VMware Horizon Client

How to uninstall VMware Horizon Client from your computer

This page contains complete information on how to uninstall VMware Horizon Client for Windows. It was coded for Windows by VMware, Inc.. Further information on VMware, Inc. can be seen here. Please open http://www.vmware.com if you want to read more on VMware Horizon Client on VMware, Inc.'s website. VMware Horizon Client is usually set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client directory, subject to the user's option. The full command line for removing VMware Horizon Client is MsiExec.exe /X{27138794-2AFD-4FCF-8E43-CF19FFED0452}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file has a size of 9.17 MB (9620528 bytes) on disk and is called vmware-view.exe.

VMware Horizon Client contains of the executables below. They occupy 20.29 MB (21273688 bytes) on disk.

• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (58.05 KB)
• vmware-appstub.exe (62.05 KB)
• vmware-view.exe (9.17 MB)
• horizon_client_service.exe (434.21 KB)
• 7za.exe (968.21 KB)
• ws_diag.exe (1.18 MB)
• ws_diag.exe (1.32 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 (3.14 MB)
• vmware-view-usbdloader.exe (42.21 KB)
• HTML5VideoPlayer.exe (1.77 MB)

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The current page applies to VMware Horizon Client version 5.5.0.14558 only. For more VMware Horizon Client versions please click below:

• 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
• 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
• 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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VMware Horizon Client has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

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 are left behind on your disk by VMware Horizon Client when you uninstall it:

• 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\snapshot_blob.bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\swiftshader\libEGL.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\swiftshader\libGLESv2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\cef\v8_context_snapshot.bin
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\x64\webrtc_sharedlib.dll
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Microsoft\CLR_v4.0_32\UsageLogs\VMware-Horizon-Client-5.5.0-16975072.exe.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\VMware_Horizon_Client
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\01244d9ee1143314117e188d5cb100f7.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\016465f3f6ab482c639d1c254c9f0cde.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\11d6784cae51edcc9cfb2d5f7d82a8cc.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\36bb8175803be5a68c979e0dc0322f8d\0d40adaab0dd6e10e8d41d511218c682.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\36bb8175803be5a68c979e0dc0322f8d\27e8fecf2a246fd2608af3091275ba2c.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\36bb8175803be5a68c979e0dc0322f8d\a13c770cb31bd8f0c43dae8413a261d5.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\36bb8175803be5a68c979e0dc0322f8d\appData\0d40adaab0dd6e10e8d41d511218c682.appicon
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\36bb8175803be5a68c979e0dc0322f8d\appData\0d40adaab0dd6e10e8d41d511218c682.appinfo
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\36bb8175803be5a68c979e0dc0322f8d\appData\27e8fecf2a246fd2608af3091275ba2c.appicon
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\36bb8175803be5a68c979e0dc0322f8d\appData\27e8fecf2a246fd2608af3091275ba2c.appinfo
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\36bb8175803be5a68c979e0dc0322f8d\appData\a13c770cb31bd8f0c43dae8413a261d5.appicon
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\36bb8175803be5a68c979e0dc0322f8d\appData\a13c770cb31bd8f0c43dae8413a261d5.appinfo
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\36bb8175803be5a68c979e0dc0322f8d\appData\b089513d88701354f6406fb6e3496581.appicon
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\36bb8175803be5a68c979e0dc0322f8d\appData\b089513d88701354f6406fb6e3496581.appinfo
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\36bb8175803be5a68c979e0dc0322f8d\appData\bd0fd28986753d65d9471008640fe052.appicon
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\36bb8175803be5a68c979e0dc0322f8d\appData\bd0fd28986753d65d9471008640fe052.appinfo
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\36bb8175803be5a68c979e0dc0322f8d\appData\version
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\36bb8175803be5a68c979e0dc0322f8d\b089513d88701354f6406fb6e3496581.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\36bb8175803be5a68c979e0dc0322f8d\bd0fd28986753d65d9471008640fe052.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\41fac34d1f80161796de7a674338ee4c.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\4d1d6729e6219e8b3dc701efa06fdc6b.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\538666accf21ba90ac1b33e63d51365b.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\56b6c1075ebb60cbb9a43bc4c32f1628.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\57c95b76cf1f6f466512ab76a2cea9cf.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\67a800ca9bb387e091bd47d3e984e3d5.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\6baf40276aa5560244479637f15c395a.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\8033380c82479b9eaccd8d2a158f9e61.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\8c11ff49ddc5befea5f28b52f9153603.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\923dedf69c982ee3b92a23074a7a506a.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\97993fc38ebfe5834e2268763048fefe.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\a13d97878ce88c5b2a3397c8b6a2cfd6.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\a15e8bda8b8a61c310e092d4a2465004.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\a82fe0175c3a001d1bb895da05904a64.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\b1377aa5b5c2cee1476a360868434dcb.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\bd1033ea8bbe5fdfe9d0a8802ea8cbc7.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\c8500878ce0bfa5e00421f2a7c967806.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\cd93122f32cb92e5c20e6138ed8acb67.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\cn=adobe_photoshop_2021,ou=applications,dc=vdi,dc=vmware,dc=int.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\cn=autocad_2022_-_english,ou=applications,dc=vdi,dc=vmware,dc=int.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\cn=excel,ou=applications,dc=vdi,dc=vmware,dc=int.ico
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\d216e119f5369b4677ebed7a882bd4e3.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\d83da7c61d1ee84d9396badec3cde20b.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\e820e982c00c2aeef18aec566ca4db7d.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\ec874aa568b6f4ea071ceb8b39e39810.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\f8d28763bbc64f0a8fa62cd97615a114.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Icon Cache\29ddf425-2612-497d-b63f-327eacb564c9\fb7f59c963499ef848eedc61371c8db9.png
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\prefs.txt

Many times the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\456C6741FD1FEA743985ACE7E9AECD33

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\456C6741FD1FEA743985ACE7E9AECD33\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\

How to remove VMware Horizon Client from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Horizon Client is an application by VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, people decide to erase this program. Sometimes this can be troublesome because uninstalling this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY practice to erase 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 already installed on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to clean your system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate VMware Horizon Client or simply click the Search feature and type in "VMware Horizon Client". If it exists on your system the VMware Horizon Client application will be found automatically. After you click VMware Horizon Client in the list of programs, the following data about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about VMware Horizon Client, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews 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 VMware Horizon Client:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.vmware.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{27138794-2AFD-4FCF-8E43-CF19FFED0452}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall VMware Horizon Client.


8. After uninstalling VMware Horizon Client, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Horizon Client that 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 entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove VMware Horizon Client by VMware, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that VMware Horizon Client by VMware, Inc. is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove VMware Horizon Client 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.