Uninstall Horizon Client for Windows

If repairing Horizon Client does not solve the problem, you might need to uninstall and reinstall Horizon Client.

This procedures shows you how to uninstall Horizon Client when you have the Horizon Client installer.

If you do not have the Horizon Client installer, you can uninstall Horizon Client in the same way that you uninstall other applications on your Windows system. For example, on a Windows 10 system, you can use the Windows operating system uninstall or change a program feature (Control Panel > Programs and Features > Uninstall or change a program).

Prerequisites

Verify that you can log in as an administrator on the client system.

Procedure

• To uninstall Horizon Client interactively, perform one of the following tasks.
  • Double-click the Horizon Client installer and click Remove.
  • Run the Horizon Client installer from the command line and enter the /uninstall command.
    For example, at the command prompt, type the following command:

    VMware-Horizon-Client-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe /uninstall

    y.y.y is the version number and xxxxxx is the build number.

• To uninstall Horizon Client silently, run the Horizon Client installer from the command line and enter the /silent and /uninstall commands.
  For example, at the command prompt, type the following command:

  VMware-Horizon-Client-y.y.y-xxxxxx.exe /silent /uninstall

  y.y.y is the version number and xxxxxx is the build number.

What to do next

Reinstall Horizon Client. See Installing and Upgrading Horizon Client for Windows.