VMware Tools

A guide to uninstall VMware Tools from your PC

You can find below detailed information on how to uninstall VMware Tools for Windows. It is produced by VMware, Inc.. More information about VMware, Inc. can be found here. Click on http://www.vmware.com to get more info about VMware Tools on VMware, Inc.'s website. VMware Tools is typically installed in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools folder, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's option when installing the application. The full command line for uninstalling VMware Tools is MsiExec.exe /X{648D3C6F-E33E-4A1B-BB16-01509F48FB8F}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is named vmtoolsd.exe and occupies 71.58 KB (73296 bytes).

VMware Tools contains of the executables below. They take 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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This data is about VMware Tools version 9.0.5.21789 only. Click on the links below for other VMware Tools versions:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall VMware Tools:

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools

The files below were left behind on your disk by VMware Tools's application uninstaller when you removed it:

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\deployPkg.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\hgfs.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\iconv.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\icudt44l.dat
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\intl.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\hgfsUsability.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\hgfsUsability.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\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\open_source_licenses.txt
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\disableGuestHibernate.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\diskWiper.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\plugins\vmsvc\guestInfo.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\sigc-2.0.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\suspend-vm-default.bat
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmrawdsk.sys
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmStatsProvider\win32\vmStatsProvider.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmStatsProvider\win32\vmStatsProviderMsgs.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmStatsProvider\win64\vmStatsProvider.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmStatsProvider\win64\vmStatsProviderMsgs.dll
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\VMwareHostOpen.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareResolutionSet.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareToolboxCmd.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareXferlogs.exe
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\win32\vmGuestLib.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\win32\vmGuestLibJava.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\win64\vmGuestLib.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\win64\vmGuestLibJava.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\zip.exe
C:\Windows\Installer\{648D3C6F-E33E-4A1B-BB16-01509F48FB8F}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\F6C3D846E33EB1A4BB611005F984BFF8
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{648D3C6F-E33E-4A1B-BB16-01509F48FB8F}
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware Tools

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\F6C3D846E33EB1A4BB611005F984BFF8\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\{648D3C6F-E33E-4A1B-BB16-01509F48FB8F}\
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\vmrawdsk\ImagePath
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VMTools\ImagePath

How to erase VMware Tools from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Tools is an application released by the software company VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, people choose to erase this application. This can be troublesome because doing this manually takes some experience regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK approach to erase VMware Tools is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:

1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows computer.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools

4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs

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

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

Safety rating (in the left lower 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.
Technical information regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

For example 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{648D3C6F-E33E-4A1B-BB16-01509F48FB8F}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove VMware Tools.
Uninstall VMware Tools

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

Your system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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This page 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. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall VMware Tools in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-06-20 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-20 12:43:33.910

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