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Uninstalling VMware Tools
Last Updated January 20, 2025

When the upgrade process of VMware Tools is incomplete, you can uninstall and then reinstall 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.
VMware Tools is available only for very old Linux releases. The open source project open-vm-tools provides Linux support, and Linux vendors and Linux communities use it to deliver open-vm-tools for Linux releases. To install, upgrade, and uninstall the open-vm-tools on the system, use the software management tools provided by the Linux operating system.
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For more information about the VMware Tools compatibility with guest operating systems, see KB 90230.
  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
    .
    Windows on ARM
    Open Windows Terminal, navigate to the directory containing the ISO image of the VMware Tools, and then type the following:
    setup.ps1 -Uninstall
  2. Restart the guest operation system.
Reinstall VMware Tools.

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