VMware Workstation

How to uninstall VMware Workstation from your system

You can find on this page details on how to remove VMware Workstation for Windows. It was coded for Windows by VMware, Inc.. Check out here where you can get more info on VMware, Inc.. vmware.exe is the VMware Workstation's primary executable file and it takes approximately 2.17 MB (2275488 bytes) on disk.

VMware Workstation installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 199.59 MB (209286184 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (1.11 MB)
• containerd-shim-crx-v2.exe (20.13 MB)
• containerd.exe (18.53 MB)
• drvInst64.exe (532.16 KB)
• mkisofs.exe (435.74 KB)
• vixDiskMountServer.exe (403.79 KB)
• vmnat.exe (418.16 KB)
• vmnetcfg.exe (14.25 MB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (374.65 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (1.74 MB)
• vmrest.exe (6.80 MB)
• vmrun.exe (506.80 KB)
• vmss2core.exe (776.66 KB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (59.75 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (86.16 KB)
• vmware-kvm.exe (685.15 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (3.70 MB)
• vmware-shell-ext-thunker.exe (99.80 KB)
• vmware-tray.exe (119.65 KB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (196.16 KB)
• vmware-vdiskmanager.exe (1.57 MB)
• vmware.exe (2.17 MB)
• vnetlib.exe (1.01 MB)
• vnetlib64.exe (1.21 MB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (285.80 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (280.30 KB)
• vprintproxy.exe (34.66 KB)
• zip.exe (305.30 KB)
• docker-machine-driver-vmware.exe (8.68 MB)
• vctl.exe (26.81 MB)
• ovftool.exe (5.41 MB)
• storePwd.exe (134.66 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (752.16 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (217.30 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (217.30 KB)
• mksSandbox-debug.exe (4.74 MB)
• mksSandbox-stats.exe (4.12 MB)
• mksSandbox.exe (3.89 MB)
• tpm2emu.exe (985.65 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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The current web page applies to VMware Workstation version 16.2.5 only. You can find below info on other versions of VMware Workstation:

• 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
• 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
• 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.

Registry keys:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VMware Workstation
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\07EC6CF5B9EEE014B93D842BAE8C0365
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{5FC6CE70-EE9B-410E-9BD3-48B2EAC83056}
• 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\07EC6CF5B9EEE014B93D842BAE8C0365\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\WINDOWS\Installer\{5FC6CE70-EE9B-410E-9BD3-48B2EAC83056}\

How to uninstall VMware Workstation with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Workstation is a program offered by VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users decide to erase it. Sometimes this is difficult because doing this by hand requires some knowledge regarding PCs. The best SIMPLE way to erase VMware Workstation is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to clean your Windows computer.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful program.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the programs installed on the PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate VMware Workstation or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VMware Workstation". If it is installed on your PC the VMware Workstation program will be found very quickly. After you click VMware Workstation in the list of apps, the following data about the program is available to you:

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

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window 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 ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Workstation that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling VMware Workstation using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall 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 page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VMware Workstation in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.