VMware Workstation

How to uninstall VMware Workstation from your PC

This web page contains complete information on how to remove VMware Workstation for Windows. The Windows release was created by VMware, Inc.. Further information on VMware, Inc. can be found here. vmware.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 2.29 MB (2402224 bytes) on disk.

VMware Workstation contains of the executables below. They take 102.23 MB (107196832 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (1.11 MB)
• drvInst64.exe (501.92 KB)
• mkisofs.exe (430.52 KB)
• openssl.exe (459.92 KB)
• vixDiskMountServer.exe (454.12 KB)
• vmnat.exe (386.92 KB)
• vmnetcfg.exe (3.56 MB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (365.42 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (1.73 MB)
• vmrest.exe (5.00 MB)
• vmrun.exe (458.92 KB)
• vmss2core.exe (653.92 KB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (52.43 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (98.42 KB)
• vmware-hostd.exe (14.73 MB)
• vmware-kvm.exe (692.92 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (4.31 MB)
• vmware-shell-ext-thunker.exe (95.42 KB)
• vmware-tray.exe (122.92 KB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (209.42 KB)
• vmware-vdiskmanager.exe (1.48 MB)
• vmware.exe (2.29 MB)
• vnetlib.exe (1,019.42 KB)
• vnetlib64.exe (1.18 MB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (271.92 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (266.92 KB)
• vprintproxy.exe (28.92 KB)
• zip.exe (299.42 KB)
• ovftool.exe (4.82 MB)
• storePwd.exe (118.92 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (709.92 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (211.42 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (211.42 KB)
• tpm2emu.exe (1,013.42 KB)
• vmware-vmx-debug.exe (19.90 MB)
• vmware-vmx-stats.exe (17.86 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (15.34 MB)

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This info is about VMware Workstation version 15.0.2 only. You can find here a few links to other VMware Workstation versions:

• 14.0.0
• 6.0.0.45731
• 7.0.0.9911
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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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VMware Workstation has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

The files below are left behind on your disk by VMware Workstation when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\workstation.log

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\DDEEE13417D69624F8F738C6AF6FA971
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{431EEEDD-6D71-4269-8F7F-836CFAF69A17}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Workstation

Additional values that you should clean:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DDEEE13417D69624F8F738C6AF6FA971\ProductName

How to delete VMware Workstation from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Workstation is a program offered by the software company VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, users want to remove this program. This is easier said than done because deleting this manually requires some know-how related to PCs. The best QUICK procedure to remove 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications existing on your 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 after you click VMware Workstation in the list of apps, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:

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

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall VMware Workstation.


8. After removing VMware Workstation, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press 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 asked if you want to delete them. By removing VMware Workstation using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove VMware Workstation by VMware, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that VMware Workstation by VMware, Inc. is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove VMware Workstation in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.