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How to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your computer

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is a Windows program. Read below about how to remove it from your computer. It was coded for Windows by Microsoft Corporation. Further information on Microsoft Corporation can be found here. The application is often found in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file occupies 182.12 KB (186488 bytes) on disk and is labeled vs_installer.exe.

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer installs the following the executables on your PC, occupying about 49.65 MB (52064752 bytes) on disk.

  • vswhere.exe (418.19 KB)
  • vs_installer.exe (182.12 KB)
  • vs_installershell.exe (47.19 MB)
  • CheckHyperVHost.exe (89.70 KB)
  • handle.exe (415.63 KB)
  • InstallCleanup.exe (43.61 KB)
  • Setup.exe (128.08 KB)
  • vs_installer.windows.exe (39.20 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.exe (15.40 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.x86.exe (15.40 KB)
  • VSHiveStub.exe (26.42 KB)
  • VSIXAutoUpdate.exe (201.81 KB)
  • VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe (30.23 KB)
  • VSIXInstaller.exe (409.81 KB)
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The current page applies to Microsoft Visual Studio Installer version 1.17.1289.727 alone. You can find below info on other application versions of Microsoft Visual Studio Installer:

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Some files, folders and Windows registry data can not be deleted when you remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your computer.

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6F320B93-EE3C-4826-85E0-ADF79F8D4C61}


A way to delete Microsoft Visual Studio Installer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is a program marketed by Microsoft Corporation. Some users choose to uninstall it. This is hard because doing this manually takes some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. The best EASY solution to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around utility to take care of your Windows computer.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to admire the program's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system utility.

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


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Microsoft Visual Studio Installer or simply activate the Search field and type in "Microsoft Visual Studio Installer". If it exists on your system the Microsoft Visual Studio Installer app will be found automatically. When you click Microsoft Visual Studio Installer in the list of applications, some information about the program is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer.
Uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer


8. After removing Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Microsoft Visual Studio Installer which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Microsoft Visual Studio Installer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer by Microsoft Corporation from your computer, we are not saying that Microsoft Visual Studio Installer by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2018-08-14 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-08-14 19:58:13.753