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A guide to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your PC

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is a Windows program. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. It was created for Windows by Microsoft Corporation. Go over here for more info on Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer directory, depending on the user's decision. You can remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer 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 get a notification for administrator rights. vs_installer.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 211.83 KB (216912 bytes) on disk.

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 50.03 MB (52461616 bytes) on disk.

  • vswhere.exe (447.59 KB)
  • vs_installer.exe (211.83 KB)
  • vs_installershell.exe (47.21 MB)
  • CheckHyperVHost.exe (90.21 KB)
  • handle.exe (415.63 KB)
  • InstallCleanup.exe (43.31 KB)
  • Setup.exe (154.70 KB)
  • vs_installer.windows.exe (37.90 KB)
  • Microsoft.ServiceHub.Controller.exe (205.90 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.exe (15.38 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.x86.exe (15.88 KB)
  • BackgroundDownload.exe (71.66 KB)
  • VSHiveStub.exe (26.56 KB)
  • VSIXAutoUpdate.exe (202.55 KB)
  • VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe (30.17 KB)
  • VSIXInstaller.exe (414.05 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 2.3.13.627 of Microsoft Visual Studio Installer. For other Microsoft Visual Studio Installer versions please click below:

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When you're planning to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Usually, the following files remain on disk:
  • C:\UserNames\UserName\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Quick Launch\UserName Pinned\ImplicitAppShortcuts\4565479ed336a5ae\Uninstall Visual Studio Installer.lnk

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


How to erase Microsoft Visual Studio Installer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is an application offered by the software company Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes, people want to uninstall this application. This can be hard because deleting this by hand takes some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE way to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to maximize the performance of your PC.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • install 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 number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Microsoft Visual Studio Installer or simply click the Search feature and type in "Microsoft Visual Studio Installer". The Microsoft Visual Studio Installer application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Microsoft Visual Studio Installer in the list of applications, some data 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 Installer, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer.
Uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer


8. After removing Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Microsoft Visual Studio Installer that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Microsoft Visual Studio Installer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer by Microsoft Corporation from your PC, we are not saying that Microsoft Visual Studio Installer by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions 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.

2019-07-26 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-07-26 11:47:14.317