VMware Workstation

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:

• 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
• 15.5.2
• 17.5.0
• 15.5.0
• 15.1.0
• 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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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you uninstall VMware Workstation.

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{2F5706D5-B339-4347-BED5-9FDCBA66F73C}

Additional values that are not removed:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{2F5706D5-B339-4347-BED5-9FDCBA66F73C}\

How to remove VMware Workstation from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Workstation is an application marketed by the software company VMware, Inc.. Some people decide to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be hard because doing this by hand requires some experience related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE practice to uninstall 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, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows system.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate VMware Workstation or simply click the Search feature and type in "VMware Workstation". If it exists on your system the VMware Workstation application will be found automatically. Notice that when you select VMware Workstation in the list of applications, some information about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about VMware Workstation, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove VMware Workstation.


8. After uninstalling VMware Workstation, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of VMware Workstation that 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 entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove VMware Workstation by VMware, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that VMware Workstation by VMware, Inc. is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove VMware Workstation supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.