VMware Workstation

A way to uninstall VMware Workstation from your PC

This info is about VMware Workstation for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was developed for Windows by VMware, Inc.. Additional info about VMware, Inc. can be seen here. VMware Workstation's full uninstall command line is MsiExec.exe /I{0D94F75A-0EA6-4951-B3AF-B145FA9E05C6}. The program's main executable file has a size of 2.04 MB (2136216 bytes) on disk and is titled vmware.exe.

VMware Workstation is composed of the following executables which take 219.41 MB (230067440 bytes) on disk:

• emmett.exe (608.00 KB)
• mkisofs.exe (421.74 KB)
• openssl.exe (336.50 KB)
• vixDiskMountServer.exe (408.15 KB)
• vmnat.exe (425.65 KB)
• vmnetcfg.exe (4.74 MB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (348.65 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (2.57 MB)
• vmrun.exe (480.15 KB)
• vmss2core.exe (590.65 KB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (58.65 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (78.00 KB)
• vmware-hostd.exe (12.62 MB)
• vmware-remotemks-debug.exe (2.97 MB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (2.74 MB)
• vmware-tray.exe (101.65 KB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (183.65 KB)
• vmware-vdiskmanager.exe (1.20 MB)
• vmware-vmx-debug.exe (18.66 MB)
• vmware-vmx-stats.exe (17.09 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (14.64 MB)
• vmware-vprobe.exe (505.00 KB)
• vmware.exe (2.04 MB)
• vnetlib.exe (739.15 KB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (343.15 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (330.15 KB)
• vprintproxy.exe (11.00 KB)
• zip.exe (290.65 KB)
• ovftool.exe (6.31 MB)
• VMware-Converter-all.exe (126.69 MB)
• storePwd.exe (68.65 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (585.65 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (202.65 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (202.65 KB)

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The current web page applies to VMware Workstation version 9.0.1 alone. Click on the links below for other VMware Workstation versions:

• 14.0.0
• 6.0.0.45731
• 7.0.0.9911
• 7.1.0.12623
• 15.0.0
• 15.0.4
• 14.1.5
• 6.5.1.5078
• 14.1.3
• 17.5.1
• 12.5.2
• 12.5.0
• 14.1.6
• 16.1.1
• 12.1.1
• 14.1.7
• 7.1.4.16648
• 8.0.3.29699
• 6.0.3.1613
• 8.0.4.30409
• 15.5.6
• 16.2.2
• 16.2.5
• 14.1.4
• 10.0.0
• 12.5.8
• 7.1.5.19539
• 8.0.2.28060
• 15.5.7
• 12.5.6
• 16.1.0
• 8.0.1.27038
• 14.1.2
• 6.5.3.8888
• 17.0.0
• 6.0.5.3938
• 6.5.0.4558
• 14.1.8
• 15.0.2
• 12.0.1
• 12.5.3
• 7.1.6.30422
• 12.5.9
• 9.0.2
• 12.1.0
• 16.2.3
• 10.0.2
• 7.0.1.11056
• 6.5.2.7026
• 7.1.1.13618
• 14.1.1
• 7.1.2.14247
• 6.5.5.15075
• 15.5.1
• 6.0.4.2658
• 6.0.0.39849
• 10.0.3
• 6.0.2.59824
• 14.1.0
• 16.0.0.16894299
• 16.2.4
• 10.0.4
• 9.0.0
• 15.0.3
• 16.2.0
• 16.2.1
• 12.5.1
• 15.5.2
• 17.5.0
• 15.5.0
• 15.1.0
• 17.0.1
• 16.0.0
• 8.0.0.18997
• 8.0.6.35970
• 12.5.4
• 16.1.2
• 10.0.1
• 12.0.0
• 6.5.4.11892
• 15.5.5
• 10.0.7
• 7.1.3.14951
• 17.0.2
• 12.5.7
• 15.0.1
• 12.5.5
• 6.0.1.55017

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When planning to uninstall VMware Workstation you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_VMware_VMware Workstation_vmnetcfg_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\VMware_Workstation_vmplayer
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\VMware_Workstation_vmui
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\workstation.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\VMware Workstation Pro 17.0.1 Build 21139696 Win64.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\VMware Workstation Pro 17.0.1 Build 21139696 Win64.rar.lnk

Many times the following registry data will not be uninstalled:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VMware Workstation
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Workstation

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{2F5706D5-B339-4347-BED5-9FDCBA66F73C}\
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\TempPackages\C:\Windows\Installer\{2F5706D5-B339-4347-BED5-9FDCBA66F73C}\_generic.ico

A way to delete VMware Workstation with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Workstation is an application released by VMware, Inc.. Frequently, people want to erase this program. This is difficult because performing this manually takes some experience regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY practice to erase VMware Workstation is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows system.

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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find VMware Workstation or simply click the Search feature and type in "VMware Workstation". If it is installed on your PC the VMware Workstation app will be found automatically. After you click VMware Workstation in the list , some information about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about VMware Workstation, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall VMware Workstation.


8. After removing VMware Workstation, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Workstation which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling VMware Workstation using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall VMware Workstation by VMware, Inc. from your computer, nor are we saying that VMware Workstation by VMware, Inc. is not a good application for your PC. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VMware Workstation in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.