How do I disable VMware workstation?

Similarly, how do I stop VMware from running in the background?

To do so follow these steps:

1. Click Start > Run and type “services. msc”
2. In the right pane, right-click each one of the services listed above, and select Properties.
3. Change startup mode to “Manual” instead of “Automatic”.
4. After all the VMware services are set to manual, the services list should look like this:

Beside above, how do I manually start VMware authorization service? Press Windows Key + X and type services. msc and click OK. Scroll down the list and find that the VMware Authorization service. Click Start the service, unless the service is already is showing a status of Started.

Moreover, how do I completely uninstall VMware workstation?

To fix:

1. Right click on your start button and select "Command Prompt (Admin)".
2. In the command prompt, type "control appwiz.cpl".
3. The old style uninstall screen should open, so you can select "VMWare Player" from the list, then at the top, select "Change"
4. In the pop up window, choose "Uninstall"

How do I stop VMX EXE from VMware?

1. Click Start > Run, type taskmgr, and click OK. The Task Manager window opens.
2. Click the Processes tab.
3. Locate the vmware-vmx.exe process.
4. Click the vmware-vmx.exe process and click End Process. This kills the virtual machine process and forces it to power off.
5. Start the VMware Workstation GUI and confirm.