VMware Tools

A guide to uninstall VMware Tools from your system

This web page is about VMware Tools for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was created for Windows by VMware, Inc.. You can find out more on VMware, Inc. or check for application updates here. The application is frequently located in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools directory (same installation drive as Windows). MsiExec.exe /I{AF083052-1662-4FCB-B9A8-D3F48DE0C06B} is the full command line if you want to uninstall VMware Tools. The program's main executable file is called vmtoolsd.exe and occupies 109.36 KB (111984 bytes).

VMware Tools contains of the executables below. They occupy 3.39 MB (3551400 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (1.23 MB)
• rpctool.exe (193.86 KB)
• rvmSetup.exe (48.87 KB)
• vm3dservice.exe (862.08 KB)
• vmtoolsd.exe (109.36 KB)
• VMToolsHookProc.exe (128.37 KB)
• VMwareHgfsClient.exe (30.36 KB)
• VMwareHostOpen.exe (94.87 KB)
• VMwareNamespaceCmd.exe (32.87 KB)
• VMwareResolutionSet.exe (96.86 KB)
• VMwareToolboxCmd.exe (80.36 KB)
• VMwareXferlogs.exe (236.36 KB)
• VGAuthCLI.exe (72.87 KB)
• VGAuthService.exe (160.37 KB)
• VMwareAliasImport.exe (63.36 KB)

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This info is about VMware Tools version 12.5.3.24819442 only. 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
• 12.5.2.24697584
• 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
• 7.8.8.15075
• 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
• 12.3.0.22059422
• 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
• 12.4.5.23787635
• 8.3.7.4937
• 8.6.0.6868
• 11.0.1.14773994
• 12.1.5.20735119
• 8.1.3.9911

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A way to erase VMware Tools with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Tools is a program by VMware, Inc.. Frequently, computer users try to erase this program. Sometimes this can be efortful because doing this manually requires some know-how related to PCs. One of the best SIMPLE solution to erase VMware Tools is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate VMware Tools or simply click the Search field and type in "VMware Tools". If it exists on your system the VMware Tools application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click VMware Tools in the list of apps, the following information regarding the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding VMware Tools, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall VMware Tools.


8. After uninstalling VMware Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of VMware Tools that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing VMware Tools using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove 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.