VMware Horizon Client

A way to uninstall VMware Horizon Client from your system

VMware Horizon Client is a computer program. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was created by VMware, Inc.. You can read more on VMware, Inc. or check for application updates here. You can read more about on VMware Horizon Client at http://www.vmware.com. Usually the VMware Horizon Client program is installed in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client directory, depending on the user's option during install. The entire uninstall command line for VMware Horizon Client is MsiExec.exe /X{36988F76-7D4F-4869-A269-D0FC120E5A57}. The application's main executable file occupies 616.44 KB (631232 bytes) on disk and is named horizon_client_service.exe.

VMware Horizon Client is comprised of the following executables which occupy 20.08 MB (21054592 bytes) on disk:

• sdrclientworker.exe (1.42 MB)
• teamsHelper.exe (1.18 MB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (33.94 KB)
• vmware-appstub.exe (545.44 KB)
• vmware-print-helper.exe (2.26 MB)
• vmware-print-previewer.exe (137.94 KB)
• vmware-print-redir-client.exe (2.44 MB)
• vmware-print-redir-utility.exe (594.44 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (6.82 MB)
• vmware-view-usbdloader.exe (35.94 KB)
• vmware-view.exe (447.44 KB)
• HTML5VideoPlayer.exe (1.86 MB)
• horizon_client_service.exe (616.44 KB)
• ws_diag.exe (1.74 MB)

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This web page is about VMware Horizon Client version 8.12.0.43490 alone. 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
• 8.13.0.8174
• 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
• 8.12.1.44700
• 8.13.1.16218
• 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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If you are manually uninstalling VMware Horizon Client we advise you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall VMware Horizon Client:

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

Generally, the following files remain on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\system-commandline-sentinel-files\dotnet-suggest-registration-VMware.Horizon.Client.UI, Version=8.12.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\system-commandline-sentinel-files\dotnet-suggest-registration-VMware.Horizon.Client.UI, Version=8.6.0.0, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=null
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508103825.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508103825_003_ViewClientx64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508104104_000_ViewClientx64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508104935.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508104935_000_DotNetWindowsDesktopRuntime_x64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508104935_000_DotNetWindowsDesktopRuntime_x64_000_dotnet_runtime_6.0.26_win_x64.msi.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508104935_000_DotNetWindowsDesktopRuntime_x64_001_dotnet_hostfxr_6.0.26_win_x64.msi.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508104935_000_DotNetWindowsDesktopRuntime_x64_002_windowsdesktop_runtime_6.0.26_win_x64.msi.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508104935_002_ViewClientx64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508104935_003_HTML5MMRx64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508104935_004_TEAMSREDIRx64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508114838.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508114838_000_TEAMSREDIRx64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508114838_001_HTML5MMRx64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508114838_002_ViewClientx64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508115817.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508115817_000_DotNetWindowsDesktopRuntime_x64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508115817_002_ViewClientx64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508115817_003_HTML5MMRx64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508115817_004_TEAMSREDIRx64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508120700.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508120700_000_DotNetWindowsDesktopRuntime_x64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508120700_002_ViewClientx64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508120700_003_HTML5MMRx64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508120700_004_TEAMSREDIRx64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508124342.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508124342_000_TEAMSREDIRx64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508124342_001_HTML5MMRx64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\VMware_Horizon_Client_20250508124342_002_ViewClientx64.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\VMware\VMware Horizon View Client\prefs.txt

Generally the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\67F88963F4D796842A960DCF21E0A575
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{1eff36bf-27d6-4fd0-bfc8-2f8faa4e31df}

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\67F88963F4D796842A960DCF21E0A575\ProductName

How to uninstall VMware Horizon Client with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Horizon Client is an application released by the software company VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, users choose to remove this program. This can be hard because deleting this manually requires some knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK approach to remove 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 already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications existing on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications 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 automatically. When you select VMware Horizon Client in the list of applications, the following information about the program is available to you:

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

For example you can see that for VMware Horizon Client:

• The publisher is: http://www.vmware.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{36988F76-7D4F-4869-A269-D0FC120E5A57}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall VMware Horizon Client.


8. After uninstalling VMware Horizon Client, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform 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 are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows PC 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 computer, nor are we saying that VMware Horizon Client by VMware, Inc. is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions 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 other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.