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A guide to uninstall VMware Workstation from your computer

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall VMware Workstation for Windows. It was coded for Windows by VMware, Inc. Take a look here where you can find out more on VMware, Inc. VMware Workstation is usually set up in the C:\Program Files\VMware\VMware Workstation folder, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's choice when installing the program. VMware Workstation's full uninstall command line is C:\ProgramData\VMware\VMware Workstation\Uninstaller\\uninstall.exe. vmware.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 2.02 MB (2115800 bytes) on disk.

VMware Workstation contains of the executables below. They take 281.97 MB (295668224 bytes) on disk.




  • emmett.exe (628.71 KB)
  • mkisofs.exe (422.80 KB)
  • openssl.exe (515.21 KB)
  • vixDiskMountServer.exe (384.21 KB)
  • vmnat.exe (427.71 KB)
  • vmnetcfg.exe (2.87 MB)
  • VMnetDHCP.exe (350.71 KB)
  • vmplayer.exe (2.61 MB)
  • vmrun.exe (484.71 KB)
  • vmss2core.exe (867.71 KB)
  • vmUpdateLauncher.exe (34.71 KB)
  • vmware-authd.exe (85.21 KB)
  • vmware-hostd.exe (13.73 MB)
  • vmware-kvm.exe (622.21 KB)
  • vmware-remotemks-debug.exe (4.90 MB)
  • vmware-remotemks.exe (4.63 MB)
  • vmware-tray.exe (110.21 KB)
  • vmware-unity-helper.exe (186.21 KB)
  • vmware-vdiskmanager.exe (1.25 MB)
  • vmware-vmx-debug.exe (21.52 MB)
  • vmware-vmx-stats.exe (19.64 MB)
  • vmware-vmx.exe (17.14 MB)
  • vmware-vprobe.exe (516.21 KB)
  • vmware.exe (2.02 MB)
  • vnetlib.exe (736.21 KB)
  • vnetsniffer.exe (344.21 KB)
  • vnetstats.exe (330.71 KB)
  • vprintproxy.exe (18.71 KB)
  • zip.exe (291.71 KB)
  • ovftool.exe (6.63 MB)
  • VMware-Converter-all.exe (176.80 MB)
  • storePwd.exe (70.21 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (595.71 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (203.71 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (203.71 KB)
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This page is about VMware Workstation version 10.0.7 only. You can find below a few links to other VMware Workstation releases:

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If you are manually uninstalling VMware Workstation we suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall VMware Workstation from your PC:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation

The files below remain on your disk when you remove VMware Workstation:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\amqp.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\diskLibWrapper.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\dispatcher.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\drvInst64.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\elevated.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\emmett.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\provisioningPolicy.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\vmconfigoption-ws-hw10.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\vmconfigoption-ws-hw3.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\vmconfigoption-ws-hw4.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\vmconfigoption-ws-hw6.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\vmconfigoption-ws-hw7.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\vmconfigoption-ws-hw8.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\vmconfigoption-ws-hw9.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\ws-hw10.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\ws-hw3.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\ws-hw4.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\ws-hw6.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\ws-hw7.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\ws-hw8.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\env\ws-hw9.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\environments.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\EULA.jp.rtf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\EULA.rtf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\EULA.zh_CN.rtf
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\freebsd.iso
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\glib-2.0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\glibmm-2.4.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\gmodule-2.0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\gobject-2.0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\gthread-2.0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\gvmomi.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\caution_small.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\crawler-index.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\css\GUID-B736FF36-E483-45ED-AC5B-AEAE1E80B0DA.css
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\css\webworks.css
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-012378D8-A995-4B78-AAD3-5A4223C4093E.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-03C01EDE-FC56-4721-AD1C-47AF401DF210.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-073AC88A-BDCD-45ED-B814-ABC2EEB19580.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-08BB8EBB-56A5-47C0-8467-31FA0BFAAD6A.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-08BB9465-D40A-4E16-9E15-8C016CC8166F.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-0C23FCBF-F0CC-447B-A08E-35B90C52091E.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-0E8D0627-45E3-4845-A635-CC19C4DD230F.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-0E980DDB-5050-4109-A9BC-596572ED722D.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-0F9C34F0-9869-44A8-BD63-CD96B72E1B81.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-1109A03F-3BD3-4292-AEF6-D943445519B5.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-111F7A5A-A46D-4ECF-9B22-CD8D756F9FFF.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-13804128-3436-422C-80EC-A1697EF75C17.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-15632A58-9EB1-4D9B-9F0D-42C4136E2832.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-15BBACE2-44DA-41A3-8355-D2BA8CA4549D.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-16FBB720-2D65-40C9-989C-6809629BAABB.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-185E246A-8460-476E-B4D2-956CA8E9BEA1.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-2259F241-B5A6-4856-8657-139A88E57B95.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-237CCEC5-83F7-484F-A349-BF23C32B8F3C.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-24DD2187-AA37-4D14-A5F8-32D31648E0C4.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-291EA0CB-D11F-456C-9A3C-F1D69BEA6B0E.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-29FEE90F-FD7B-44BD-8B52-10C2474CE0AE.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-2A1F74A4-A5F3-4090-9A45-396D6D407CE5.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-2F6C8962-3E2C-49B3-8441-487D7C9E9380.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-3140DF1F-A105-4EED-B9E8-D99B3D3F0447.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-3174F104-A1B0-4845-B967-4C7CE0E47694.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-33C56F64-0274-45D2-B543-626BD4B5841D.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-37EA4A9D-DE43-4159-8982-2DFD9D5959AD.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-391BE4BF-89A9-4DC3-85E7-3D45F5124BC7.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-3B46D3FF-AACF-4495-9A8B-052315247E51.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-3D56BF46-5980-48F1-AB47-CC0CDB814D8B.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-3D5F9B19-08FF-4169-9572-39C46BA0C12F.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-3D812FA7-0CED-408E-B4B1-72A7B5F291EC.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-3F6B9D0E-6CFC-4627-B80B-9A68A5960F60.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-3F94C7B5-19A5-4E91-9709-B17FAA93FF75.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-489559B5-7C16-4C05-94BC-890AA7353A0E.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-51E3DE96-9D21-4655-A7BE-B491789CDC51.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-522EA802-03C9-4891-A100-FF6237898C00.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-5792C64D-5C01-42DD-9036-0F80FB0F3FD8.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-59676FB4-4EA8-4C2D-812D-05008B8CCA50.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-5B49A956-A202-48D2-8832-7F0B24F4DFED.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-5FC42BAD-0AAC-4EAF-8AD9-A41408ECF9BC.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-614D3F69-C022-45EF-BE55-6C822C5FA7B3.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-6291BB29-A3B7-462E-ABB9-B711F2F3A402.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-634F363E-CF25-4F3A-B021-2EF4BC989D07.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-6B97792A-41D7-4787-9341-651BA5000425.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-6DD39513-FA28-4F2E-B50C-0DB6D8E6FE65.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-6F261E98-8F81-490D-A904-DE675EE2E130.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-6F7BE33A-3B8A-4C57-9C35-656CE05BE22D.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-7DAD8EC0-0403-4152-86ED-99700F6C02B8.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-81932397-8211-499E-925E-98FC73428636.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-82E79E50-3073-4081-9FE6-0927076EA0AD.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-845C34CF-3CAE-4EA9-BA95-2727010963C4.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-852EBDB6-EA76-4D1C-9F49-FD3A315E3B17.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-896E61F5-0865-4D3B-975E-DE476AFC7168.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-8B1431E2-5E72-4B85-80BA-43B8875AB090.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-8C477788-7700-4030-8C4A-039C02AABB74.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-95232C52-C5A8-471B-A6A1-C7323A97FECA.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-983966AF-15B9-4AB9-BD27-CC89FD7BC690.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-9A1EC217-58F6-4E97-BF50-1C5581B9C55A.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-9A4F4019-CEEA-4BB6-9345-5B4A20D7A4BF.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-9AC1C866-59E1-4AB3-BEB3-5A3141525036.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-9E9150EC-BB35-4B28-A9F5-36F63C53E8DA.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-A2491004-1C67-4E14-B47B-807E20C19108.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\help\player\GUID-A419887C-ABCB-4923-B9BA-773302E858F5.html

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\VMware_Workstation


How to delete VMware Workstation from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Workstation is a program by the software company VMware, Inc. Sometimes, people decide to remove it. Sometimes this is troublesome because uninstalling this manually takes some skill regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK approach 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 already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows system.

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  • visit Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate VMware Workstation or simply click the Search feature and type in "VMware Workstation". If it exists on your system the VMware Workstation program will be found very quickly. When you click VMware Workstation in the list of programs, the following data regarding the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding VMware Workstation, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall VMware Workstation.
Uninstall VMware Workstation


8. After uninstalling VMware Workstation, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform 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 folders are left behind on your disk.

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

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Geographical user distribution

  • Windows 7 (6.1)
  • Windows 8 (6.2)
  • Windows 8.1 (6.3)
  • 10.0
  • Windows XP (5.1)
  • Windows Server 2003 (5.2)
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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove VMware Workstation by VMware, Inc from your PC, nor are we saying that VMware Workstation by VMware, Inc is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove VMware Workstation in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-06-19 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-06-19 19:33:03.877