VMware Workstation

How to uninstall VMware Workstation from your computer

This page is about VMware Workstation for Windows. Below you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was created for Windows by VMware, Inc.. Additional info about VMware, Inc. can be found here. vmware.exe is the programs's main file and it takes around 2.17 MB (2276192 bytes) on disk.

The following executable files are contained in VMware Workstation. They take 199.60 MB (209290696 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (1.11 MB)
• containerd-shim-crx-v2.exe (20.13 MB)
• containerd.exe (18.53 MB)
• drvInst64.exe (532.84 KB)
• mkisofs.exe (436.44 KB)
• vixDiskMountServer.exe (403.79 KB)
• vmnat.exe (418.23 KB)
• vmnetcfg.exe (14.25 MB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (374.73 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (1.74 MB)
• vmrest.exe (6.80 MB)
• vmrun.exe (506.23 KB)
• vmss2core.exe (776.73 KB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (59.75 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (86.23 KB)
• vmware-kvm.exe (685.23 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (3.70 MB)
• vmware-shell-ext-thunker.exe (99.23 KB)
• vmware-tray.exe (120.34 KB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (196.84 KB)
• vmware-vdiskmanager.exe (1.57 MB)
• vmware.exe (2.17 MB)
• vnetlib.exe (1.01 MB)
• vnetlib64.exe (1.21 MB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (285.23 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (279.73 KB)
• vprintproxy.exe (34.73 KB)
• zip.exe (304.73 KB)
• docker-machine-driver-vmware.exe (8.68 MB)
• vctl.exe (26.81 MB)
• ovftool.exe (5.41 MB)
• storePwd.exe (135.34 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (752.16 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (217.34 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (216.73 KB)
• mksSandbox-debug.exe (4.74 MB)
• mksSandbox-stats.exe (4.12 MB)
• mksSandbox.exe (3.89 MB)
• tpm2emu.exe (985.73 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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This web page is about VMware Workstation version 16.2.4 only. Click on the links below for other VMware Workstation versions:

• 14.0.0
• 6.0.0.45731
• 7.0.0.9911
• 7.1.0.12623
• 15.0.0
• 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
• 15.5.7
• 12.5.6
• 16.1.0
• 8.0.1.27038
• 14.1.2
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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 you are manually uninstalling VMware Workstation we advise you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove VMware Workstation:

• 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

Registry that is not uninstalled:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{927A213D-406C-4CE6-9C80-7EFDB4FBE97A}

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{927A213D-406C-4CE6-9C80-7EFDB4FBE97A}\

A way to erase VMware Workstation from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Workstation is an application marketed by the software company VMware, Inc.. Frequently, computer users decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be troublesome because doing this by hand requires some knowledge related to Windows internal functioning. The best EASY way to uninstall VMware Workstation is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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• go to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate VMware Workstation or simply click the Search field and type in "VMware Workstation". The VMware Workstation app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select VMware Workstation in the list , some information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left 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 uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

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


8. After uninstalling VMware Workstation, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Workstation that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing VMware Workstation using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall 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 page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VMware Workstation in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.