VMware Workstation

A guide to uninstall VMware Workstation from your PC

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove VMware Workstation for Windows. It was developed for Windows by VMware, Inc.. Check out here where you can find out more on VMware, Inc.. More information about VMware Workstation can be found at http://www.vmware.com. VMware Workstation is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation directory, depending on the user's option. MsiExec.exe /I{0D94F75A-0EA6-4951-B3AF-B145FA9E05C6} is the full command line if you want to uninstall VMware Workstation. The application's main executable file has a size of 78.00 KB (79872 bytes) on disk and is named vmware-authd.exe.

The following executables are installed along with VMware Workstation. They occupy about 179.15 KB (183448 bytes) on disk.

• vmware-authd.exe (78.00 KB)
• vmware-tray.exe (101.15 KB)

This page is about VMware Workstation version 8.0.4.30409 alone. 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
• 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
• 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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If planning to uninstall VMware Workstation you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders that were found:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation

The files below are left behind on your disk by VMware Workstation when you uninstall it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\iconv.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\icudt44l.dat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\libeay32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\libxml2.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\ssleay32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\types.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmacore.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmomi.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-authd.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmwarebase.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-hostd.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vmware-tray.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\vnetlib.dll

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\UserData\S-1-5-18\Products\A57F49D06AE015943BFA1B54AFE9506C

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\VMware Workstation\

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

VMware Workstation is an application by the software company VMware, Inc.. Frequently, people choose to erase this application. This can be difficult because uninstalling this manually requires some advanced knowledge related to PCs. One of the best EASY way to erase 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your system.

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• 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 your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool


5. All the programs existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate VMware Workstation or simply click the Search field and type in "VMware Workstation". If it exists on your system the VMware Workstation app will be found automatically. After you click VMware Workstation in the list of applications, the following information regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other people have regarding VMware Workstation, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for VMware Workstation:

• The publisher is: http://www.vmware.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{0D94F75A-0EA6-4951-B3AF-B145FA9E05C6}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove VMware Workstation.


8. After removing VMware Workstation, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of VMware Workstation which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing VMware Workstation using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall 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 PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VMware Workstation supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.