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A way to uninstall VMware Player from your system

This page is about VMware Player for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was created for Windows by VMware, Inc.. Open here where you can get more info on VMware, Inc.. The program's main executable file occupies 98.42 KB (100784 bytes) on disk and is titled vmware-authd.exe.

VMware Player is composed of the following executables which occupy 60.66 MB (63601776 bytes) on disk:

  • 7za.exe (1.11 MB)
  • drvInst64.exe (501.92 KB)
  • mkisofs.exe (430.52 KB)
  • vixDiskMountServer.exe (454.12 KB)
  • vmnat.exe (386.92 KB)
  • VMnetDHCP.exe (365.42 KB)
  • vmplayer.exe (1.73 MB)
  • vmrest.exe (5.00 MB)
  • vmUpdateLauncher.exe (52.43 KB)
  • vmware-authd.exe (98.42 KB)
  • vmware-kvm.exe (692.92 KB)
  • vmware-remotemks.exe (4.31 MB)
  • vmware-shell-ext-thunker.exe (95.42 KB)
  • vmware-unity-helper.exe (209.42 KB)
  • vnetlib.exe (1,019.42 KB)
  • vnetlib64.exe (1.18 MB)
  • vnetsniffer.exe (271.92 KB)
  • vnetstats.exe (266.92 KB)
  • vprintproxy.exe (28.92 KB)
  • zip.exe (299.42 KB)
  • ovftool.exe (4.82 MB)
  • storePwd.exe (118.92 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (709.92 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (211.42 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (211.42 KB)
  • tpm2emu.exe (1,013.42 KB)
  • vmware-vmx-debug.exe (19.90 MB)
  • vmware-vmx.exe (15.34 MB)
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The information on this page is only about version 15.0.1 of VMware Player. You can find below a few links to other VMware Player versions:

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

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove VMware Player:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\player.log

Generally the following registry keys will not be cleaned:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VMware Player
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\8392DAA1E2E1E534E95750E49A4405DA
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{1AAD2938-1E2E-435E-9E75-054EA94450AD}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Player

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\8392DAA1E2E1E534E95750E49A4405DA\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{1AAD2938-1E2E-435E-9E75-054EA94450AD}\


How to erase VMware Player with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Player is an application by the software company VMware, Inc.. Some users try to erase this application. Sometimes this is easier said than done because removing this by hand takes some experience regarding PCs. One of the best SIMPLE action to erase 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 one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to clean your system.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find VMware Player or simply activate the Search feature 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 click VMware Player in the list of applications, some data regarding the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding VMware Player, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove VMware Player.
Uninstall VMware Player


8. After removing VMware Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Player which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing VMware Player with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall 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 uninstall VMware Player in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2018-11-09 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-11-09 20:07:59.997