VMware Tools

How to uninstall VMware Tools from your PC

VMware Tools is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by VMware, Inc.. Take a look here for more info on VMware, Inc.. More information about VMware Tools can be found at http://www.vmware.com. VMware Tools is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools folder, subject to the user's choice. You can uninstall VMware Tools by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{44D752A7-7ADA-4C88-A62F-2536A07C49CE}. Keep in mind that you might receive a notification for administrator rights. VMware Tools's primary file takes around 72.21 KB (73944 bytes) and its name is vmtoolsd.exe.

VMware Tools installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 655.19 KB (670912 bytes) on disk.

rpctool.exe (110.71 KB)
vmtoolsd.exe (72.21 KB)
VMToolsHookProc.exe (16.71 KB)
VMwareHostOpen.exe (79.71 KB)
VMwareResolutionSet.exe (51.21 KB)
VMwareToolboxCmd.exe (40.21 KB)
VMwareXferlogs.exe (144.71 KB)
zip.exe (139.71 KB)

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This page is about VMware Tools version 9.0.12.35149 only. You can find below info on other versions of VMware Tools:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the computer. Some of these are shown below.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall VMware Tools from your PC:

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove VMware Tools:

C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\deployPkg.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\glib-2.0.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\intl.dll
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\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\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\vmtools.dll
C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\vmtoolsd.exe
C:\Windows\Installer\{44D752A7-7ADA-4C88-A62F-2536A07C49CE}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

Registry that is not uninstalled:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\7A257D44ADA788C46AF252630AC794EC
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{44D752A7-7ADA-4C88-A62F-2536A07C49CE}

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareHostOpen.exe.ApplicationCompany
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Tools\VMwareHostOpen.exe.FriendlyAppName
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\7A257D44ADA788C46AF252630AC794EC\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\{44D752A7-7ADA-4C88-A62F-2536A07C49CE}\

A way to delete VMware Tools from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Tools is an application marketed by the software company VMware, Inc.. Some people want to erase this application. This can be hard because removing this by hand takes some know-how related to removing Windows programs manually. One of 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, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good program.

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

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

5. All the applications existing on the PC will be made available to you

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

Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding VMware Tools, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
Details regarding the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for VMware Tools:

The publisher is: http://www.vmware.com
The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{44D752A7-7ADA-4C88-A62F-2536A07C49CE}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall VMware Tools.

8. After uninstalling VMware Tools, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of VMware Tools that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing VMware Tools using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that VMware Tools by VMware, Inc. is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VMware Tools supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2016-09-05 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-09-04 21:57:25.020

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