VMware vSphere PowerCLI

A guide to uninstall VMware vSphere PowerCLI from your PC

VMware vSphere PowerCLI is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your PC. It is produced by VMware, Inc.. Further information on VMware, Inc. can be seen here. You can get more details related to VMware vSphere PowerCLI at http://www.vmware.com. Usually the VMware vSphere PowerCLI application is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI directory, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for uninstalling VMware vSphere PowerCLI is MsiExec.exe /I{B2F8A91A-185A-4861-AB8F-332637BE7B6C}. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for admin rights. VMware vSphere PowerCLI's primary file takes about 12.75 MB (13367178 bytes) and its name is if-server.exe.

VMware vSphere PowerCLI is comprised of the following executables which occupy 12.75 MB (13367178 bytes) on disk:

• if-server.exe (12.75 MB)

The information on this page is only about version 5.5.0.5836 of VMware vSphere PowerCLI. For more VMware vSphere PowerCLI versions please click below:

• 6.0.0.6554
• 6.0.0.7725
• 5.0.0.3501
• 5.5.0.6579
• 5.8.0.6734
• 4.0.1.2164
• 5.1.0.4977
• 6.3.0.8258
• 5.0.1.6654
• 6.0.0.7254
• 5.0.1.4431
• 5.1.0.5375
• 5.5.0.6316
• 6.0.0.7857
• 6.3.0.8194

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall VMware vSphere PowerCLI:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI

Usually, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\about_invalid_certificates.help.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\about_licensedatamanager.help.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\about_obn.help.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\about_powercli_objects.help.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\about_runasync.help.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\about_server_authentication.help.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\about_uid.help.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\about_vimdatastore.help.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\CryptoSupport.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\EnterpriseLibrary.config
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\if-server.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Interop.Shell32.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Interop.VixCOM.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Microsoft.VC90.CRT.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\msvcr90.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\open_source_licenses.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\GetVmUserNameNetworkInterface_LinuxUserName
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\GetVmUserNameNetworkInterface_windows7_64UserName.bat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\GetVmUserNameNetworkInterface_windows7Server64UserName.bat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\GetVmUserNameNetworkInterface_WindowsUserName.bat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\GetVMUserNameRoute_LinuxUserName
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\GetVMUserNameRoute_WindowsUserName.bat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\UserNameDiskExpansion_LinuxUserName
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\UserNameDiskExpansion_rhel5UserName
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\UserNameDiskExpansion_WindowsUserName.bat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\UserNameDiskExpansion_winXPProUserName.bat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\Initialize-PowerCLIEnvironment.ps1
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\Initialize-VIToolkitEnvironment.ps1
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\Initialize-VMware_DeployAutomation.ps1
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\Initialize-VMware_VimAutomation_Core.ps1
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\Initialize-VMware_VimAutomation_Vds.ps1
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\NewVMUserNameRoute_LinuxUserName
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\NewVMUserNameRoute_WindowsUserName.bat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\RemoveVMUserNameRoute_LinuxUserName
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\RemoveVMUserNameRoute_WindowsUserName.bat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\SetVMUserNameNetworkInterface_LinuxUserName
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\SetVMUserNameNetworkInterface_windows7_64UserName.bat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\SetVMUserNameNetworkInterface_windows7Server64UserName.bat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Scripts\SetVMUserNameNetworkInterface_WindowsUserName.bat
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Snapins\Registry\ComponentDescriptor-VMware.DeployAutomation.Cmdlets.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Snapins\Registry\ComponentDescriptor-VMware.ImageBuilder.Cmdlets.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Snapins\Registry\ComponentDescriptor-VMware.VimAutomation.License.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Snapins\Registry\ComponentDescriptor-VMware.VimAutomation.Vds.Commands.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Snapins\Registry\ComponentDescriptor-VMware.VimAutomation.Vds.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Snapins\Registry\ComponentDescriptor-VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Snapins\Registry\ComponentDescriptor-VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\vib20-common.rng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\vib20-extensibility.rng
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VICore Documentation\PowerCLI Views for vSphere Reference - Core Classes.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VICore Documentation\vSphere PowerCLI Cmdlets Reference.chm
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VICore Documentation\vSphere PowerCLI EULA.doc
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VICore Documentation\vSphere PowerCLI User's Guide.pdf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\vim.psc1
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMConsoleWindow\VMConsoleWindow.html
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMConsoleWindow\VMConsoleWindow.js
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\vmpartner.cert
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\vmpartner.crl
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\vmware.cert
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.DeployAutomation.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.DeployAutomation.Format.ps1xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.DeployAutomation.InstallState
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.DeployAutomation.SoapService50.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.ImageBuilder.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.ImageBuilder.Format.ps1xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.ImageBuilder.InstallState
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\Vmware.ImageBuilder.SoapService50.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.Security.CredentialStore.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.Vim.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.VimAutomation.Format.ps1xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.VimAutomation.License.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.VimAutomation.License.Format.ps1xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.VimAutomation.License.InstallState
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Impl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Interop.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Types.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Util10.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Util10Ps.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.VimAutomation.Vds.Commands.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.VimAutomation.Vds.Commands.InstallState
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.VimAutomation.Vds.Format.ps1xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.VimAutomation.Vds.Impl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.VimAutomation.Vds.Interop.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.VimAutomation.Vds.Types.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.InstallState
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Interop.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Util10.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\vSphere PowerCLI\VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Util10Ps.dll
• C:\Windows\Installer\{B2F8A91A-185A-4861-AB8F-332637BE7B6C}\ARPPRODUCTICON.exe

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

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|VMware|Infrastructure|vSphere PowerCLI|ICSharpCode.SharpZipLib.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|VMware|Infrastructure|vSphere PowerCLI|Interop.Shell32.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|VMware|Infrastructure|vSphere PowerCLI|Interop.VixCOM.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|VMware|Infrastructure|vSphere PowerCLI|VMware.Security.CredentialStore.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|VMware|Infrastructure|vSphere PowerCLI|VMware.Vim.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|VMware|Infrastructure|vSphere PowerCLI|VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Impl.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|VMware|Infrastructure|vSphere PowerCLI|VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Interop.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|VMware|Infrastructure|vSphere PowerCLI|VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Types.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|VMware|Infrastructure|vSphere PowerCLI|VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Util10.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|VMware|Infrastructure|vSphere PowerCLI|VMware.VimAutomation.Sdk.Util10Ps.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|VMware|Infrastructure|vSphere PowerCLI|VMware.VimAutomation.Vds.Commands.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|VMware|Infrastructure|vSphere PowerCLI|VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Cmdlets.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|VMware|Infrastructure|vSphere PowerCLI|VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Impl.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|VMware|Infrastructure|vSphere PowerCLI|VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Interop.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|VMware|Infrastructure|vSphere PowerCLI|VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Types.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|VMware|Infrastructure|vSphere PowerCLI|VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Util10.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|VMware|Infrastructure|vSphere PowerCLI|VMware.VimAutomation.ViCore.Util10Ps.dll
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A19A8F2BA5811684BAF8336273EBB7C6
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{B2F8A91A-185A-4861-AB8F-332637BE7B6C}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\VMware, Inc.\VMware vSphere PowerCLI

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following values:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\A19A8F2BA5811684BAF8336273EBB7C6\ProductName

How to remove VMware vSphere PowerCLI with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware vSphere PowerCLI is an application released by the software company VMware, Inc.. Sometimes, computer users try to remove this program. This can be efortful because uninstalling this by hand takes some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK solution to remove VMware vSphere PowerCLI 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 Windows system, install 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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• visit Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button


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

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find VMware vSphere PowerCLI or simply activate the Search field and type in "VMware vSphere PowerCLI". If it is installed on your PC the VMware vSphere PowerCLI app will be found automatically. When you select VMware vSphere PowerCLI in the list of applications, some data regarding the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have regarding VMware vSphere PowerCLI, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

For instance you can see that for VMware vSphere PowerCLI:

• The software company is: http://www.vmware.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /I{B2F8A91A-185A-4861-AB8F-332637BE7B6C}

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove VMware vSphere PowerCLI.


8. After removing VMware vSphere PowerCLI, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of VMware vSphere PowerCLI which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling VMware vSphere PowerCLI with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall VMware vSphere PowerCLI by VMware, Inc. from your PC, nor are we saying that VMware vSphere PowerCLI by VMware, Inc. is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall VMware vSphere PowerCLI in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.