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How to uninstall VMware Player from your computer

VMware Player is a Windows program. Read more about how to uninstall it from your computer. It is produced by VMware, Inc.. You can read more on VMware, Inc. or check for application updates here. vmplayer.exe is the VMware Player's primary executable file and it occupies approximately 1.74 MB (1820536 bytes) on disk.

VMware Player installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 154.23 MB (161719480 bytes) on disk.

  • 7za.exe (1.11 MB)
  • containerd-shim-crx-v2.exe (20.12 MB)
  • containerd.exe (18.53 MB)
  • drvInst64.exe (530.37 KB)
  • mkisofs.exe (433.96 KB)
  • vixDiskMountServer.exe (404.17 KB)
  • vmnat.exe (416.37 KB)
  • VMnetDHCP.exe (372.87 KB)
  • vmplayer.exe (1.74 MB)
  • vmrest.exe (6.80 MB)
  • vmrun.exe (504.37 KB)
  • vmUpdateLauncher.exe (59.75 KB)
  • vmware-authd.exe (84.37 KB)
  • vmware-kvm.exe (680.28 KB)
  • vmware-remotemks.exe (3.70 MB)
  • vmware-shell-ext-thunker.exe (97.37 KB)
  • vmware-unity-helper.exe (194.37 KB)
  • vnetlib.exe (1.01 MB)
  • vnetlib64.exe (1.21 MB)
  • vnetsniffer.exe (283.37 KB)
  • vnetstats.exe (274.78 KB)
  • vprintproxy.exe (32.87 KB)
  • zip.exe (302.87 KB)
  • docker-machine-driver-vmware.exe (8.68 MB)
  • vctl.exe (26.81 MB)
  • ovftool.exe (5.41 MB)
  • storePwd.exe (132.87 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (752.16 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (211.77 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (214.87 KB)
  • mksSandbox-debug.exe (4.74 MB)
  • mksSandbox.exe (3.89 MB)
  • tpm2emu.exe (980.78 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 16.2.1 of VMware Player. You can find below a few links to other VMware Player versions:

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

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_UserName\Software\Microsoft\VMware Player
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\055798504670BCE4A8211AD7B80F107E
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{05897550-0764-4ECB-8A12-A17D8BF001E7}
  • 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 computer:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\055798504670BCE4A8211AD7B80F107E\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{05897550-0764-4ECB-8A12-A17D8BF001E7}\


A way to erase VMware Player from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Player is a program by VMware, Inc.. Some people want to erase this application. Sometimes this is troublesome because removing this by hand takes some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best EASY procedure to erase 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 Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows system.

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  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate VMware Player or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VMware Player". If it exists on your system the VMware Player app will be found automatically. After you select VMware Player in the list of apps, the following information about the program is shown 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".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window 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 offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Player which 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 registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove VMware Player by VMware, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that VMware Player by VMware, Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove VMware Player supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2021-11-10 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2021-11-10 13:30:38.360