VMware Player

How to uninstall VMware Player from your system

VMware Player is a computer program. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is produced by VMware, Inc.. Go over here for more details on VMware, Inc.. The program's main executable file is labeled vmware-authd.exe and occupies 94.42 KB (96688 bytes).

The executables below are part of VMware Player. They occupy about 63.56 MB (66649144 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (1.04 MB)
• drvInst64.exe (480.92 KB)
• mkisofs.exe (430.52 KB)
• vixDiskMountServer.exe (436.42 KB)
• vmnat.exe (392.92 KB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (357.92 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (1.52 MB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (44.98 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (94.42 KB)
• vmware-kvm.exe (617.92 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (4.72 MB)
• vmware-shell-ext-thunker.exe (86.92 KB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (196.42 KB)
• vnetlib.exe (930.92 KB)
• vnetlib64.exe (1.06 MB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (265.92 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (261.42 KB)
• vprintproxy.exe (25.92 KB)
• zip.exe (299.42 KB)
• ovftool.exe (4.80 MB)
• storePwd.exe (77.92 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (663.43 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (211.42 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (211.42 KB)
• tpm2emu.exe (1,001.42 KB)
• vmware-vmx-debug.exe (23.92 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (19.57 MB)

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This page is about VMware Player version 14.1.8 alone. Click on the links below for other VMware Player versions:

• 3.0.0.9911
• 15.5.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 2.0.0.45731
• 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
• 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
• 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're planning to uninstall VMware Player you should check 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\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{9F8A4D31-A43C-4518-9830-D4B8844055DE}

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{9F8A4D31-A43C-4518-9830-D4B8844055DE}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\TempPackages\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{9F8A4D31-A43C-4518-9830-D4B8844055DE}\_generic.ico

A way to uninstall VMware Player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Player is an application marketed by VMware, Inc.. Frequently, users want to remove this program. This can be efortful because deleting this by hand requires some skill related to removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY practice 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 on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to clean your system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate VMware Player or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VMware Player". The VMware Player app will be found automatically. When you click VMware Player in the list of apps, the following data about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you 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 app you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove VMware Player.


8. After uninstalling VMware Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with 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 uninstalling VMware Player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

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 application for your computer. This page simply 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.