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A guide to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 from your computer

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 is a computer program. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is developed by Microsoft Corporation. Go over here for more details on Microsoft Corporation. The application is usually placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer folder (same installation drive as Windows). You can uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe. Note that you might be prompted for admin rights. Microsoft Visual Studio 2017's main file takes around 180.62 KB (184952 bytes) and is called vs_installer.exe.

The following executables are installed beside Microsoft Visual Studio 2017. They occupy about 55.83 MB (58537872 bytes) on disk.

  • vswhere.exe (390.12 KB)
  • vs_installer.exe (180.62 KB)
  • vs_installershell.exe (54.53 MB)
  • CheckHyperVHost.exe (87.12 KB)
  • InstallCleanup.exe (42.12 KB)
  • Setup.exe (122.12 KB)
  • vs_installer.windows.exe (37.12 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.exe (14.99 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.x86.exe (15.00 KB)
  • VSHiveStub.exe (26.48 KB)
  • VSIXInstaller.exe (322.48 KB)
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This web page is about Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 version 1.11.33287.817 alone. You can find below info on other application versions of Microsoft Visual Studio 2017:

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

The files below are left behind on your disk by Microsoft Visual Studio 2017's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Microsoft Visual Studio_Installer_vs_installer_exe

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\1BD87B13125EE6D4B84B5AD44BD66D9D
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\2B8DEE0B1C9F18431B14C03D851CB22B
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\2EB645FEA6ABCAA35A42E7F95CB5915B
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\8847D8B73BC53DA40BE31A0C184F0DDB
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B132E83ADCB73BF3EAF30023190A791D
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D8778077F45AC9139B2282C54D16F4A2
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\F6CA2B8745EBD493ABDDDD667E73A6D2
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6F320B93-EE3C-4826-85E0-ADF79F8D4C61}

Open regedit.exe to delete the values below from the Windows Registry:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\1BD87B13125EE6D4B84B5AD44BD66D9D\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\2B8DEE0B1C9F18431B14C03D851CB22B\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\2EB645FEA6ABCAA35A42E7F95CB5915B\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\8847D8B73BC53DA40BE31A0C184F0DDB\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\B132E83ADCB73BF3EAF30023190A791D\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\D8778077F45AC9139B2282C54D16F4A2\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\F6CA2B8745EBD493ABDDDD667E73A6D2\ProductName


A way to remove Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 is an application offered by Microsoft Corporation. Frequently, people want to erase it. This can be difficult because uninstalling this manually takes some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK action to erase Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications existing on your PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 or simply activate the Search field and type in "Microsoft Visual Studio 2017". The Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 program will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 in the list , some information regarding the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Microsoft Visual Studio 2017.
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8. After uninstalling Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead 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 removing Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 by Microsoft Corporation from your PC, we are not saying that Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2017-08-23 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-08-22 22:13:49.777