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A guide to uninstall VMware Workstation from your computer

You can find below details on how to uninstall VMware Workstation for Windows. It was developed for Windows by VMware, Inc.. More information about VMware, Inc. can be found here. vmware.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 2.18 MB (2286864 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in VMware Workstation. They occupy 203.09 MB (212959008 bytes) on disk.

  • 7za.exe (1.10 MB)
  • autostart-helper.exe (24.77 KB)
  • containerd-shim-crx-v2.exe (20.12 MB)
  • containerd.exe (18.52 MB)
  • drvInst64.exe (532.12 KB)
  • mkisofs.exe (425.21 KB)
  • vmnat.exe (407.62 KB)
  • vmnetcfg.exe (13.98 MB)
  • VMnetDHCP.exe (364.77 KB)
  • vmplayer.exe (1.75 MB)
  • vmrest.exe (6.17 MB)
  • vmrun.exe (495.12 KB)
  • vmss2core.exe (772.62 KB)
  • vmUpdateLauncher.exe (61.23 KB)
  • vmware-authd.exe (76.12 KB)
  • vmware-autostart.exe (63.77 KB)
  • vmware-kvm.exe (677.62 KB)
  • vmware-remotemks.exe (3.95 MB)
  • vmware-tray.exe (111.77 KB)
  • vmware-unity-helper.exe (191.27 KB)
  • vmware-vdiskmanager.exe (1.59 MB)
  • vmware.exe (2.18 MB)
  • vnetlib.exe (1.01 MB)
  • vnetlib64.exe (1.22 MB)
  • vnetsniffer.exe (275.77 KB)
  • vnetstats.exe (269.62 KB)
  • vprintproxy.exe (24.77 KB)
  • zip.exe (294.12 KB)
  • docker-machine-driver-vmware.exe (8.67 MB)
  • vctl.exe (26.85 MB)
  • ovftool.exe (5.47 MB)
  • storePwd.exe (133.12 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (769.12 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (206.77 KB)
  • VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (206.77 KB)
  • mksSandbox-debug.exe (5.21 MB)
  • mksSandbox-stats.exe (4.45 MB)
  • mksSandbox.exe (4.20 MB)
  • tpm2emu.exe (976.77 KB)
  • vmware-vmx-debug.exe (26.50 MB)
  • vmware-vmx-stats.exe (23.28 MB)
  • vmware-vmx.exe (19.70 MB)
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This page is about VMware Workstation version 17.0.1 alone. You can find below info on other versions of VMware Workstation:

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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall VMware Workstation.

Generally, the following files are left on disk:
  • 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\workstation.log
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\VMware.Workstation.Pro.17.0.1.lnk

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VMware Workstation
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\5D6075F2933B7434EB5DF9CDAB667FC3
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{2F5706D5-B339-4347-BED5-9FDCBA66F73C}
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Workstation

Additional values that are not cleaned:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\5D6075F2933B7434EB5DF9CDAB667FC3\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{2F5706D5-B339-4347-BED5-9FDCBA66F73C}\


A way to erase VMware Workstation using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Workstation is an application released by VMware, Inc.. Some computer users decide to remove this program. This is easier said than done because removing this manually requires some experience regarding PCs. One of the best SIMPLE solution 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 system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications existing on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find VMware Workstation or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VMware Workstation". The VMware Workstation application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select VMware Workstation in the list of apps, some data about the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about VMware Workstation, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall VMware Workstation.
Uninstall VMware Workstation


8. After uninstalling VMware Workstation, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start 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 can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice 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 only contains detailed info on how to uninstall VMware Workstation supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2023-02-03 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-02-03 19:03:09.503