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How to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your PC

This page contains complete information on how to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Microsoft Corporation. Further information on Microsoft Corporation can be found here. Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is typically installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer folder, however this location may vary a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the application. C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer. The program's main executable file has a size of 204.59 KB (209496 bytes) on disk and is titled vs_installer.exe.

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer contains of the executables below. They occupy 54.24 MB (56875592 bytes) on disk.




  • setup.exe (497.38 KB)
  • vswhere.exe (448.12 KB)
  • vs_installer.exe (204.59 KB)
  • vs_installer.windows.exe (30.62 KB)
  • vs_installershell.exe (50.96 MB)
  • CheckHyperVHost.exe (83.13 KB)
  • handle.exe (415.63 KB)
  • InstallCleanup.exe (36.08 KB)
  • Setup.exe (147.41 KB)
  • Microsoft.ServiceHub.Controller.exe (206.60 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.exe (15.38 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.x86.exe (16.09 KB)
  • BackgroundDownload.exe (63.40 KB)
  • VSHiveStub.exe (26.36 KB)
  • VSIXAutoUpdate.exe (202.86 KB)
  • VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe (22.91 KB)
  • VSIXInstaller.exe (414.56 KB)
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The current web page applies to Microsoft Visual Studio Installer version 2.4.1080.1113 alone. For other Microsoft Visual Studio Installer versions please click below:

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer.

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data 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}


A way to erase Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is a program marketed by the software company Microsoft Corporation. Frequently, people try to remove it. This is hard because doing this by hand takes some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK procedure to remove 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 already installed on your PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your PC.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of tools.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Microsoft Visual Studio Installer or simply click the Search feature and type in "Microsoft Visual Studio Installer". If it exists on your system the Microsoft Visual Studio Installer program will be found automatically. When you select Microsoft Visual Studio Installer in the list of apps, the following data about the application is available to you:


  • Star 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 - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer.
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8. After uninstalling Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click 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 asked if you want to delete them. By removing Microsoft Visual Studio Installer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

The text above 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 page simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer in case 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' computers.

2019-11-23 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-11-23 16:08:38.657