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A way to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 from your computer

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Microsoft Corporation. More information about Microsoft Corporation can be read here. The program is often found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full uninstall command line for Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe /uninstall. Microsoft Visual Studio 2017's main file takes around 169.18 KB (173240 bytes) and is named vs_installer.exe.

The executable files below are installed beside Microsoft Visual Studio 2017. They occupy about 60.17 MB (63095744 bytes) on disk.

  • vs_installer.exe (169.18 KB)
  • vs_installershell.exe (59.25 MB)
  • InstallCleanup.exe (41.69 KB)
  • Setup.exe (137.65 KB)
  • vs_installer.windows.exe (38.71 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.exe (14.99 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.x86.exe (15.00 KB)
  • VSHiveStub.exe (43.17 KB)
  • vsixautoupdate.exe (176.18 KB)
  • vsixinstaller.exe (310.68 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 1.3.30114.1 of Microsoft Visual Studio 2017. For more Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 versions please click below:

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Several files, folders and Windows registry data will not be removed when you want to remove Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 from your PC.

Directories that were found:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Tools for Unity

The files below remain on your disk by Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\blink_image_resources_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\content_resources_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\content_shell.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\LICENSES.chromium.html
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\fake-bidi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\ja.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\kn.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\ko.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\lt.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\lv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\ml.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\mr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\ms.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\nb.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\nl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\pl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\pt-BR.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\pt-PT.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\ro.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\ru.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\sk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\sl.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\sr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\sv.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\sw.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\ta.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\te.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\th.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\tr.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\uk.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\vi.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\zh-CN.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\zh-TW.pak
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\natives_blob.bin
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\node.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\cs\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Common.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\cs\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Download.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\cs\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Engine.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\cs\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\cs\Setup.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\de\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Common.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\de\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Download.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\de\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Engine.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\de\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\de\Setup.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\es\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Common.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\es\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Download.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\es\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Engine.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\es\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\es\Setup.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\fr\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Common.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\fr\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Download.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\fr\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Engine.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\fr\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\fr\Setup.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\InstallCleanup.exe
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\it\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Common.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\it\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Download.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\it\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Engine.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\it\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\it\Setup.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\ja\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Common.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\ja\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Download.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\ja\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Engine.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\ja\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\ja\Setup.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\ko\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Common.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\ko\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Download.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\ko\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Engine.resources.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\ko\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.resources.dll

Generally the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 8|Common7|IDE|PrivateAssemblies|es|Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Project.resources.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 8|Common7|IDE|PrivateAssemblies|Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Project.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 8|Common7|IDE|PublicAssemblies|es|Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Adapter.resources.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 8|Common7|IDE|PublicAssemblies|es|Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.AddInManager.resources.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 8|Common7|IDE|PublicAssemblies|es|Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.ComRPCChannel.resources.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 8|Common7|IDE|PublicAssemblies|es|Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.DesignTime.resources.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 8|Common7|IDE|PublicAssemblies|Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Adapter.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 8|Common7|IDE|PublicAssemblies|Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.AddInManager.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 8|Common7|IDE|PublicAssemblies|Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.ComRPCChannel.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 8|Common7|IDE|PublicAssemblies|Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.DesignTime.dll
  • HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft Visual Studio 15.0 Tools for Unity
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\013B2299430DE9E39A7B1515591F1D2B
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\7B88A49264D67AB44A4374D092BE673C
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DD2442149D637AE35BC76C98F917C9CC
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\E03EB6360EA4548439EDA1DA43C1DC78
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\E03FC13858B4BCD3A805D68189DB34B5
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\EA1D5CFB69C47FE3CAB9172952AE443E
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\FA3236B91968E1F3EAEB6F39EEFF9FC3
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\ASP.NET Diagnostic Pack\Visual Studio 15
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft Visual Studio 15.0 Tools for Unity
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Updates\Microsoft Visual Studio 2015
  • 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\013B2299430DE9E39A7B1515591F1D2B\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\7B88A49264D67AB44A4374D092BE673C\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\DD2442149D637AE35BC76C98F917C9CC\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\E03EB6360EA4548439EDA1DA43C1DC78\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\E03FC13858B4BCD3A805D68189DB34B5\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\EA1D5CFB69C47FE3CAB9172952AE443E\ProductName
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\FA3236B91968E1F3EAEB6F39EEFF9FC3\ProductName


A way to delete Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 is an application by Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes, users choose to erase this program. Sometimes this can be hard because removing this by hand takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE way to erase 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 PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your system.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

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


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


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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 or simply click the Search field and type in "Microsoft Visual Studio 2017". The Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 in the list of applications, the following information about the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Microsoft Visual Studio 2017, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. 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 of 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 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice 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 for your computer. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to remove 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.

2017-01-30 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2017-01-30 01:01:45.873