VMware Tools 11.0.0

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Uninstalling VMware Tools

If the upgrade process of VMware Tools is incomplete, you can uninstall and then reinstall the VMware Tools.
  • Power on the virtual machine.
  • Log in to the guest operating system.
In a vSphere and open-vm-tools deployment, if you decide to use packages specific to Linux operating systems to manage VMware Tools, and if you already used vSphere to install VMware Tools, you must uninstall the existing VMware Tools. For more information about Linux OSPs for VMware Tools, see Operating System Specific Packages for Linux Guest Operating Systems.
  1. Select a method to uninstall VMware Tools.
    Operating System
    Action
    Windows 7, 8, 8.1, or Windows 10
    In the guest operating system, select
    Programs
    Uninstall a program
    .
    Windows Vista and Windows Server 2008
    In the guest operating system, select
    Programs and Features
    Uninstall a program
    .
    Windows XP and earlier
    In the guest operating system, select
    Add/Remove Programs
    .
    Linux
    Log in as root and enter
    vmware-uninstall-tools.pl
     in a terminal window.
    Mac OS X, OS X, or macOS
    Use the
    Uninstall VMware Tools
     application, found in
    /Library/Application Support/VMware Tools
    .
Reinstall VMware Tools.

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