VMware vSphere Update Manager

A guide to uninstall VMware vSphere Update Manager from your computer

This web page contains complete information on how to remove VMware vSphere Update Manager for Windows. It was created for Windows by VMware, Inc.. Further information on VMware, Inc. can be seen here. You can get more details about VMware vSphere Update Manager at http://www.vmware.com. Usually the VMware vSphere Update Manager application is found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure directory, depending on the user's option during install. You can uninstall VMware vSphere Update Manager by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line MsiExec.exe /X{20DF1D22-7D77-4582-A971-24F7F9CBCF30}. Note that you might receive a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file has a size of 446.65 KB (457368 bytes) on disk and is named VMwareUpdateManagerUtility.exe.

The following executables are installed together with VMware vSphere Update Manager. They occupy about 21.02 MB (22039520 bytes) on disk.

• 7z.exe (153.15 KB)
• unzip.exe (170.65 KB)
• vciInstallUtils.exe (892.65 KB)
• vmware-updatemgr.exe (210.65 KB)
• vmware-vciCli.exe (637.15 KB)
• vmware-vum-ufa-server.exe (210.65 KB)
• VMwareUpdateManagerUtility.exe (446.65 KB)
• zip.exe (138.65 KB)
• VMware-UMClient.exe (15.58 MB)
• gpg.exe (856.15 KB)
• uninstall.exe (47.64 KB)
• Jetty-Service.exe (200.00 KB)
• uninstall.exe (47.52 KB)
• java-rmi.exe (33.25 KB)
• java.exe (145.75 KB)
• javacpl.exe (57.75 KB)
• javaw.exe (145.75 KB)
• javaws.exe (153.75 KB)
• jbroker.exe (81.75 KB)
• jp2launcher.exe (22.75 KB)
• jqs.exe (149.75 KB)
• jqsnotify.exe (53.75 KB)
• keytool.exe (33.25 KB)
• kinit.exe (33.25 KB)
• klist.exe (33.25 KB)
• ktab.exe (33.25 KB)
• orbd.exe (33.25 KB)
• pack200.exe (33.25 KB)
• policytool.exe (33.25 KB)
• rmid.exe (33.25 KB)
• rmiregistry.exe (33.25 KB)
• servertool.exe (33.25 KB)
• ssvagent.exe (29.75 KB)
• tnameserv.exe (33.25 KB)
• unpack200.exe (129.75 KB)
• vmware-vum-vix-wrapper.exe (184.65 KB)

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This page is about VMware vSphere Update Manager version 5.1.0.13071 alone. You can find here a few links to other VMware vSphere Update Manager releases:

• 6.7.0.40833
• 6.0.0.28847
• 6.0.0.27278
• 6.5.0.37820
• 6.0.0.25006
• 5.1.0.19041
• 6.5.0.34063
• 5.5.0.21331
• 6.0.0.29963
• 5.5.0.22432
• 6.0.0.25713
• 5.0.0.11900
• 6.7.0.41260
• 5.5.0.17854
• 5.5.0.38793
• 5.0.0.11856

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VMware vSphere Update Manager has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories that were found:

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

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall VMware vSphere Update Manager:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\7z.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\7z.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\dbghelp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\docroot\vci\downloads\health.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\docroot\vci\downloads\VMware-UMClient.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\docroot\vci\vua\eesx\vua.sh
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\docroot\vci\vua\eesx\vua.sig
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\docroot\vci\vua\esx3\vua.sh
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\docroot\vci\vua\esx3\vua.sig
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\docroot\vci\vua\esx4\vua.sh
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\docroot\vci\vua\vua-uninst\vua-uninst.sh
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\docroot\vci\vua\vua-uninst\vua-uninst.sig
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\drop_mockScanData_mssql.sql
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\drop_mockScanData_oracle.sql
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\EULA\de\EULA-de.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\EULA\en\EULA-en.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\EULA\fr\EULA-fr.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\EULA\ja\EULA-ja.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\EULA\ko\EULA-ko.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\EULA\zh_CN\EULA-zh-CN.rtf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extension.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\de\auth.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\de\event.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\de\extension.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\de\fault.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\de\locmsg.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\de\task.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\en\auth.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\en\event.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\en\extension.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\en\fault.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\en\locmsg.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\en\task.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\fr\auth.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\fr\event.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\fr\extension.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\fr\fault.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\fr\locmsg.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\fr\task.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\ja\auth.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\ja\event.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\ja\extension.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\ja\fault.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\ja\locmsg.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\ja\task.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\ko\auth.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\ko\event.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\ko\extension.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\ko\fault.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\ko\locmsg.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\ko\task.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\zh_CN\auth.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\zh_CN\event.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\zh_CN\extension.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\zh_CN\fault.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\zh_CN\locmsg.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\extlocale\zh_CN\task.vmsg
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\gpg\gpg.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\gpg\iconv.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\hwcompat.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\hwcompat.xsd
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\bin\build_release_bundles.sh
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\bin\change_version.sh
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\bin\jetty.sh
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\bin\jetty-cygwin.sh
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\bin\jetty-service.conf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\bin\Jetty-Service.exe
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\bin\jetty-tasks.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\bin\jetty-xinetd.sh
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\bin\README.jetty-cygwin.txt.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\etc\jdbcRealm.properties
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\etc\jetty.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\etc\jetty-ajp.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\etc\jetty-bio.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\etc\jetty-jaas.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\etc\jetty-jmx.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\etc\jetty-logging.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\etc\jetty-plus.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\etc\jetty-rewrite.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\etc\jetty-setuid.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\etc\jetty-ssl.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\etc\jetty-sslengine.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\etc\jetty-stats.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\etc\jetty-win32-service.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\etc\jetty-xinetd.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\etc\keystore
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\etc\login.conf
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\etc\login.properties
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\etc\realm.properties
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\etc\webdefault.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\lib\annotations\geronimo-annotation_1.0_spec-1.0.jar
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\lib\annotations\jetty-annotations-6.1.26.1.jar
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\lib\ext\jetty-ajp-6.1.26.1.jar
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\lib\ext\jetty-client-6.1.26.1.jar
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\lib\ext\jetty-html-6.1.26.1.jar
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\lib\ext\jetty-java5-stats-6.1.26.1.jar
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\lib\ext\jetty-java5-threadpool-6.1.26.1.jar
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\lib\ext\jetty-ldap-jaas-6.1.26.1.jar
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\lib\ext\jetty-rewrite-handler-6.1.26.1.jar
• C:\Program Files (x86)\VMware\Infrastructure\Update Manager\jetty\lib\ext\jetty-servlet-tester-6.1.26.1.jar

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\22D1FD0277D728549A17427F9FBCFC03
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{20DF1D22-7D77-4582-A971-24F7F9CBCF30}
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\ODBC\ODBC.INI\VMware vSphere Update Manager

Additional values that you should remove:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\22D1FD0277D728549A17427F9FBCFC03\ProductName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\vmware-ufad-vci\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\vmware-vum-ufa\ImagePath
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\vstor2-vci10\ImagePath

How to delete VMware vSphere Update Manager from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

VMware vSphere Update Manager is an application released by the software company VMware, Inc.. Some users choose to erase this application. This can be easier said than done because doing this manually requires some skill related to removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best QUICK approach to erase VMware vSphere Update Manager is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your computer.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

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 made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find VMware vSphere Update Manager or simply activate the Search feature and type in "VMware vSphere Update Manager". If it exists on your system the VMware vSphere Update Manager application will be found automatically. When you select VMware vSphere Update Manager in the list , some data regarding the application is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding VMware vSphere Update Manager, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details regarding the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

For example you can see that for VMware vSphere Update Manager:

• The software company is: http://www.vmware.com
• The uninstall string is: MsiExec.exe /X{20DF1D22-7D77-4582-A971-24F7F9CBCF30}

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will appear. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove VMware vSphere Update Manager.


8. After removing VMware vSphere Update Manager, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of VMware vSphere Update Manager that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling VMware vSphere Update Manager using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your system 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 Update Manager by VMware, Inc. from your PC, we are not saying that VMware vSphere Update Manager by VMware, Inc. is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall VMware vSphere Update Manager supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.