VMware Tools

A way to uninstall VMware Tools from your system

This page is about VMware Tools for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is developed by VMware, Inc.. More information on VMware, Inc. can be found here. More information about the app VMware Tools can be found at http://www.vmware.com. VMware Tools is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools folder, regulated by the user's choice. The full command line for removing VMware Tools is MsiExec.exe /X{31A05542-E96C-44DC-83B6-E1C2E729C436}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is called vmtoolsd.exe and it has a size of 71.58 KB (73296 bytes).

The following executables are installed along with VMware Tools. They occupy about 650.13 KB (665728 bytes) on disk.

• rpctool.exe (110.08 KB)
• vmtoolsd.exe (71.58 KB)
• VMToolsHookProc.exe (16.08 KB)
• VMwareHostOpen.exe (79.08 KB)
• VMwareResolutionSet.exe (50.58 KB)
• VMwareToolboxCmd.exe (39.58 KB)
• VMwareXferlogs.exe (144.08 KB)
• zip.exe (139.08 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 9.0.5.23141 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
• 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 delete VMware Tools from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Tools is a program released by the software company VMware, Inc.. Frequently, computer users choose to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is easier said than done because performing this manually requires some skill regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK solution to uninstall 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to optimize your PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate VMware Tools or simply activate the Search field and type in "VMware Tools". If it exists on your system the VMware Tools application will be found very quickly. After you click VMware Tools in the list of apps, the following data regarding the application is available to you:

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

For example you can see that for VMware Tools:

• The web site of the application is: http://www.vmware.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{31A05542-E96C-44DC-83B6-E1C2E729C436}

7. Press 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.


8. After uninstalling VMware Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of VMware Tools which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling VMware Tools with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able 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, nor are we saying that VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. is not a good software application. This page simply 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 our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.