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A guide to uninstall VMware Workstation from your system

You can find below details on how to uninstall VMware Workstation for Windows. It was created for Windows by VMware, Inc.. You can read more on VMware, Inc. or check for application updates here. VMware Workstation's main file takes about 2.17 MB (2270496 bytes) and is named vmware.exe.

VMware Workstation installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 199.45 MB (209134016 bytes) on disk.

  • 7za.exe (1.11 MB)
  • containerd-shim-crx-v2.exe (20.13 MB)
  • containerd.exe (18.52 MB)
  • drvInst64.exe (530.37 KB)
  • mkisofs.exe (433.96 KB)
  • vixDiskMountServer.exe (403.79 KB)
  • vmnat.exe (416.37 KB)
  • vmnetcfg.exe (14.25 MB)
  • VMnetDHCP.exe (369.77 KB)
  • vmplayer.exe (1.74 MB)
  • vmrest.exe (6.80 MB)
  • vmrun.exe (501.28 KB)
  • vmss2core.exe (771.78 KB)
  • vmUpdateLauncher.exe (59.75 KB)
  • vmware-authd.exe (81.27 KB)
  • vmware-kvm.exe (680.27 KB)
  • vmware-remotemks.exe (3.70 MB)
  • vmware-shell-ext-thunker.exe (97.37 KB)
  • vmware-tray.exe (114.77 KB)
  • vmware-unity-helper.exe (194.37 KB)
  • vmware-vdiskmanager.exe (1.56 MB)
  • vmware.exe (2.17 MB)
  • vnetlib.exe (1.01 MB)
  • vnetlib64.exe (1.21 MB)
  • vnetsniffer.exe (280.28 KB)
  • vnetstats.exe (277.86 KB)
  • vprintproxy.exe (29.78 KB)
  • zip.exe (302.87 KB)
  • docker-machine-driver-vmware.exe (8.68 MB)
  • vctl.exe (26.81 MB)
  • ovftool.exe (5.41 MB)
  • storePwd.exe (129.77 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (752.16 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (211.77 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (211.78 KB)
  • mksSandbox-debug.exe (4.74 MB)
  • mksSandbox-stats.exe (4.12 MB)
  • mksSandbox.exe (3.89 MB)
  • tpm2emu.exe (983.86 KB)
  • vmware-vmx-debug.exe (24.98 MB)
  • vmware-vmx-stats.exe (22.27 MB)
  • vmware-vmx.exe (18.72 MB)
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The information on this page is only about version 16.2.3 of VMware Workstation. For other VMware Workstation versions please click below:

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

Generally, the following files are left on disk:
  • 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\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\VMware.Workstation.Pro.17.5.lnk
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\VMware.Workstation.Pro.17.5.rar.lnk

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\1F78C6D970E2D8B4998D0D20846FD255
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{9D6C87F1-2E07-4B8D-99D8-D00248F62D55}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Workstation

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\1F78C6D970E2D8B4998D0D20846FD255\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{9D6C87F1-2E07-4B8D-99D8-D00248F62D55}\


How to delete VMware Workstation with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Workstation is an application released by VMware, Inc.. Some users try to erase this program. Sometimes this is hard because deleting this manually takes some skill related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best QUICK practice 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 on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows PC.

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  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing 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 program will be found automatically. When you click VMware Workstation in the list , the following information about the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about VMware Workstation, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove VMware Workstation.
Uninstall VMware Workstation


8. After removing VMware Workstation, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Workstation which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing VMware Workstation with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall 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 PC. This text only contains detailed info 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2022-03-12 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-03-12 07:18:12.270