VMware Tools

How to uninstall VMware Tools from your PC

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall VMware Tools for Windows. It is produced by VMware, Inc.. Take a look here where you can find out more on VMware, Inc.. You can see more info on VMware Tools at http://www.vmware.com. Usually the VMware Tools application is placed in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools folder, depending on the user's option during setup. You can uninstall VMware Tools by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{FE2F6A2C-196E-4210-9C04-2B1BC21F07EF}. Note that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 608.05 KB (622640 bytes) on disk.

VMware Tools contains of the executables below. They take 6.17 MB (6471200 bytes) on disk.

• COMREG.EXE (129.55 KB)
• TPAutoConnect.exe (512.73 KB)
• TPAutoConnSvc.exe (325.73 KB)
• VMip.exe (454.05 KB)
• VMwareCplLauncher.exe (437.55 KB)
• VMwareHgfsClient.exe (390.55 KB)
• VMwareHostOpen.exe (444.55 KB)
• VMwareResolutionSet.exe (417.05 KB)
• VMwareService.exe (729.55 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (608.05 KB)
• VMwareTray.exe (525.55 KB)
• VMwareUser.exe (1.07 MB)
• VMwareXferlogs.exe (50.05 KB)
• zip.exe (138.55 KB)
• instutil32.exe (64.00 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 7.8.5.7026 of VMware Tools. For other VMware Tools versions please click below:

• 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
• 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
• 12.3.5.22544099

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A way to uninstall VMware Tools from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Tools is an application marketed by the software company VMware, Inc.. Frequently, people try to erase it. This can be easier said than done because removing this manually requires some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY solution 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 on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find VMware Tools or simply click the Search feature and type in "VMware Tools". The VMware Tools app will be found automatically. Notice that when you select VMware Tools in the list of applications, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding VMware Tools, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to uninstall, 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{FE2F6A2C-196E-4210-9C04-2B1BC21F07EF}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall VMware Tools.


8. After uninstalling VMware Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Tools that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling VMware Tools using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. 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 other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.