The option "VMware_conv_SA" is shown in the sharing tab of Windows 8 File Explorer even after removing VMWare from the computer.

I had the same issue. When I uninstalled vmware converter, it left a lot of things behind. One thing I did was run CCleaner by piriform a couple of times to delete the old registry values. You can download ccleaner from piriform.com/ccleaner, and when it is installed, run it as an administrator and select the registry tab. Hit the scan for issues button, and select the issues relating to vmware. Make sure you know exactly what you will be doing... don't select any issues that you don't understand, or don't pertain to the uninstalled vmware software.

press the fix selected issues... button and when prompted back up your registry, just in case (:

If this didn't fix the issue, then another thing you can do is check the local users and groups on your computer.

1. Press the Windows key + X
2. select Computer management, and enter your administrator password when prompted.
3. When the computer management window comes up, select **Local Users and Groups,**on the sidebar
4. double click Users
5.  VMware_conv_SA or something similar should be listed as one of the users for your computer. (dont worry about this, vmware isnt spying on you. they use this user account to run their conversion services while the computer is not logged on to a user account)

Only do the following if you are positive that you want to remove all traces of VMware converter from your computer

6. Select the VMware_conv_SA user and press the delete key on your keyboard.
7. Reboot

Go back to windows explorer and try to share something.  VMware_conv_SA should not be listed.

Have you tried using any good third party uninstaller program like Revo Uninstaller?

If you haven't, try that once and check. If you are not able to do it in the Normal Mode. You may boot the computer in Safe Mode and then run the uninstaller program. It will search the computer for damamged/incomplete installations of any programs and then remove it after getting the confirmation from the user.

If you are still facing the issue, then you can boot the computer in Safe Mode again and then try removing all the VMWare components from the computer by permenantly deleting all the VMWare files and folders manually.

I don't think it worked because the program is not listed and it didn't have a product key which was asked

thank you i'll try fixit tool because it is not in programs and features

Hi Themiya,

Thank you for choosing Windows 8 and posting your query on Microsoft Community Forums. We are here to assist you with all your Windows related issues.

It seems that you have uninstalled VMware software from your computer, but still in Windows 8 file explorer in the sharing tab you still have some option which says “VMware_conv_SA” and so you would like to remove it completely from the computer. I would like to have an information regarding this issue:

How did you uninstall VMWare from your computer?

This could be because you might not have removed all the components of VMWare software from the computer. If you are not sure about this, then I would suggest you to check if there are any VMWare components listed in the “Programs and Features” windows in your computer and if there are any other entries which say “VMWare”, then remove it completely and check if that resolves the issue.

You may try these steps to check and remove all the VMWare components from the computer, if they are present.

a)       Press “Windows Logo” + “X” keys on the keyboard and select “Programs and Features” from the menu.

b)       In the programs and Features window, search for any entry starting with or anything that is related to “VMWare”.

c)       If present, then click on it and select “Uninstall”.

d)       Follow the on-screen instructions and then restart the computer.

If this doen't work, then you may try running the Microsoft Fixit Tool from the below given link and then try uninstalling the VMWare program completely from the computer.

http://support.microsoft.com/mats/program_install_and_uninstall/

After restart, you may check if you still have the option “VMware_conv_SA” in the sharing tab of Windows 8 File Explorer.

Hope this information is helpful. Please feel free to get back to us for any further queries or issues related to Windows.