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A way to uninstall VMware Player from your system

VMware Player is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was created by VMware, Inc.. Check out here where you can read more on VMware, Inc.. The application's main executable file is named vmplayer.exe and it has a size of 1.73 MB (1817008 bytes).

The following executables are incorporated in VMware Player. They occupy 60.66 MB (63608944 bytes) on disk.

  • 7za.exe (1.11 MB)
  • drvInst64.exe (501.92 KB)
  • mkisofs.exe (430.52 KB)
  • vixDiskMountServer.exe (454.12 KB)
  • vmnat.exe (387.92 KB)
  • VMnetDHCP.exe (365.42 KB)
  • vmplayer.exe (1.73 MB)
  • vmrest.exe (5.00 MB)
  • vmUpdateLauncher.exe (52.43 KB)
  • vmware-authd.exe (98.42 KB)
  • vmware-kvm.exe (692.92 KB)
  • vmware-remotemks.exe (4.31 MB)
  • vmware-shell-ext-thunker.exe (95.42 KB)
  • vmware-unity-helper.exe (209.42 KB)
  • vnetlib.exe (1,018.92 KB)
  • vnetlib64.exe (1.18 MB)
  • vnetsniffer.exe (271.92 KB)
  • vnetstats.exe (266.92 KB)
  • vprintproxy.exe (28.92 KB)
  • zip.exe (299.42 KB)
  • ovftool.exe (4.82 MB)
  • storePwd.exe (118.92 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (709.92 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (211.42 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (211.42 KB)
  • tpm2emu.exe (1,013.42 KB)
  • vmware-vmx-debug.exe (19.90 MB)
  • vmware-vmx.exe (15.35 MB)
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The information on this page is only about version 15.0.4 of VMware Player. You can find below info on other versions of VMware Player:

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

Registry that is not uninstalled:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VMware Player
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\5E3ED7CBF31932F4FA4D12CA13ACA5DF
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{BC7DE3E5-913F-4F23-AFD4-21AC31CA5AFD}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\5E3ED7CBF31932F4FA4D12CA13ACA5DF\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{BC7DE3E5-913F-4F23-AFD4-21AC31CA5AFD}\


How to erase VMware Player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Player is a program offered by the software company VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, users choose to remove it. This is efortful because deleting this by hand requires some knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK way to remove 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 already installed on your PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your system.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate VMware Player or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VMware Player". If it exists on your system the VMware Player app will be found automatically. When you select VMware Player in the list of apps, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding VMware Player, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove VMware Player.
Uninstall VMware Player


8. After removing VMware Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Player that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing VMware Player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation 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 only contains detailed info on how to uninstall VMware Player 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' computers.

2019-03-30 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-03-30 17:23:01.337