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A way to uninstall VMware Tools from your PC

VMware Tools is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows version was created by VMware, Inc.. Check out here for more info on VMware, Inc.. The application is frequently found in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools folder. Keep in mind that this location can differ being determined by the user's choice. VMware Tools's entire uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /I{6E3249CC-93DC-41D9-BF9D-3C658E1B4DA6}. The application's main executable file is labeled vmtoolsd.exe and occupies 108.37 KB (110968 bytes).

VMware Tools installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 2.76 MB (2894752 bytes) on disk.

  • 7za.exe (1.23 MB)
  • cblauncher.exe (517.37 KB)
  • rpctool.exe (185.87 KB)
  • vmtoolsd.exe (108.37 KB)
  • VMToolsHookProc.exe (94.87 KB)
  • VMwareNamespaceCmd.exe (31.37 KB)
  • VMwareResolutionSet.exe (93.87 KB)
  • VMwareToolboxCmd.exe (78.87 KB)
  • VMwareXferlogs.exe (227.87 KB)
  • VGAuthCLI.exe (46.37 KB)
  • VGAuthService.exe (155.87 KB)
  • VMwareAliasImport.exe (28.87 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 12.2.6.22229486 of VMware Tools. You can find below info on other application versions of VMware Tools:

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A way to erase VMware Tools using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Tools is a program by VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users try to uninstall this program. This can be efortful because deleting this manually requires some know-how related to removing Windows programs manually. The best SIMPLE practice to uninstall VMware Tools is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find VMware Tools or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VMware Tools". The VMware Tools app will be found automatically. After you click VMware Tools in the list of applications, some information regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding VMware Tools, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app you want to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove VMware Tools.
Uninstall VMware Tools


8. After uninstalling VMware Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of VMware Tools that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing VMware Tools using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



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 for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2023-11-29 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-11-29 13:07:51.240