VMware Workstation

A guide to uninstall VMware Workstation from your computer

VMware Workstation is a software application. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It was created for Windows by VMware, Inc.. Take a look here for more information on VMware, Inc.. vmware.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 2.19 MB (2293184 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in VMware Workstation. They take 204.29 MB (214218320 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (1.10 MB)
• autostart-helper.exe (25.09 KB)
• containerd-shim-crx-v2.exe (20.12 MB)
• containerd.exe (18.52 MB)
• drvInst64.exe (531.94 KB)
• mkisofs.exe (425.53 KB)
• vmnat.exe (410.44 KB)
• vmnetcfg.exe (13.98 MB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (364.44 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (1.75 MB)
• vmrest.exe (6.18 MB)
• vmrun.exe (500.44 KB)
• vmss2core.exe (779.44 KB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (50.94 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (76.44 KB)
• vmware-autostart.exe (63.44 KB)
• vmware-kvm.exe (677.94 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (3.98 MB)
• vmware-tray.exe (111.44 KB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (190.94 KB)
• vmware-vdiskmanager.exe (1.62 MB)
• vmware.exe (2.19 MB)
• vnetlib.exe (1.02 MB)
• vnetlib64.exe (1.22 MB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (276.09 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (270.59 KB)
• zip.exe (294.44 KB)
• docker-machine-driver-vmware.exe (8.67 MB)
• vctl.exe (26.85 MB)
• ovftool.exe (5.64 MB)
• storePwd.exe (133.44 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (773.44 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (206.44 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (207.09 KB)
• mksSandbox-debug.exe (5.17 MB)
• mksSandbox-stats.exe (4.47 MB)
• mksSandbox.exe (4.19 MB)
• tpm2emu.exe (985.94 KB)
• vmware-vmx-debug.exe (26.75 MB)
• vmware-vmx-stats.exe (23.71 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (19.99 MB)

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The information on this page is only about version 17.5.0 of VMware Workstation. Click on the links below for other VMware Workstation versions:

• 14.0.0
• 6.0.0.45731
• 7.0.0.9911
• 17.5.2
• 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
• 16.2.4
• 10.0.4
• 9.0.0
• 15.0.3
• 16.2.0
• 16.2.1
• 12.5.1
• 15.5.2
• 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're planning to uninstall VMware Workstation you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Temp\Rar$DRb13124.21899\VMware.Workstation.10.0.7

Files remaining:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_VMware_VMware Workstation_vmnetcfg_exe
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\VMware_Workstation_vmplayer
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\VMware_Workstation_vmui
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\VMware\workstation.log
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\VMware.Workstation.10.0.7.rar.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\VMware.Workstation.Pro.17.5.lnk
• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\VMware.Workstation.Pro.17.5.rar.lnk

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VMware Workstation
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\AF94FB003A6E72241AE8A4096395E4D9
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{00BF49FA-E6A3-4227-A18E-4A9036594E9D}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Workstation

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\AF94FB003A6E72241AE8A4096395E4D9\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{00BF49FA-E6A3-4227-A18E-4A9036594E9D}\

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

VMware Workstation is an application by the software company VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, people decide to uninstall this application. Sometimes this can be hard because performing this manually takes some skill related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE action 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find VMware Workstation or simply click the Search feature and type in "VMware Workstation". The VMware Workstation program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select VMware Workstation in the list of applications, some data regarding the application is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding VMware Workstation, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove VMware Workstation.


8. After removing VMware Workstation, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of VMware Workstation that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing VMware Workstation using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove VMware Workstation by VMware, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that VMware Workstation by VMware, Inc. is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed info on how to remove VMware Workstation supposing 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.