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Uninstall VLC mediaplayer – Remove WebPlugin

Are you attempting to uninstall VLC media player from yourWindows computer but you have no idea what to do? You may alsobe concerned that it will leave lots of program traces on your

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Posted on March 18th, 2013 by Rashad Carnevale

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machine after you choose to uninstall the player?

I therefore recommend that you download, install and run this easy-use uninstall application PRO, which is competent enough toreplace the standard Windows uninstaller and effectively detect andremove the main product VLC and clean leftover VLC files from yoursystem. And I will proceed to present the detailed contents "How DoI Uninstall VLC media player" that you too can learn and share insuccession.

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I will tell you what files have been installed…

I would like to know if there are any items I think are not necessaryprior to I using VideoLAN’s uninstaller application to remove VLCmedia player:

Step 1: Choose Components:Select the type of install: Custom (By default) /Recommended / Minimum / FullOr, select the optional components you wish to install:

Media Player (required) (The media player itself)Start Menu Shortcut (Adds icons to your startmenu for easy access)Desktop Shortcut (Adds icons to your desktop foreasy access)Mozilla plugin (The VLC Mozilla and Mozilla Firefoxplugin)ActiveX plugin (The VLC ActiveX plugin)

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Dics Playback (DVD and CD playback registration)File type associations (Sets VLC media player asthe default application for the specified file type)

Audio FilesVideo FilesOtherContext Menus (Add context menu items(‘Play with VLC’ and ‘Add to VLC’s Playlist’))Delete preferences and cache (Deletes VLCmedia player preferences and cache filesleftover from previous installations) (NoteYou can apply this option to VLC mediaplayer 2.0.5 Setup to cleanly remove itsremaining data related to the uninstalled one.You can use this perfect uninstall tool to fullyuninstall VLC media player!)

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Step 2: Destination FolderC:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC (Note If your programslist says that it just cannot uninstall VLC media player,you add and/or remember this folder and run this smartuninstall tool on your Windows.)

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How do I manually uninstall VLC mediaplayer?

Note You may be using a different version of VLC application

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(v0.8.0, v0.2.82, v1.1.11 and/or more) or running other editions of Windowsoperating system (Win7, Windows Vista, WinXP SP3) so mymanual steps below might be different too plus this professionaluninstall tool is an ideal solution. For other users, you may find a fixfor the underlying issue with the VLC uninstallation by continuingreading my step by step actions below.

1. Please note that I am running my computer in administratormode; then I manually make a backup of Windows RegistryEditor. And then I save my personal stuff.

2. Then I see the following Privacy and Network Access Policydisplayed, "VLC media player does not send or collect anyinformation, even anonymously, about your usage. However, itcan connect to the Internet in order to display mediasinformation or to check for available updates. …"; I just clickthe Save and Continue button on it.

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3. I click the Media menu and launch the Exit (Ctrl+Q) option forthe player to smoothly uninstall VLC media player later.

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4. And the following section will cover how to uninstall VLCmedia player via two typical options – If you just cannot find itin programs list or you’ve accidentally deleted its supplieduninstaller program, then this smart uninstaller will help youforce uninstall VLC media player via its embedded ForceUninstall option:Option 1:

I open up Control Panel on desktop.I click Uninstall a program under Programs entry.

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When Programs and Features displays all the currentlyinstalled programs completely, I simply and quicklylocate the following VLC media player 2.0.5, and Ilaunch the Uninstall/Change option for it to remove itfrom Uninstall or change a program list.

Publisher: VideoLANSize: NoProduct version: 2.0.5Support link / Help link: http://www.videolan[dot]org/

I click Next > button on the following VLC media player2.0.5 Uninstall.

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I add the option "Delete preferences and cache" as I’vementioned above to VLC media player 2.0.5 Uninstalland click Uninstall.

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Then VLC media player 2.0.5 Uninstall informs me that"… VLC media player 2.0.5 has been uninstalled fromyour computer. …".

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I manually reload Programs and Features list to ensurethat the VLC media player 2.0.5 is successfully removedfrom the list.

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Option 2:

Right-clicking on the VLC’s shortcut file, I enterProperties entry.

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Click Open File Location button on Shortcut tab of VLCmedia player Properties. Click OK to close thatproperties window.

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Then I press the PgUp key and locate the uninstallapplication and then, I press the Enter key to launchVLC’s uninstaller to proceed its uninstallation progress.

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Then I see a gray display and I click the Yes button on onthe UAC below to continue to uninstall VLC mediaplayer.

Program name: AU_.exeProgram location: "C:\Users\(Your computer namehere)\AppData\Local\Temp\~nsu.temp\A …"

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Then you should be able to easily complete the VLCmedia player 2.0.5 Uninstall.

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5. Overall, please see the following screenshots for further tipson how to clean the unwanted registry hives.

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UFH\SHC,"0 – C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\StartMenu\Programs\VideoLAN\Reset VLC media playerpreferences and cache files.lnk

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C:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe–reset-config –reset-plugins-cache vlc://quit", "1 – C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\StartMenu\Programs\VideoLAN\VLC media player skinned.lnkC:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe-Iskins", "2 – C:\ProgramData\Microsoft\Windows\StartMenu\Programs\VideoLAN\VLC media player.lnkC:\Program Files\VideoLAN\VLC\vlc.exe"HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\WindowsNT\CurrentVersion\AppCompatFlags\CompatibilityAssistant\Store, "C:\ProgramFiles\VideoLAN\VLC\uninstall.exe"HKEY_USERS\S-1-5-21-419813833-2818052380-3923852258-1001\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\UFH\SHC…

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Well, all of the above contains additional steps (of detecting andcleaning VLC’s remains) that should be done to cleanly uninstallVLC Media Player. Hence it makes your system clean and run fast.

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