VMware Workstation

A way to uninstall VMware Workstation from your computer

This page contains complete information on how to uninstall VMware Workstation for Windows. The Windows version was developed by VMware, Inc.. Take a look here for more info on VMware, Inc.. vmware.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 2.18 MB (2286200 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of VMware Workstation. They occupy an average of 203.09 MB (212957680 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (1.10 MB)
• autostart-helper.exe (24.77 KB)
• containerd-shim-crx-v2.exe (20.12 MB)
• containerd.exe (18.52 MB)
• drvInst64.exe (532.12 KB)
• mkisofs.exe (425.86 KB)
• vmnat.exe (407.62 KB)
• vmnetcfg.exe (13.98 MB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (364.77 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (1.75 MB)
• vmrest.exe (6.17 MB)
• vmrun.exe (495.12 KB)
• vmss2core.exe (773.27 KB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (61.23 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (76.77 KB)
• vmware-autostart.exe (63.12 KB)
• vmware-kvm.exe (677.62 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (3.95 MB)
• vmware-tray.exe (111.12 KB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (190.62 KB)
• vmware-vdiskmanager.exe (1.59 MB)
• vmware.exe (2.18 MB)
• vnetlib.exe (1.01 MB)
• vnetlib64.exe (1.22 MB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (275.12 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (270.27 KB)
• vprintproxy.exe (24.77 KB)
• zip.exe (294.77 KB)
• docker-machine-driver-vmware.exe (8.67 MB)
• vctl.exe (26.85 MB)
• ovftool.exe (5.47 MB)
• storePwd.exe (133.12 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (769.12 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (206.12 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (206.77 KB)
• mksSandbox-debug.exe (5.21 MB)
• mksSandbox-stats.exe (4.45 MB)
• mksSandbox.exe (4.20 MB)
• tpm2emu.exe (976.77 KB)
• vmware-vmx-debug.exe (26.50 MB)
• vmware-vmx-stats.exe (23.28 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (19.70 MB)

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The current page applies to VMware Workstation version 17.0.2 alone. For more VMware Workstation versions please click below:

• 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
• 9.0.1
• 7.1.3.14951
• 12.5.7
• 15.0.1
• 12.5.5
• 6.0.1.55017

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VMware Workstation has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove VMware Workstation:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\workstation.log

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VMware Workstation
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\FBC4188F5CCA36A4BB345620C6161D11
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{F8814CBF-ACC5-4A63-BB43-65026C61D111}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Workstation

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\FBC4188F5CCA36A4BB345620C6161D11\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{F8814CBF-ACC5-4A63-BB43-65026C61D111}\

A way to remove VMware Workstation from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Workstation is a program released by VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, people decide to erase this application. Sometimes this is troublesome because performing this by hand requires some experience related to Windows internal functioning. The best EASY action to erase VMware Workstation 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 PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to take care of your computer.

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• navigate to 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 some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications existing on the PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find VMware Workstation or simply click the Search field and type in "VMware Workstation". If it is installed on your PC the VMware Workstation application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click VMware Workstation in the list of applications, the following data regarding the application is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding VMware Workstation, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove VMware Workstation.


8. After uninstalling VMware Workstation, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Workstation that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling VMware Workstation using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove VMware Workstation by VMware, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that VMware Workstation by VMware, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove VMware Workstation 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.