Microsoft Visual Studio Installer

A guide to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your computer

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is a software application. This page holds details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows release was developed by Microsoft Corporation. You can find out more on Microsoft Corporation or check for application updates here. Usually the Microsoft Visual Studio Installer application is placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer folder, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for uninstalling Microsoft Visual Studio Installer 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 get a notification for administrator rights. vs_installer.exe is the programs's main file and it takes approximately 102.88 KB (105352 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed alongside Microsoft Visual Studio Installer. They occupy about 55.46 MB (58156720 bytes) on disk.

• feedback.exe (233.88 KB)
• setup.exe (1.57 MB)
• vswhere.exe (448.12 KB)
• vs_installer.exe (102.88 KB)
• vs_installer.windows.exe (30.42 KB)
• vs_installershell.exe (50.96 MB)
• CheckHyperVHost.exe (82.93 KB)
• handle.exe (415.63 KB)
• InstallCleanup.exe (38.38 KB)
• Setup.exe (147.92 KB)
• Microsoft.ServiceHub.Controller.exe (206.40 KB)
• vs_installerservice.exe (15.59 KB)
• vs_installerservice.x86.exe (15.88 KB)
• BackgroundDownload.exe (63.40 KB)
• VSHiveStub.exe (26.37 KB)
• VSIXAutoUpdate.exe (205.86 KB)
• VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe (22.91 KB)
• VSIXInstaller.exe (419.36 KB)

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This info is about Microsoft Visual Studio Installer version 2.8.1033.811 alone. Click on the links below for other Microsoft Visual Studio Installer versions:

• 2.9.1041.1202
• 2.4.1098.1211
• 0.1.020160329.1
• 0.1.020160506.11
• 0.1.020160702.1
• 0.1.020160825.1
• 0.1.020160818.3
• 0.1.01.0.16100101
• 0.1.01.0.16100708
• 1.15.2197.117
• 1.14.97.1005
• 1.14.125.1030
• 1.14.121.1018
• 1.14.138.1109
• 1.15.155.1130
• 1.14.160.1208
• 1.14.151.1127
• 1.14.162.1217
• 1.14.164.111
• 1.15.1173.104
• 1.14.167.122
• 1.15.3229.209
• 1.15.3242.223
• 1.15.3224.202
• 1.15.3245.307
• 1.15.3241.220
• 1.15.3248.309
• 1.16.79.223
• 1.16.1214.412
• 1.16.1153.324
• 1.16.112.315
• 1.16.1243.427
• 1.17.144.520
• 1.16.1237.423
• 1.16.1247.518
• 1.16.1251.625
• 1.17.1261.626
• 1.17.1227.606
• 1.17.1286.718
• 1.16.1252.717
• 1.18.41.831
• 1.17.1289.727
• 1.17.1298.831
• 1.17.1296.827
• 1.18.1050.913
• 1.18.1076.1019
• 2.0.72.1114
• 1.18.1080.1029
• 1.18.1089.1204
• 2.0.1183.116
• 1.18.1095.110
• 2.0.3270.221
• 2.0.1184.128
• 2.0.3283.305
• 2.0.3274.226
• 1.18.1100.314
• 1.18.1096.130
• 2.0.2220.201
• 2.0.3297.403
• 2.0.3287.312
• 2.1.29.321
• 2.1.1092.417
• 2.1.2105.426
• 2.1.3125.514
• 2.2.14.514
• 2.1.3129.607
• 2.2.2059.610
• 2.2.1042.525
• 1.18.1104.625
• 2.1.3131.625
• 2.3.1146.807
• 2.3.2207.828
• 2.3.13.627
• 2.2.3073.701
• 2.2.3085.814
• 2.3.2209.906
• 2.0.3307.627
• 2.4.43.1002
• 2.3.2217.1010
• 2.4.1069.1023
• 2.3.2214.1002
• 2.4.1078.1106
• 2.4.1080.1113
• 2.5.20.1114
• 2.5.1047.108
• 2.5.2057.204
• 2.6.3.225
• 2.4.1083.303
• 2.5.2059.317
• 2.5.2061.411
• 1.18.1109.411
• 2.6.1018.320
• 2.6.2033.413
• 2.7.8.428
• 2.6.2035.522
• 2.7.3057.710
• 2.6.2037.624
• 2.7.2030.609
• 2.7.1025.522
• 2.8.18.721

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

The files below were left behind on your disk by Microsoft Visual Studio Installer when you uninstall it:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Microsoft Visual Studio_Installer_vs_installer_exe

Registry keys:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6F320B93-EE3C-4826-85E0-ADF79F8D4C61}

How to delete Microsoft Visual Studio Installer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is a program offered by Microsoft Corporation. Some people decide to erase this application. This can be difficult because performing this by hand requires some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE procedure to erase Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to take care of your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Microsoft Visual Studio Installer or simply click the Search field and type in "Microsoft Visual Studio Installer". The Microsoft Visual Studio Installer app will be found very quickly. When you click Microsoft Visual Studio Installer in the list of programs, some data regarding the application is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you are about to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer.


8. After removing Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Microsoft Visual Studio Installer which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Microsoft Visual Studio Installer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer by Microsoft Corporation from your computer, nor are we saying that Microsoft Visual Studio Installer by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application for your computer. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.