VMware Player

A guide to uninstall VMware Player from your computer

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove VMware Player for Windows. It was coded for Windows by VMware, Inc.. Check out here for more info on VMware, Inc.. The program's main executable file is named vmplayer.exe and occupies 1.67 MB (1747928 bytes).

The following executables are incorporated in VMware Player. They take 62.75 MB (65797752 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (1.11 MB)
• drvInst64.exe (504.46 KB)
• License Key.exe (30.50 KB)
• mkisofs.exe (430.55 KB)
• vixDiskMountServer.exe (454.12 KB)
• vmnat.exe (389.96 KB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (361.96 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (1.67 MB)
• vmrest.exe (5.89 MB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (55.92 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (97.96 KB)
• vmware-kvm.exe (668.46 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (3.71 MB)
• vmware-shell-ext-thunker.exe (91.46 KB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (196.46 KB)
• vnetlib.exe (1,017.96 KB)
• vnetlib64.exe (1.18 MB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (272.96 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (267.96 KB)
• vprintproxy.exe (28.96 KB)
• zip.exe (299.46 KB)
• ovftool.exe (4.87 MB)
• storePwd.exe (127.96 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (708.46 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (211.46 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (211.46 KB)
• tpm2emu.exe (1,003.96 KB)
• vmware-vmx-debug.exe (21.08 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (15.99 MB)

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The current page applies to VMware Player version 15.5.2 alone. You can find below info on other application versions 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
• 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
• 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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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are shown below.

Files remaining:

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

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VMware Player
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\724C2A5D06DC5C6428C624AF7FD9AF65
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{D5A2C427-CD60-46C5-826C-42FAF79DFA56}
• 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\724C2A5D06DC5C6428C624AF7FD9AF65\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{D5A2C427-CD60-46C5-826C-42FAF79DFA56}\

A way to delete VMware Player from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Player is an application offered by the software company VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users try to uninstall it. This is troublesome because removing this by hand takes some experience related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best SIMPLE manner 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the programs existing on your computer will appear

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

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about VMware Player, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove VMware Player.


8. After uninstalling VMware Player, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of 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 can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system 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 computer, we are not saying that VMware Player by VMware, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions 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 Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.