VMware Workstation

How to uninstall VMware Workstation from your computer

VMware Workstation is a computer program. This page contains details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by VMware, Inc.. More information on VMware, Inc. can be seen here. The program's main executable file occupies 1.89 MB (1982952 bytes) on disk and is labeled vmware.exe.

VMware Workstation installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 108.27 MB (113529080 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (1.04 MB)
• drvInst64.exe (444.48 KB)
• mkisofs.exe (430.57 KB)
• openssl.exe (458.98 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 (11.87 MB)
• vmware-kvm.exe (655.48 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (5.05 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 (915.48 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 (25.25 MB)
• vmware-vmx-stats.exe (22.74 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (19.99 MB)

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The current page applies to VMware Workstation version 12.5.9 alone. You can find below info on other releases of VMware Workstation:

• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall VMware Workstation from your PC:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\IDM\DwnlData\UserName\VMware.Workstation.v_260
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\IDM\DwnlData\UserName\VMware.Workstation.v_261

The files below are left behind on your disk by VMware Workstation's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• 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\IDM\DwnlData\UserName\VMware.Workstation.v_260\VMware_260.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\IDM\DwnlData\UserName\VMware.Workstation.v_261\VMware_261.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\VMware.Workstation.Pro.17.5.2.lnk

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VMware Workstation
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B10A7ACB0ECC2FA42804B70A8682D167
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{BCA7A01B-CCE0-4AF2-8240-7BA068281D76}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Workstation

Additional registry values that you should clean:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B10A7ACB0ECC2FA42804B70A8682D167\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{BCA7A01B-CCE0-4AF2-8240-7BA068281D76}\

A way to erase VMware Workstation from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Workstation is an application by the software company VMware, Inc.. Frequently, computer users decide to remove this application. This is difficult because doing this by hand takes some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK 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 already installed on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to take care of your PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the programs installed on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find VMware Workstation or simply click the Search feature and type in "VMware Workstation". The VMware Workstation app will be found automatically. After you click VMware Workstation in the list of apps, the following information about the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about VMware Workstation, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will 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 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing VMware Workstation using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall VMware Workstation by VMware, Inc. from your computer, we are not saying that VMware Workstation by VMware, Inc. is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall VMware Workstation in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.