VMware Horizon Client

A guide to uninstall VMware Horizon Client from your PC

VMware Horizon Client is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your PC. It is made by VMware, Inc.. You can find out more on VMware, Inc. or check for application updates here. More details about VMware Horizon Client can be seen at http://www.vmware.com. Usually the VMware Horizon Client application is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The full command line for uninstalling VMware Horizon Client is MsiExec.exe /X{F2874358-1F4A-4A57-A312-204317D5B795}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might get a notification for admin rights. VMware Horizon Client's primary file takes about 419.16 KB (429224 bytes) and is named vmware-view.exe.

The following executables are installed together with VMware Horizon Client. They occupy about 22.69 MB (23789400 bytes) on disk.

• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (59.75 KB)
• vmware-appstub.exe (450.66 KB)
• vmware-view-legacy.exe (9.42 MB)
• vmware-view.exe (419.16 KB)
• horizon_client_service.exe (433.16 KB)
• 7za.exe (967.16 KB)
• ws_diag.exe (1.21 MB)
• ws_diag.exe (1.33 MB)
• vmware-print-helper.exe (1.34 MB)
• vmware-print-previewer.exe (99.66 KB)
• vmware-print-redir-client.exe (1.47 MB)
• vmware-print-redir-utility.exe (593.25 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (3.26 MB)
• vmware-view-usbdloader.exe (41.16 KB)
• HTML5VideoPlayer.exe (1.67 MB)

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This page is about VMware Horizon Client version 8.3.0.21227 only. You can find below info on other releases of VMware Horizon Client:

• 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
• 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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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall VMware Horizon Client:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Assets\application.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Assets\desktop.ico
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Assets\server.ico
• 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\ui_hcSvcPlugin.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\DumpSetting.json
• 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\plugins\config-parser.vbs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\plugins\configs\Client.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\plugins\configs\PCoIP.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\plugins\configs\Remote_Features\CDR.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\plugins\configs\Remote_Features\Clipboard.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\plugins\configs\Remote_Features\DnD.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\plugins\configs\Remote_Features\DPISync.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\plugins\configs\Remote_Features\FA.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\plugins\configs\Remote_Features\PrintRedir.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\plugins\configs\Remote_Features\PublishedApp.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\plugins\configs\Remote_Features\RTAV.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\plugins\configs\Remote_Features\ScannerRedirection.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\plugins\configs\Remote_Features\SerialPortRedirection.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\plugins\configs\Remote_Features\SmartCard.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\plugins\configs\Remote_Features\TSMMR.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\plugins\configs\Remote_Features\URLRedirection.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\plugins\configs\Remote_Features\USB.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\plugins\configs\Remote_Features\Watermark.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\plugins\configs\VDPService.json
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\plugins\plugin-manager.vbs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\support.bat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\vdm-common.vbs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\vdm-debug.vbs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\vdm-help.vbs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\vdm-loglevel-common.vbs
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\DCT\vdm-query.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\de\ModernWpf.Controls.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\de\ModernWpf.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\de\VMware.Horizon.Client.UI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\es\ModernWpf.Controls.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\es\ModernWpf.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\es\VMware.Horizon.Client.UI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\fr\ModernWpf.Controls.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\fr\ModernWpf.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\fr\VMware.Horizon.Client.UI.resources.dll
• 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\GongSolutions.WPF.DragDrop.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\ijwhost.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\intl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\ja\ModernWpf.Controls.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\ja\ModernWpf.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\ja\VMware.Horizon.Client.UI.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\ko\ModernWpf.Controls.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\ko\ModernWpf.resources.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\ko\VMware.Horizon.Client.UI.resources.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\Microsoft.AspNetCore.WebUtilities.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Microsoft.DwayneNeed.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Microsoft.Extensions.Localization.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Microsoft.Extensions.Localization.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.Abstractions.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Microsoft.Extensions.Logging.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Microsoft.Extensions.Options.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Microsoft.Extensions.Primitives.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Microsoft.Net.Http.Headers.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Microsoft.Windows.SDK.NET.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\Microsoft.Xaml.Behaviors.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\ModernWpf.Controls.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\ModernWpf.dll
• 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\Prism.dll

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{91424575-a9ce-4fd1-85ee-f4e8f678ac75}

Additional registry values that you should delete:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\client_service\ImagePath

How to uninstall VMware Horizon Client with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Horizon Client is a program released by VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, people decide to erase it. This is difficult because uninstalling this by hand takes some experience regarding PCs. The best QUICK way 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 potent uninstaller and all around tool to clean your system.

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• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will appear

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 is installed on your PC the VMware Horizon Client app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click VMware Horizon Client in the list , some information regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding VMware Horizon Client, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing 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{F2874358-1F4A-4A57-A312-204317D5B795}

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


8. After removing VMware Horizon Client, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of VMware Horizon Client which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing VMware Horizon Client using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice 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 in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.