VMware Player

A guide to uninstall VMware Player from your computer

This page is about VMware Player for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is produced by VMware, Inc.. You can find out more on VMware, Inc. or check for application updates here. The application is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Player folder (same installation drive as Windows). vmplayer.exe is the VMware Player's main executable file and it occupies approximately 3.89 MB (4082288 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed alongside VMware Player. They take about 37.91 MB (39751784 bytes) on disk.

• drvInst64.exe (447.61 KB)
• farexec-service.exe (582.55 KB)
• hqtray.exe (62.61 KB)
• mkisofs.exe (421.70 KB)
• unzip.exe (170.55 KB)
• vixDiskMountServer.exe (66.55 KB)
• vmnat.exe (394.61 KB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (326.61 KB)
• vmplayer-service.exe (74.61 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (3.89 MB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (70.61 KB)
• vmware-acetool.exe (35.61 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (110.61 KB)
• vmware-remotemks-debug.exe (2.07 MB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (1.89 MB)
• vmware-ufad.exe (186.55 KB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (174.61 KB)
• vnetlib.exe (690.61 KB)
• vnetlib64.exe (910.61 KB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (322.61 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (306.61 KB)
• vprintproxy.exe (10.00 KB)
• vssSnapVista64.exe (19.55 KB)
• zip.exe (138.55 KB)
• ovftool.exe (2.63 MB)
• vcredist_x86.exe (4.28 MB)
• bootrun.exe (178.61 KB)
• customize.exe (314.61 KB)
• deployPkg.exe (74.61 KB)
• guestcustutil.exe (486.61 KB)
• StorePwd.exe (74.61 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (482.61 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (202.61 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (202.61 KB)
• upgrader.exe (202.55 KB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (15.59 MB)

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This page is about VMware Player version 3.1.4.16648 only. You can find below info on other releases of VMware Player:

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

Registry that is not cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|VMware|VMware Player|Resources|msvcm80.dll
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\AE11A35A5900F39468AF1AE5A8684A50

A way to uninstall VMware Player from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Player is an application marketed by the software company VMware, Inc.. Frequently, computer users try to uninstall it. This is difficult because uninstalling this manually takes some experience regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY solution 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 on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows system.

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• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find VMware Player or simply click the Search field and type in "VMware Player". If it is installed on your PC the VMware Player program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select VMware Player in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding VMware Player, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

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


8. After removing VMware Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Player that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling VMware Player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation 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 page simply contains detailed info on how to remove VMware Player in case 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' PCs.