VMware Workstation

How to uninstall VMware Workstation from your system

This page is about VMware Workstation for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was developed for Windows by VMware, Inc.. Take a look here where you can find out more on VMware, Inc.. vmware.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 1.89 MB (1982952 bytes) on disk.

VMware Workstation is comprised of the following executables which take 108.42 MB (113685240 bytes) on disk:

• 7za.exe (1.04 MB)
• drvInst64.exe (444.48 KB)
• mkisofs.exe (430.57 KB)
• openssl.exe (458.48 KB)
• vixDiskMountServer.exe (435.98 KB)
• vmnat.exe (391.48 KB)
• vmnetcfg.exe (2.11 MB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (357.98 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (1.50 MB)
• vmrun.exe (466.98 KB)
• vmss2core.exe (896.98 KB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (34.71 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (97.48 KB)
• vmware-hostd.exe (11.90 MB)
• vmware-kvm.exe (655.48 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (5.08 MB)
• vmware-shell-ext-thunker.exe (90.48 KB)
• vmware-tray.exe (109.48 KB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (197.98 KB)
• vmware-vdiskmanager.exe (1.30 MB)
• vmware.exe (1.89 MB)
• vnetlib.exe (914.98 KB)
• vnetlib64.exe (1.07 MB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (264.48 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (259.98 KB)
• vprintproxy.exe (26.48 KB)
• zip.exe (299.48 KB)
• ovftool.exe (6.71 MB)
• storePwd.exe (77.98 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (594.48 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (211.48 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (211.48 KB)
• vmware-vmx-debug.exe (25.27 MB)
• vmware-vmx-stats.exe (22.77 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (20.02 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 12.5.6 of VMware Workstation. You can find below a few links to 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
• 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
• 17.0.2
• 12.5.7
• 15.0.1
• 12.5.5
• 6.0.1.55017

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

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VMware Workstation
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\FA5C54F6A9096AD4692C04688B09C892
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6F45C5AF-909A-4DA6-96C2-4086B8908C29}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Workstation

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\FA5C54F6A9096AD4692C04688B09C892\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{6F45C5AF-909A-4DA6-96C2-4086B8908C29}\

How to uninstall VMware Workstation using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Workstation is an application by the software company VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, people choose to erase this program. This is efortful because doing this manually takes some knowledge related to PCs. The best QUICK practice to erase VMware Workstation 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 Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate 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 very quickly. Notice that after you select VMware Workstation in the list of programs, the following data regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding VMware Workstation, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall VMware Workstation.


8. After removing VMware Workstation, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed 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 removing VMware Workstation using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove VMware Workstation by VMware, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that VMware Workstation by VMware, Inc. is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.