VMware Tools

A way to uninstall VMware Tools from your PC

This page contains detailed information on how to remove VMware Tools for Windows. It was coded for Windows by VMware, Inc.. You can find out more on VMware, Inc. or check for application updates here. More data about the program VMware Tools can be found at http://www.vmware.com. The program is usually placed in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools directory. Keep in mind that this path can differ depending on the user's choice. The entire uninstall command line for VMware Tools is MsiExec.exe /X{A3CDC01A-D69F-4B92-BAB6-103CABE90BBC}. vmtoolsd.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 64.11 KB (65648 bytes) on disk.

VMware Tools contains of the executables below. They occupy 3.01 MB (3152192 bytes) on disk.

• comreg.exe (127.00 KB)
• rpctool.exe (103.11 KB)
• TPAutoConnect.exe (632.79 KB)
• TPAutoConnSvc.exe (351.32 KB)
• TPVCGateway.exe (529.78 KB)
• unzip.exe (170.61 KB)
• vmtoolsd.exe (64.11 KB)
• VMToolsHookProc.exe (251.61 KB)
• VMwareCplLauncher.exe (25.61 KB)
• VMwareHgfsClient.exe (20.11 KB)
• VMwareHostOpen.exe (67.61 KB)
• VMwareResolutionSet.exe (391.61 KB)
• VMwareToolboxCmd.exe (36.61 KB)
• VMwareTray.exe (58.61 KB)
• VMwareXferlogs.exe (47.61 KB)
• zip.exe (138.61 KB)
• instutil32.exe (61.61 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 8.6.0.6868 of VMware Tools. You can find below info on other versions of VMware Tools:

• 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
• 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

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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you uninstall VMware Tools.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools
• C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\VMware\VMware Tools

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\comreg.exe
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\deployPkg.dll
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\Drivers\audio\vmaudio.cat
• C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\Drivers\audio\vmaudio.inf

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{6B8C0665-86D9-4dc9-8D58-FABE31A495E3}
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{7517BC11-42BF-4B93-95B3-30F4C2FD6A5E}
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\TypeLib\{B05F498F-4FD6-4AE6-87A4-D99E2198B737}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\A10CDC3AF96D29B4AB6B01C3BA9EB0CB

Registry values that are not removed from your PC:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Applications\VMwareHostOpen.exe\shell\open\command\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{095B9B12-8BDE-49D2-984B-BF01B4F8CDAF}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{1D0FFECA-EDB9-4F7A-AA04-F4CAB711DD35}\InprocServer32\
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\CLSID\{46AE633A-032B-41CC-8FC7-E26E246E6CB8}\InprocServer32\

A way to remove VMware Tools from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Tools is an application by the software company VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, people choose to remove it. Sometimes this can be difficult because uninstalling this manually takes some skill regarding PCs. The best SIMPLE manner to remove 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 on your Windows PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate VMware Tools or simply click the Search feature and type in "VMware Tools". If it is installed on your PC the VMware Tools program will be found automatically. When you select VMware Tools in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding VMware Tools, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for VMware Tools:

• The web site of the program is: http://www.vmware.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{A3CDC01A-D69F-4B92-BAB6-103CABE90BBC}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove VMware Tools.


8. After removing VMware Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Tools which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing VMware Tools using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove VMware Tools in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.