VMware Tools
How to uninstall VMware Tools from your PC
This web page contains thorough information on how to uninstall VMware Tools for Windows. The Windows release was developed by VMware, Inc.. More information about VMware, Inc. can be found here. More info about the app VMware Tools can be seen at http://www.vmware.com. VMware Tools is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools folder, however this location may differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the program. VMware Tools's complete uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /X{FE2F6A2C-196E-4210-9C04-2B1BC21F07EF}. The application's main executable file is labeled VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe and it has a size of 482.55 KB (494128 bytes).The executable files below are part of VMware Tools. They occupy about 4.33 MB (4545072 bytes) on disk.
- COMREG.EXE (98.55 KB)
- rpctool.exe (98.55 KB)
- TPAutoConnect.exe (441.29 KB)
- TPAutoConnSvc.exe (249.32 KB)
- TPVCGateway.exe (381.28 KB)
- vmtoolsd.exe (49.05 KB)
- VMUpgradeHelper.exe (170.55 KB)
- VMwareCplLauncher.exe (318.55 KB)
- VMwareHgfsClient.exe (18.05 KB)
- VMwareHostOpen.exe (374.55 KB)
- VMwareResolutionSet.exe (282.55 KB)
- VMwareToolboxCmd.exe (27.55 KB)
- VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (482.55 KB)
- VMwareTray.exe (182.55 KB)
- VMwareUser.exe (1.05 MB)
- VMwareXferlogs.exe (46.55 KB)
- zip.exe (138.55 KB)
The information on this page is only about version 8.4.2.8592 of VMware Tools. You can find below a few links to 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
- 8.3.7.6505
- 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
A way to delete VMware Tools with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
VMware Tools is a program offered by the software company VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users want to erase it. This is efortful because doing this by hand takes some skill regarding PCs. The best QUICK action to erase VMware Tools 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 Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to clean your Windows system.
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- download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Press the General Tools button
4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will appear
6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate VMware Tools or simply click the Search feature and type in "VMware Tools". The VMware Tools application will be found very quickly. After you select VMware Tools in the list of applications, the following information about the application is available to you:
- Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have about VMware Tools, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
- Details about the program you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
- The publisher 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 start the cleanup. All the items of VMware Tools that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing VMware Tools using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.
Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. from your computer, 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 in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.
2016-11-04 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @danarmLast update on: 2016-11-04 19:37:34.060