VMware Horizon Client

A way to uninstall VMware Horizon Client from your PC

This web page contains complete information on how to remove VMware Horizon Client for Windows. It was developed for Windows by VMware, Inc.. Go over here where you can read more on VMware, Inc.. More information about the software VMware Horizon Client can be seen at http://www.vmware.com. The application is often found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing VMware Horizon Client is MsiExec.exe /X{9C8182E6-DD7B-4727-8063-10D45B65A744}. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file is titled vmware-view.exe and it has a size of 410.68 KB (420536 bytes).

The following executable files are incorporated in VMware Horizon Client. They take 14.00 MB (14679136 bytes) on disk.

• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (57.77 KB)
• vmware-appstub.exe (443.18 KB)
• vmware-view.exe (410.68 KB)
• horizon_client_service.exe (424.68 KB)
• 7za.exe (958.68 KB)
• ws_diag.exe (1.22 MB)
• ws_diag.exe (1.35 MB)
• vmware-print-helper.exe (1.67 MB)
• vmware-print-previewer.exe (119.77 KB)
• vmware-print-redir-client.exe (1.84 MB)
• vmware-print-redir-utility.exe (586.27 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (3.30 MB)
• vmware-view-usbdloader.exe (35.77 KB)
• HTML5VideoPlayer.exe (1.66 MB)

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This page is about VMware Horizon Client version 8.4.1.26410 only. You can find below info on other versions 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
• 8.2.0.18176
• 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
• 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 usually left behind when you uninstall VMware Horizon Client.

Directories that were left behind:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client

The files below remain on your disk by VMware Horizon Client when you uninstall it:

• 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

Generally the following registry data will not be removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6E2818C9B7DD72740836014DB5567A44
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DFB76E6216B63924180880470A578C3C
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{2b58cb05-f25a-4072-82b8-cda16a0a43f1}

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6E2818C9B7DD72740836014DB5567A44\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DFB76E6216B63924180880470A578C3C\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\client_service\ImagePath

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

VMware Horizon Client is a program by VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, users try to erase this application. Sometimes this is easier said than done because performing this manually takes some skill related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE manner to erase VMware Horizon Client is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate 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 app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select VMware Horizon Client in the list of applications, some information regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding VMware Horizon Client, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing 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{9C8182E6-DD7B-4727-8063-10D45B65A744}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall VMware Horizon Client.


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

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove VMware Horizon Client by VMware, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that VMware Horizon Client by VMware, Inc. is not a good software application. This page only 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 our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.