VMware Tools
A guide to uninstall VMware Tools from your system
VMware Tools is a Windows program. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by VMware, Inc.. You can read more on VMware, Inc. or check for application updates here. More information about the software VMware Tools can be found at http://www.vmware.com. The program is frequently found in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools folder. Take into account that this path can vary being determined by the user's choice. VMware Tools's complete uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{FE2F6A2C-196E-4210-9C04-2B1BC21F07EF}. VMware Tools's main file takes around 478.61 KB (490096 bytes) and is named VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe.VMware Tools is composed of the following executables which occupy 3.74 MB (3920816 bytes) on disk:
- COMREG.EXE (102.61 KB)
- rpctool.exe (98.61 KB)
- TPAutoConnect.exe (445.29 KB)
- TPAutoConnSvc.exe (249.32 KB)
- TPVCGateway.exe (357.28 KB)
- VMip.exe (26.61 KB)
- vmtoolsd.exe (62.61 KB)
- VMUpgradeHelper.exe (154.61 KB)
- VMwareCplLauncher.exe (310.61 KB)
- VMwareHostOpen.exe (70.61 KB)
- VMwareResolutionSet.exe (35.11 KB)
- VMwareToolboxCmd.exe (54.61 KB)
- VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (478.61 KB)
- VMwareTray.exe (182.61 KB)
- VMwareUser.exe (1,014.61 KB)
- VMwareXferlogs.exe (46.61 KB)
- zip.exe (138.61 KB)
The current page applies to VMware Tools version 8.3.7.6505 alone. Click on the links below for other VMware Tools versions:
- 10.1.5.5055683
- 8.6.0.6261
- 10.1.10.6082533
- 3.00.0000
- 9.4.15.2827462
- 7.8.6.8888
- 7.9.6.5197
- 8.4.8.19539
- 9.2.0.15626
- 11.1.1.16303738
- 8.3.12.8191
- 7.8.5.7026
- 8.6.14.36427
- 9.4.11.2400950
- 3.1.0000
- 10.0.6.3560309
- 11.1.0.16036546
- 7.7.6.2712
- 9.4.0.1399439
- 8.6.5.11214
- 9.0.5.21789
- 8.1.4.11056
- 10.1.5.5055693
- 9.4.5.1734305
- 9.0.12.35149
- 8.8.1.9139
- 10.0.9.3917699
- 9.0.10.29005
- 11.2.1.17243207
- 3.1.2.17734
- 8.8.4.13798
- 10.0.0.2977863
- 12.2.6.22229486
- 9.4.6.1770165
- 8.6.5.11852
- 10.0.10.4301679
- 3.1.0.2658
- 8.6.15.44134
- 8.6.11.23921
- 10.1.7.5541682
- 12.3.0.22234872
- 8.6.5.13851
- 10.0.8.3746311
- 9.0.11.32667
- 9.0.13.38765
- 9.6.5.2700074
- 9.2.3.21136
- 7.8.3.4558
- 9.9.2.2496486
- 8.0.2.16474
- 8.8.0.7367
- 12.0.5.19716617
- 11.1.0.16493622
- 7.8.4.5078
- 9.6.4.2441333
- 10.0.12.4448491
- 11.2.6.17901274
- 12.1.0.20219665
- 3.1.0.1613
- 11.0.6.15940789
- 10.1.15.6677369
- 10.1.15.6627299
- 9.6.6.2649738
- 9.10.5.2981885
- 8.6.12.28992
- 10.0.6.3595377
- 8.3.17.17464
- 9.10.1.2791197
- 10.3.2.9925305
- 8.0.1.12171
- 11.0.0.14686277
- 11.2.0.16371363
- 10.2.5.8068393
- 9.10.0.2476743
- 7.7.0.1463223
- 9.0.15.41796
- 10.0.1.3160059
- 8.0.2.14744
- 11.2.5.17337674
- 10.1.0.4449150
- 9.10.1.2731977
- 9.4.6.1752774
- 9.2.2.18018
- 10.2.5.8068406
- 3.1.2.14664
- 9.0.15.45013
- 9.6.2.1688356
- 8.4.9.30422
- 9.4.0.1585188
- 9.4.12.2627939
- 8.3.7.4937
- 8.6.0.6868
- 11.0.1.14773994
- 12.1.5.20735119
- 8.1.3.9911
- 9.5.2.1244834
- 9.4.0.1280544
- 8.4.4.14247
- 10.2.1.8267844
- 12.3.5.22544099
A way to erase VMware Tools from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO
VMware Tools is an application marketed by the software company VMware, Inc.. Frequently, people try to erase this program. Sometimes this is difficult because performing this manually requires some skill related to PCs. The best SIMPLE way to erase VMware Tools 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows computer.
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- navigate to Download Link
- download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Click on the General Tools category
4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
5. All the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you
6. Navigate the list of applications until you find VMware Tools or simply click the Search field and type in "VMware Tools". The VMware Tools application will be found very quickly. After you select VMware Tools in the list of programs, the following data about the application is shown to you:
- Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about VMware Tools, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Details about the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
- The web site of the application is: http://www.vmware.com
- The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{FE2F6A2C-196E-4210-9C04-2B1BC21F07EF}
8. After uninstalling VMware Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Tools that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling VMware Tools 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 take on new tasks.
Disclaimer
This page is not a recommendation to uninstall VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall VMware Tools 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.
2019-09-19 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @danarmLast update on: 2019-09-19 07:22:03.260