VMware Player

A guide to uninstall VMware Player from your computer

VMware Player is a Windows program. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. It is written by VMware, Inc.. Check out here for more details on VMware, Inc.. vmplayer.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 1.50 MB (1573352 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of VMware Player. They take an average of 66.59 MB (69821904 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (1.04 MB)
• drvInst64.exe (444.48 KB)
• mkisofs.exe (430.57 KB)
• vixDiskMountServer.exe (435.98 KB)
• vmnat.exe (391.48 KB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (357.98 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (1.50 MB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (34.71 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (97.48 KB)
• vmware-kvm.exe (655.48 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (5.09 MB)
• vmware-shell-ext-thunker.exe (90.48 KB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (197.98 KB)
• vnetlib.exe (914.98 KB)
• vnetlib64.exe (1.07 MB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (264.48 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (259.98 KB)
• vprintproxy.exe (26.48 KB)
• zip.exe (299.48 KB)
• ovftool.exe (6.71 MB)
• storePwd.exe (77.98 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (594.48 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (211.48 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (211.48 KB)
• vmware-vmx-debug.exe (25.28 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (20.03 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 12.5.7 of VMware Player. For other VMware Player versions please click below:

• 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
• 17.6.3
• 16.2.2
• 4.0.2.28060
• 12.5.0
• 2.5.1.5078
• 17.6.2
• 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
• 17.6.0
• 15.5.2
• 4.0.0.18997
• 15.5.1
• 5.0.2
• 15.0.1
• 14.1.4
• 12.0.1
• 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
• 17.5.2
• 17.6.1
• 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
• 2.5.5.15075
• 16.2.0
• 6.0.7
• 15.0.0
• 2.0.5.3938

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall VMware Player.

The files below were left behind on your disk by VMware Player when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\player.log

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VMware Player
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\5423FD5EFC088E84EAF2224D2DDD8D50
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{E5DF3245-80CF-48E8-AE2F-22D4D2DDD805}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player

Additional registry values that you should delete:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\5423FD5EFC088E84EAF2224D2DDD8D50\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{E5DF3245-80CF-48E8-AE2F-22D4D2DDD805}\

A way to uninstall VMware Player from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Player is a program marketed by VMware, Inc.. Some users want to uninstall it. This is easier said than done because performing this by hand requires some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY approach to uninstall VMware Player is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is 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 an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find VMware Player or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VMware Player". The VMware Player application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click VMware Player in the list of apps, some information about the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about VMware Player, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall VMware Player.


8. After uninstalling VMware Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of VMware Player which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling VMware Player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall VMware Player by VMware, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that VMware Player by VMware, Inc. is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VMware Player in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.