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How to uninstall VMware Player from your system

This info is about VMware Player for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by VMware, Inc.. Check out here where you can find out more on VMware, Inc.. The program's main executable file occupies 1.74 MB (1822448 bytes) on disk and is named vmplayer.exe.

VMware Player is composed of the following executables which occupy 154.33 MB (161831688 bytes) on disk:

  • 7za.exe (1.11 MB)
  • containerd-shim-crx-v2.exe (20.13 MB)
  • containerd.exe (18.53 MB)
  • drvInst64.exe (532.84 KB)
  • mkisofs.exe (436.44 KB)
  • vixDiskMountServer.exe (403.79 KB)
  • vmnat.exe (418.23 KB)
  • VMnetDHCP.exe (374.73 KB)
  • vmplayer.exe (1.74 MB)
  • vmrest.exe (6.80 MB)
  • vmrun.exe (506.23 KB)
  • vmUpdateLauncher.exe (59.75 KB)
  • vmware-authd.exe (86.23 KB)
  • vmware-kvm.exe (685.23 KB)
  • vmware-remotemks.exe (3.70 MB)
  • vmware-shell-ext-thunker.exe (99.23 KB)
  • vmware-unity-helper.exe (196.84 KB)
  • vnetlib.exe (1.01 MB)
  • vnetlib64.exe (1.21 MB)
  • vnetsniffer.exe (285.23 KB)
  • vnetstats.exe (279.73 KB)
  • vprintproxy.exe (34.73 KB)
  • zip.exe (304.73 KB)
  • docker-machine-driver-vmware.exe (8.68 MB)
  • vctl.exe (26.81 MB)
  • ovftool.exe (5.41 MB)
  • storePwd.exe (135.34 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (752.16 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (217.34 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (216.73 KB)
  • mksSandbox-debug.exe (4.74 MB)
  • mksSandbox.exe (3.89 MB)
  • tpm2emu.exe (985.73 KB)
  • vmware-vmx-debug.exe (24.98 MB)
  • vmware-vmx.exe (18.72 MB)
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The information on this page is only about version 16.2.4 of VMware Player. For other VMware Player versions please click below:

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

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

Registry that is not removed:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VMware Player
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\539C6E08E16E16D4BBB50B8856A43AAD
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{80E6C935-E61E-4D61-BB5B-B088654AA3DA}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\539C6E08E16E16D4BBB50B8856A43AAD\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{80E6C935-E61E-4D61-BB5B-B088654AA3DA}\


A way to delete VMware Player with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Player is a program released by VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, users choose to uninstall it. This can be difficult because uninstalling this by hand takes some skill regarding PCs. The best SIMPLE manner 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 already installed on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general utility to optimize your computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate VMware Player or simply click the Search field and type in "VMware Player". If it exists on your system the VMware Player program will be found very quickly. 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 tells you the opinion other users have about VMware Player, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall VMware Player.
Uninstall VMware Player


8. After uninstalling VMware Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of VMware Player that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling VMware Player using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove VMware Player by VMware, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that VMware Player by VMware, Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove VMware Player supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2022-07-22 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-07-22 11:31:20.360