VMware Player

A way to uninstall VMware Player from your computer

VMware Player is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is made by VMware, Inc.. You can read more on VMware, Inc. or check for application updates here. The program's main executable file is called vmplayer.exe and its approximative size is 1.46 MB (1534144 bytes).

VMware Player installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 65.32 MB (68489744 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (581.69 KB)
• drvInst64.exe (436.69 KB)
• mkisofs.exe (422.78 KB)
• vixDiskMountServer.exe (432.19 KB)
• vmnat.exe (382.69 KB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (349.69 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (1.46 MB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (34.71 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (87.69 KB)
• vmware-kvm.exe (644.19 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (5.07 MB)
• vmware-shell-ext-thunker.exe (82.69 KB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (190.19 KB)
• vnetlib.exe (737.19 KB)
• vnetlib64.exe (887.69 KB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (256.69 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (252.19 KB)
• vprintproxy.exe (18.69 KB)
• zip.exe (139.69 KB)
• ovftool.exe (6.71 MB)
• storePwd.exe (70.19 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (585.19 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (203.69 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (203.69 KB)
• vmware-vmx-debug.exe (25.24 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (20.00 MB)

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The current web page applies to VMware Player version 12.0.1 alone. You can find here a few links to other VMware Player versions:

• 3.0.0.9911
• 15.5.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 2.0.0.45731
• 14.1.8
• 14.0.0
• 12.5.2
• 3.1.4.16648
• 2.5.2.7026
• 15.0.3
• 16.2.5
• 2.0.4.2658
• 12.5.9
• 16.2.2
• 4.0.2.28060
• 12.5.0
• 2.5.1.5078
• 14.1.2
• 17.5.0
• 2.5.0.4558
• 6.0.3
• 12.5.5
• 14.1.6
• 12.5.6
• 12.5.1
• 16.1.0
• 17.5.1
• 6.0.4
• 14.1.3
• 16.0.0
• 12.1.1
• 15.1.0
• 12.1.0
• 2.5.3.8888
• 16.1.1
• 4.0.6.35970
• 5.0.1
• 15.5.5
• 14.1.1
• 12.5.3
• 15.5.2
• 4.0.0.18997
• 15.5.1
• 5.0.2
• 15.0.1
• 14.1.4
• 3.1.2.14247
• 14.1.5
• 16.2.1
• 16.1.2
• 12.5.8
• 16.2.4
• 14.1.0
• 4.0.4.30409
• 17.0.2
• 2.5.4.11892
• 4.0.5.33341
• 2.0.3.1613
• 3.1.3.14951
• 15.5.6
• 6.0.0
• 12.5.4
• 4.0.3.29699
• 14.1.7
• 17.0.0
• 3.1.6.30422
• 3.1.5.19539
• 15.0.4
• 15.0.2
• 15.5.7
• 6.0.5
• 2.0.2.59824
• 16.2.3
• 12.0.0
• 17.0.1
• 12.5.7
• 2.5.5.15075
• 16.2.0
• 6.0.7
• 15.0.0
• 2.0.5.3938

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If you are manually uninstalling VMware Player we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

The files below were left behind on your disk by VMware Player's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\VMware\VMware Workstation 12 Player.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\VMware-player-12.0.1-3160714.rar.lnk
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware Player\vmplayer.exe

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ova
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.ovf
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\.vmx
• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VMware Player

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\vmplayer.exe\shell\open\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{3d09c1ca-2bcc-40b7-b9bb-3f3ec143a87b}\InProcServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{E4D28EDC-8C0B-43EE-9E7D-C8A8682334DC}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\D:\Program Files (x86)\VMware Player\vmplayer.exe

How to uninstall VMware Player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Player is an application by the software company VMware, Inc.. Frequently, computer users want to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be difficult because removing this by hand takes some experience related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE practice to uninstall VMware Player 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 Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find VMware Player or simply activate the Search field and type in "VMware Player". If it is installed on your PC the VMware Player app will be found automatically. When you click VMware Player in the list of applications, some data about the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about VMware Player, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove VMware Player.


8. After removing VMware Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Player that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing VMware Player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall VMware Player by VMware, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that VMware Player by VMware, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VMware Player in case you want to. 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' PCs.