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How to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 from your PC

You can find on this page details on how to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 for Windows. It is produced by Microsoft Corporation. More information about Microsoft Corporation can be seen here. Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer directory, subject to the user's decision. The full uninstall command line for Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe /uninstall. The program's main executable file is called vs_installer.exe and its approximative size is 169.18 KB (173240 bytes).

The executables below are part of Microsoft Visual Studio 2017. They occupy an average of 59.67 MB (62566816 bytes) on disk.

  • vs_installer.exe (169.18 KB)
  • vs_installershell.exe (59.25 MB)
  • InstallCleanup.exe (41.69 KB)
  • Setup.exe (137.15 KB)
  • vs_installer.windows.exe (38.70 KB)
  • ServiceHub.Host.CLR.exe (14.99 KB)
  • ServiceHub.Host.CLR.x64.exe (14.00 KB)
  • ServiceHub.Host.CLR.x86.exe (15.00 KB)
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The current page applies to Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 1.2.21214.1 only. Click on the links below for other Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 versions:

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Quite a few files, folders and Windows registry data will not be deleted when you want to remove Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 from your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 from your computer:
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio 2017:
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio 10.0\Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies\Connectivity.xml
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Recent\visual studio 2017 Offline installer file installer - YouTube.MP4.lnk

Registry that is not removed:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6F320B93-EE3C-4826-85E0-ADF79F8D4C61}

Open regedit.exe in order to remove the following registry values:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installershell.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installershell.exe.FriendlyAppName


How to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 is a program released by the software company Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes, computer users choose to remove this program. Sometimes this is difficult because removing this manually takes some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK procedure to remove Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to clean your system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you locate Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 or simply click the Search field and type in "Microsoft Visual Studio 2017". If it is installed on your PC the Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 app will be found automatically. After you select Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 in the list of applications, some data about the application is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Microsoft Visual Studio 2017.
Uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio 2017


8. After uninstalling Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 by Microsoft Corporation from your computer, we are not saying that Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2016-12-16 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2016-12-15 23:07:10.383