VMware Workstation

How to uninstall VMware Workstation from your system

This info is about VMware Workstation for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was created for Windows by VMware, Inc.. Open here for more information on VMware, Inc.. vmware.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 2.02 MB (2117560 bytes) on disk.

VMware Workstation installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 106.42 MB (111585392 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (1.04 MB)
• drvInst64.exe (480.93 KB)
• mkisofs.exe (430.52 KB)
• openssl.exe (453.43 KB)
• vixDiskMountServer.exe (436.43 KB)
• vmnat.exe (392.93 KB)
• vmnetcfg.exe (2.18 MB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (357.93 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (1.52 MB)
• vmrun.exe (498.43 KB)
• vmss2core.exe (654.43 KB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (44.98 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (93.93 KB)
• vmware-hostd.exe (13.68 MB)
• vmware-kvm.exe (617.93 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (4.72 MB)
• vmware-shell-ext-thunker.exe (86.93 KB)
• vmware-tray.exe (112.93 KB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (196.43 KB)
• vmware-vdiskmanager.exe (1.38 MB)
• vmware.exe (2.02 MB)
• vnetlib.exe (930.93 KB)
• vnetlib64.exe (1.06 MB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (265.93 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (261.43 KB)
• vprintproxy.exe (25.93 KB)
• zip.exe (299.43 KB)
• ovftool.exe (4.80 MB)
• storePwd.exe (77.93 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (663.43 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (211.43 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (211.43 KB)
• tpm2emu.exe (1,001.43 KB)
• vmware-vmx-debug.exe (23.92 MB)
• vmware-vmx-stats.exe (21.92 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (19.57 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 14.1.3 of VMware Workstation. Click on the links below for other VMware Workstation versions:

• 14.0.0
• 6.0.0.45731
• 7.0.0.9911
• 17.5.2
• 7.1.0.12623
• 15.0.0
• 17.6.0
• 15.0.4
• 14.1.5
• 6.5.1.5078
• 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
• 17.6.3
• 15.5.7
• 12.5.6
• 16.1.0
• 8.0.1.27038
• 14.1.2
• 7.1.0.12398
• 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
• 17.6.2
• 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
• 17.6.1
• 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
• 17.0.2
• 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 remain on your disk when you remove VMware Workstation:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\200\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_VMware_VMware Workstation_vmnetcfg_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\200\VMware_Workstation_vmplayer
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\200\VMware_Workstation_vmui

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{C6633647-27D4-4474-9195-5EEEF0E2EC06}

Use regedit.exe to delete the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{C6633647-27D4-4474-9195-5EEEF0E2EC06}\

A way to delete VMware Workstation from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Workstation is a program marketed by VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, users decide to remove this application. This can be troublesome because removing this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE solution to remove VMware Workstation is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your PC.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on the computer 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 exists on your system the VMware Workstation application will be found automatically. Notice that when you select VMware Workstation in the list of apps, some information regarding the application is available to you:

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

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall VMware Workstation.


8. After uninstalling VMware Workstation, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Workstation that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling VMware Workstation using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove VMware Workstation by VMware, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that VMware Workstation by VMware, Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove VMware Workstation in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.