VMware Tools
A guide to uninstall VMware Tools from your computer
You can find on this page details on how to remove VMware Tools for Windows. It is developed by VMware, Inc.. Additional info about VMware, Inc. can be read here. Usually the VMware Tools application is placed in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools folder, depending on the user's option during setup. MsiExec.exe /I{DEF7786E-224B-48AB-A872-8D255D0F8124} is the full command line if you want to remove VMware Tools. The application's main executable file is named vmtoolsd.exe and it has a size of 73.19 KB (74944 bytes).VMware Tools contains of the executables below. They occupy 11.81 MB (12385128 bytes) on disk.
- guestproxycerttool.exe (42.19 KB)
- openssl.exe (480.19 KB)
- rpctool.exe (110.69 KB)
- rvmSetup.exe (34.00 KB)
- TPAutoConnect.exe (4.72 MB)
- TPAutoConnSvc.exe (2.68 MB)
- TPVCGateway.exe (2.38 MB)
- vmacthlp.exe (518.19 KB)
- vmtoolsd.exe (73.19 KB)
- VMToolsHookProc.exe (59.69 KB)
- VMwareHgfsClient.exe (21.69 KB)
- VMwareHostOpen.exe (90.19 KB)
- VMwareResolutionSet.exe (93.19 KB)
- VMwareToolboxCmd.exe (42.69 KB)
- VMwareXferlogs.exe (144.69 KB)
- zip.exe (139.69 KB)
- VGAuthCLI.exe (30.50 KB)
- VGAuthService.exe (157.00 KB)
- VMwareAliasImport.exe (40.50 KB)
The information on this page is only about version 10.0.1.3160059 of VMware Tools. 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
- 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
- 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
If you are manually uninstalling VMware Tools we suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.
Folders found on disk after you uninstall VMware Tools from your computer:
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools
Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall VMware Tools:
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\deployPkg.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\Drivers\hgfs\vmhgfs.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\Drivers\hgfs\vmhgfs.sys
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\Drivers\hgfs\wow64\vmhgfs.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\gio-2.0.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\glib-2.0.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\glibmm-2.4.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\gmodule-2.0.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\gobject-2.0.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\gthread-2.0.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\UserNameproxycerttool.exe
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\hgfs.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\iconv.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\icudt44l.dat
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\install-rvmSetup.cmd
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\intl.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\libeay32.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\de\desktopEvents.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\de\hgfsUsability.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\de\toolboxcmd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\de\vmtoolsd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\es\desktopEvents.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\es\hgfsUsability.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\es\toolboxcmd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\es\vmtoolsd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\fr\desktopEvents.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\fr\hgfsUsability.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\fr\toolboxcmd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\fr\vmtoolsd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\it\desktopEvents.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\it\hgfsUsability.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\it\toolboxcmd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\it\vmtoolsd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\ja\desktopEvents.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\ja\hgfsUsability.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\ja\toolboxcmd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\ja\vmtoolsd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\ko\desktopEvents.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\ko\hgfsUsability.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\ko\toolboxcmd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\ko\vmtoolsd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\zh_CN\desktopEvents.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\zh_CN\hgfsUsability.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\zh_CN\toolboxcmd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\zh_CN\vmtoolsd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\zh_TW\desktopEvents.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\zh_TW\hgfsUsability.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\zh_TW\toolboxcmd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\messages\zh_TW\vmtoolsd.vmsg
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\open_source_licenses.txt
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\openssl.exe
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\common\hgfsServer.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\common\hgfsUsability.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\common\thinprint.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\common\vix.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\autoLogon.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\autoUpgrade.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\bitMapper.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\deployPkgPlugin.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\disableUserNameHibernate.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\diskWiper.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\grabbitmqProxy.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\UserNameInfo.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\hwUpgradeHelper.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\powerOps.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\resolutionSet.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\timeSync.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\vmbackup.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmusr\desktopEvents.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmusr\dndcp.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmusr\unity.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmusr\vmtray.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\poweroff-vm-default.bat
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\poweron-vm-default.bat
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\resume-vm-default.bat
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\rpctool.exe
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\rvmSetup.exe
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\sigc-2.0.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\ssleay32.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\suspend-vm-default.bat
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\TPAutoConnect.exe
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\TPAutoConnSvc.exe
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\TPVCGateway.exe
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\TPVCGatewaydeu.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmacthlp.exe
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmacthlp.txt
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmrawdsk.sys
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vm-support.vbs
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmtools.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmtoolsd.exe
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMToolsHook.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMToolsHook64.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMToolsHookProc.exe
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VmUpgradeHelper.bat
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\gio-2.0.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\glib-2.0.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\gmodule-2.0.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\gobject-2.0.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\gthread-2.0.dll
- C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMware VGAuth\iconv.dll
Frequently the following registry data will not be cleaned:
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware Tools
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\E6877FEDB422BA848A27D852D5F01842
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{DEF7786E-224B-48AB-A872-8D255D0F8124}
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware Tools
Additional registry values that are not cleaned:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmtoolsd.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmtoolsd.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\win64\setup.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\win64\setup.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\win64\setup64.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\win64\setup64.exe.FriendlyAppName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\E6877FEDB422BA848A27D852D5F01842\ProductName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{DEF7786E-224B-48AB-A872-8D255D0F8124}\
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\TPAutoConnSvc\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\TPVCGateway\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VGAuthService\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\vmrawdsk\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VMTools\ImagePath
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VMware Physical Disk Helper Service\ImagePath
A way to erase VMware Tools from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO
VMware Tools is an application marketed by VMware, Inc.. Some people want to erase it. Sometimes this is troublesome because removing this by hand takes some know-how related to PCs. The best EASY action 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 on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to optimize your PC.
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- download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Click on the General Tools category
4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
5. All the programs installed on the computer will appear
6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate VMware Tools or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VMware Tools". If it is installed on your PC the VMware Tools program will be found automatically. After you click VMware Tools in the list of apps, some data about the application is shown to you:
- Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about VMware Tools, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Details about the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
8. After uninstalling VMware Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of VMware Tools which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling VMware Tools using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.
Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.
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Disclaimer
The text above 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 for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VMware Tools supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.
2016-06-22 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
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