VMware Workstation

A guide to uninstall VMware Workstation from your PC

This page contains complete information on how to remove VMware Workstation for Windows. The Windows version was developed by VMware, Inc.. Take a look here for more details on VMware, Inc.. The program's main executable file is called vmware.exe and it has a size of 2.14 MB (2239448 bytes).

The executable files below are installed along with VMware Workstation. They take about 105.17 MB (110274320 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (1.11 MB)
• drvInst64.exe (504.46 KB)
• mkisofs.exe (430.55 KB)
• openssl.exe (457.46 KB)
• vixDiskMountServer.exe (454.12 KB)
• vmnat.exe (389.96 KB)
• vmnetcfg.exe (3.58 MB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (361.96 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (1.67 MB)
• vmrest.exe (5.89 MB)
• vmrun.exe (460.96 KB)
• vmss2core.exe (714.46 KB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (55.92 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (97.96 KB)
• vmware-hostd.exe (14.76 MB)
• vmware-kvm.exe (668.46 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (3.71 MB)
• vmware-shell-ext-thunker.exe (91.46 KB)
• vmware-tray.exe (114.96 KB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (196.46 KB)
• vmware-vdiskmanager.exe (1.48 MB)
• vmware.exe (2.14 MB)
• vnetlib.exe (1,017.96 KB)
• vnetlib64.exe (1.18 MB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (272.96 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (267.96 KB)
• vprintproxy.exe (28.96 KB)
• zip.exe (299.46 KB)
• ovftool.exe (4.87 MB)
• storePwd.exe (127.96 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (708.46 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (211.46 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (211.46 KB)
• tpm2emu.exe (1,003.96 KB)
• vmware-vmx-debug.exe (21.08 MB)
• vmware-vmx-stats.exe (18.78 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (15.99 MB)

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The current web page applies to VMware Workstation version 15.5.2 only. You can find here a few links to 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
• 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
• 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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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

The files below remain on your disk by VMware Workstation when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_VMware_VMware Workstation_vmnetcfg_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\VMware_Workstation_vmplayer
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\VMware_Workstation_vmui
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\vmware-download-2E40\cdstmp_ws-windows_15.5.0_14665864\VMware-workstation-15.5.0-14665864.exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\workstation.log

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VMware Workstation
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B2C1A76005B004B42AA910DF7326D0D9
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{067A1C2B-0B50-4B40-A29A-01FD37620D9D}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Workstation

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

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B2C1A76005B004B42AA910DF7326D0D9\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{067A1C2B-0B50-4B40-A29A-01FD37620D9D}\

A way to remove VMware Workstation from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Workstation is an application offered by the software company VMware, Inc.. Some people want to remove this application. Sometimes this is troublesome because doing this by hand takes some experience regarding PCs. One of the best QUICK procedure to remove 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, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to clean your Windows PC.

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• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD 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 design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on the PC will be shown to you

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

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove VMware Workstation.


8. After uninstalling VMware Workstation, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Workstation that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing VMware Workstation with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove 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 simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove VMware Workstation supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.