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How to uninstall VMware Player from your PC

VMware Player is a Windows program. Read more about how to remove it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by VMware, Inc.. Open here for more details on VMware, Inc.. Please follow if you want to read more on VMware Player on VMware, Inc.'s page. Usually the VMware Player application is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player directory, depending on the user's option during install. The entire uninstall command line for VMware Player is MsiExec.exe /I{E452E727-86B8-4233-8CC3-41FD817AFAFF}. vmplayer.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 3.93 MB (4118128 bytes) on disk.

VMware Player installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 65.28 MB (68445984 bytes) on disk.

  • mkisofs.exe (421.70 KB)
  • vixDiskMountServer.exe (408.11 KB)
  • vmnat.exe (423.11 KB)
  • VMnetDHCP.exe (346.11 KB)
  • vmplayer.exe (3.93 MB)
  • vmUpdateLauncher.exe (58.61 KB)
  • vmware-authd.exe (78.00 KB)
  • vmware-remotemks-debug.exe (2.85 MB)
  • vmware-remotemks.exe (2.61 MB)
  • vmware-unity-helper.exe (176.61 KB)
  • vmware-vmx.exe (14.40 MB)
  • vnetlib.exe (743.61 KB)
  • vnetlib64.exe (895.11 KB)
  • vnetsniffer.exe (340.61 KB)
  • vnetstats.exe (326.11 KB)
  • vprintproxy.exe (11.00 KB)
  • zip.exe (290.61 KB)
  • ovftool.exe (20.34 MB)
  • storePwd.exe (68.61 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (588.11 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (202.61 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (202.61 KB)
  • vmware-vmx.exe (15.71 MB)
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The current page applies to VMware Player version 4.0.3.29699 only. You can find below info on other application versions of VMware Player:

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When you're planning to uninstall VMware Player you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Many times the following registry keys will not be removed:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\727E254E8B683324C83C14DF18A7AFFF


A way to delete VMware Player from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Player is an application by VMware, Inc.. Some people choose to uninstall it. Sometimes this is difficult because uninstalling this manually takes some experience related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK way to uninstall VMware Player is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate VMware Player or simply click the Search field and type in "VMware Player". If it is installed on your PC the VMware Player application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select VMware Player in the list of apps, some information about the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains 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 app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
For example you can see that for VMware Player:





  • The web site of the program is: http://www.vmware.com
  • The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{E452E727-86B8-4233-8CC3-41FD817AFAFF}
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove VMware Player.
Uninstall VMware Player


8. After uninstalling VMware Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong 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 are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall VMware Player by VMware, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that VMware Player by VMware, Inc. is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VMware Player supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-10-09 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-10-09 12:20:39.570