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A guide to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 from your PC

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 is a software application. This page holds details on how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by Microsoft Corporation. Take a look here for more information on Microsoft Corporation. The application is often placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for uninstalling Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for admin rights. The program's main executable file is named vs_installer.exe and it has a size of 180.62 KB (184952 bytes).

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 55.83 MB (58537864 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 (26.47 KB)
  • VSIXInstaller.exe (322.48 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 1.11.33288.831 of Microsoft Visual Studio 2017. For other Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 versions please click below:

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Some files, folders and Windows registry entries can be left behind when you remove Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 from your computer.

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Microsoft Visual Studio 2017:
  • 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\2D3777E0332D1C032A98282307B08F55
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\2EB645FEA6ABCAA35A42E7F95CB5915B
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\8847D8B73BC53DA40BE31A0C184F0DDB
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\C2AE07E3A8261F63A907D2E9A819444A
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6F320B93-EE3C-4826-85E0-ADF79F8D4C61}

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\1BD87B13125EE6D4B84B5AD44BD66D9D\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\2D3777E0332D1C032A98282307B08F55\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\C2AE07E3A8261F63A907D2E9A819444A\ProductName


A way to erase Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 is an application by Microsoft Corporation. Frequently, users want to remove this application. Sometimes this can be hard because deleting this manually requires some skill regarding PCs. The best QUICK solution to remove Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general utility to clean your system.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

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


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


5. All the applications installed on the computer will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Microsoft Visual Studio 2017". If it is installed on your PC the Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 app will be found automatically. Notice that after you select Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 in the list of programs, the following data regarding the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio 2017.
Uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio 2017


8. After removing Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 by Microsoft Corporation from your PC, nor are we saying that Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2017-09-13 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-09-13 16:17:19.117