VMware Horizon Client

A guide to uninstall VMware Horizon Client from your system

VMware Horizon Client is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your computer. It was created for Windows by VMware, Inc.. More information on VMware, Inc. can be seen here. Further information about VMware Horizon Client can be seen at http://www.vmware.com. The application is usually placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client directory (same installation drive as Windows). VMware Horizon Client's entire uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{73499771-35D2-4F4E-AC1B-8417816D6F6A}. The program's main executable file is named vmware-view.exe and its approximative size is 8.99 MB (9424088 bytes).

VMware Horizon Client is composed of the following executables which take 19.57 MB (20518912 bytes) on disk:

• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (55.96 KB)
• vmware-appstub.exe (61.71 KB)
• vmware-view.exe (8.99 MB)
• horizon_client_service.exe (432.46 KB)
• 7za.exe (968.55 KB)
• ws_diag.exe (1.17 MB)
• ws_diag.exe (1.31 MB)
• vmware-print-helper.exe (748.21 KB)
• vmware-print-previewer.exe (53.55 KB)
• vmware-print-redir-client.exe (1.39 MB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (2.65 MB)
• vmware-view-usbdloader.exe (42.55 KB)
• HTML5VideoPlayer.exe (1.76 MB)

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This data is about VMware Horizon Client version 5.4.2.11170 alone. 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
• 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
• 8.9.0.35399
• 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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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you remove VMware Horizon Client.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\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

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove VMware Horizon Client:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\ClientService\blast_hcSvcPlugin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\ClientService\horizon_client_service.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\ClientService\MessageFrameWork.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\ClientService\ws_winauth.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\crtbora.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\7za.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\7za.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\7zxa.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\elevate.cmd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\elevate.vbs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\support.bat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\vdm-debug.vbs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\vdm-support.vbs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\ws_diag.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\x64\ws_diag.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\glib-2.0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\glibmm-2.4.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\gmodule-2.0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\gobject-2.0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\gssapiLib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\gthread-2.0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\hznclientctrl-vchan-plugin.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\iconv.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\intl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\libcds.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\libcurl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\libeay32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\libidn.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\libxml2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\messages\de\LC_MESSAGES\vmware-view.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\messages\es\LC_MESSAGES\vmware-view.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\messages\fr\LC_MESSAGES\vmware-view.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\messages\ja\LC_MESSAGES\vmware-view.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\messages\ko\LC_MESSAGES\vmware-view.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\messages\zh_CN\LC_MESSAGES\vmware-view.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\messages\zh_TW\LC_MESSAGES\vmware-view.mo
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\open_source_licenses.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\pcoip_client_win32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\pcre.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\pthreadVC2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\app_jumplist_16x16.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\app_remote_normal.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\app_remote_prelight.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\app_shortcut.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\broker_jumplist_16x16.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\check_mark.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\collab_desktop_normal.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\collab_desktop_prelight.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\desktop_jumplist_16x16.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\desktop_remote_add_server.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\desktop_remote_add_server_selected.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\desktop_remote_normal.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\desktop_remote_prelight.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\desktop_shortcut.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\favorite_32x.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\item_background_card.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\item_background_card_selected.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\RSA_Logo.bmp
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\security_alert.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\security_error.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\security_good.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\server.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\view_48x.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\viewclient.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc\viewclient_notification.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc_de_de_407.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc_es_es_40a.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc_fr_fr_40c.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc_ja_jp_411.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc_ko_kr_412.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc_zh_cn_804.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\rc_zh_tw_404.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\RtavCliLib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\sigc-2.0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\ssleay32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\udpProxyLib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\vdp_rdpvcbridge.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\vmUpdateLauncher.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\vmware-appstub.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\vmwarebase.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\vmwarestring.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\vmware-view.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\vmwHorizonClientController.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\vmwHorizonClientController64.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\avcodec-58.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\avutil-56.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\blast_hcSvcWrapIPC.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\cef.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\cef_100_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\cef_200_percent.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\cef_extensions.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\chrome_elf.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\d3dcompiler_47.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\HTML5VideoPlayer.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\icudtl.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\libcef.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\locales\en-US.pak
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\natives_blob.bin

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\08E3AE6E7E47A134083CC90B4EECBCDD
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\177994372D53E4F4CAB1487118D6F6A6
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{73499771-35D2-4F4E-AC1B-8417816D6F6A}

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\vmware-view.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\vmware-view.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\08E3AE6E7E47A134083CC90B4EECBCDD\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\177994372D53E4F4CAB1487118D6F6A6\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{73499771-35D2-4F4E-AC1B-8417816D6F6A}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\client_service\ImagePath

A way to erase VMware Horizon Client with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Horizon Client is an application released by the software company VMware, Inc.. Some users choose to remove it. Sometimes this is efortful because removing this manually requires some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK manner to remove VMware Horizon Client is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows system.

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• go 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 get familiar with the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate VMware Horizon Client or simply activate the Search field and type in "VMware Horizon Client". The VMware Horizon Client application will be found automatically. Notice that when you click VMware Horizon Client in the list , some information about the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about VMware Horizon Client, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for VMware Horizon Client:

• The software company is: http://www.vmware.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{73499771-35D2-4F4E-AC1B-8417816D6F6A}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove VMware Horizon Client.


8. After uninstalling VMware Horizon Client, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of VMware Horizon Client which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing VMware Horizon Client using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall VMware Horizon Client by VMware, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that VMware Horizon Client by VMware, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall VMware Horizon Client supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.