware Horizon Client with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall VMware Horizon Client by VMware, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that VMware Horizon Client by VMware, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall VMware Horizon Client supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.