VMware Workstation

A way to uninstall VMware Workstation from your system

This web page is about VMware Workstation for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. It is made by VMware, Inc.. Open here for more details on VMware, Inc.. The application's main executable file is labeled vmware.exe and it has a size of 2.19 MB (2296984 bytes).

VMware Workstation installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 203.50 MB (213387904 bytes) on disk.

• 7za.exe (1.11 MB)
• autostart-helper.exe (35.30 KB)
• containerd-shim-crx-v2.exe (20.13 MB)
• containerd.exe (18.53 MB)
• drvInst64.exe (542.66 KB)
• mkisofs.exe (435.74 KB)
• vmnat.exe (418.15 KB)
• vmnetcfg.exe (13.99 MB)
• VMnetDHCP.exe (375.30 KB)
• vmplayer.exe (1.76 MB)
• vmrest.exe (6.18 MB)
• vmrun.exe (505.66 KB)
• vmss2core.exe (783.80 KB)
• vmUpdateLauncher.exe (61.23 KB)
• vmware-authd.exe (87.30 KB)
• vmware-autostart.exe (73.65 KB)
• vmware-kvm.exe (688.15 KB)
• vmware-remotemks.exe (3.96 MB)
• vmware-tray.exe (121.65 KB)
• vmware-unity-helper.exe (201.15 KB)
• vmware-vdiskmanager.exe (1.60 MB)
• vmware.exe (2.19 MB)
• vnetlib.exe (1.03 MB)
• vnetlib64.exe (1.23 MB)
• vnetsniffer.exe (285.66 KB)
• vnetstats.exe (280.15 KB)
• vprintproxy.exe (34.65 KB)
• zip.exe (305.30 KB)
• docker-machine-driver-vmware.exe (8.68 MB)
• vctl.exe (26.86 MB)
• ovftool.exe (5.47 MB)
• storePwd.exe (144.30 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader.exe (780.30 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgrader9x.exe (217.30 KB)
• VMwareToolsUpgraderNT.exe (217.30 KB)
• mksSandbox-debug.exe (5.22 MB)
• mksSandbox-stats.exe (4.46 MB)
• mksSandbox.exe (4.21 MB)
• tpm2emu.exe (986.65 KB)
• vmware-vmx-debug.exe (26.51 MB)
• vmware-vmx-stats.exe (23.29 MB)
• vmware-vmx.exe (19.71 MB)

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This page is about VMware Workstation version 17.0.0 alone. You can find below info on other application 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
• 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
• 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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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

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

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

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\VMware Workstation
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\027299E003313BA4185552F597875553
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{0E992720-1330-4AB3-8155-255F79785535}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Wow6432Node\VMware, Inc.\VMware Workstation

Additional values that are not cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\027299E003313BA4185552F597875553\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Installer\Folders\C:\Windows\Installer\{0E992720-1330-4AB3-8155-255F79785535}\

How to erase VMware Workstation with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware Workstation is a program by the software company VMware, Inc.. Some people try to remove this application. Sometimes this can be difficult because deleting this by hand requires some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK action 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 on your system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to clean your computer.

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

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button


5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find VMware Workstation or simply activate the Search field and type in "VMware Workstation". If it is installed on your PC the VMware Workstation app will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click VMware Workstation in the list of programs, some information regarding the application is shown to you:

• Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you 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.
• Details regarding the app you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

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


8. After uninstalling VMware Workstation, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong VMware Workstation which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing VMware Workstation with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able 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, we are not saying that VMware Workstation by VMware, Inc. is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed info 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 our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.