VMware Workstation

How to uninstall VMware Workstation from your computer

This web page contains detailed information on how to uninstall VMware Workstation for Windows. It was developed for Windows by VMware, Inc.. More data about VMware, Inc. can be seen here. The program's main executable file is called vmware.exe and it has a size of 1.88 MB (1971904 bytes).

The executables below are part of VMware Workstation. They occupy about 81.78 MB (85755920 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (581.69 KB)
• drvInst64.exe (436.69 KB)
• mkisofs.exe (422.78 KB)
• openssl.exe (424.19 KB)
• vixDiskMountServer.exe (432.19 KB)
• vmnat.exe (383.69 KB)
• vmnetcfg.exe (2.10 MB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (349.69 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (1.48 MB)
• vmrun.exe (457.69 KB)
• vmss2core.exe (886.69 KB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (34.71 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (87.69 KB)
• vmware-hostd.exe (11.89 MB)
• vmware-kvm.exe (644.19 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (5.06 MB)
• vmware-shell-ext-thunker.exe (82.69 KB)
• vmware-tray.exe (101.69 KB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (190.19 KB)
• vmware-vdiskmanager.exe (1.29 MB)
• vmware.exe (1.88 MB)
• vnetlib.exe (737.19 KB)
• vnetlib64.exe (887.69 KB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (256.69 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (252.19 KB)
• vprintproxy.exe (18.69 KB)
• zip.exe (139.69 KB)
• ovftool.exe (6.71 MB)
• storePwd.exe (70.19 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (585.19 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (203.69 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (203.69 KB)
• vmware-vmx-stats.exe (22.73 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (19.98 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 12.1.0 of VMware Workstation. You can find here a few links to other VMware Workstation releases:

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

The files below remain on your disk when you remove VMware Workstation:

• 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\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\VMware Workstation Pro 12.1.lnk

Usually the following registry data will not be removed:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VMware Workstation
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\58719DA0DB9FDF74487FE9725B1A58D3
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{0AD91785-F9BD-47FD-84F7-9E27B5A1853D}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Workstation

Additional values that you should clean:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\58719DA0DB9FDF74487FE9725B1A58D3\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{0AD91785-F9BD-47FD-84F7-9E27B5A1853D}\

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

VMware Workstation is an application offered by VMware, Inc.. Some people decide to erase this program. This is hard because uninstalling this by hand requires some know-how regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY action 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your Windows PC.

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• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful package of utilities.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate VMware Workstation or simply click the Search feature and type in "VMware Workstation". The VMware Workstation app will be found automatically. After you select VMware Workstation in the list of programs, some data regarding the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding VMware Workstation, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall VMware Workstation.


8. After uninstalling VMware Workstation, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of VMware Workstation that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing VMware Workstation using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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

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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 instructions 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 our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.