Microsoft Visual Studio Installer

How to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your system

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:

• 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
• 1.14.121.1018
• 1.14.125.1030
• 1.14.138.1109
• 1.14.151.1127
• 1.15.155.1130
• 1.14.160.1208
• 1.14.162.1217
• 1.14.164.111
• 1.15.1173.104
• 1.14.167.122
• 1.15.3229.209
• 1.15.3224.202
• 1.15.3241.220
• 1.15.3245.307
• 1.15.3242.223
• 1.15.3248.309
• 1.16.79.223
• 1.16.112.315
• 1.16.1153.324
• 1.16.1214.412
• 1.16.1243.427
• 1.16.1237.423
• 1.16.1247.518
• 1.17.144.520
• 1.16.1251.625
• 1.17.1261.626
• 1.17.1227.606
• 1.17.1286.718
• 1.16.1252.717
• 1.17.1289.727
• 1.17.1298.831
• 1.17.1296.827
• 1.18.41.831
• 1.18.1050.913
• 1.18.1076.1019
• 1.18.1080.1029
• 2.0.72.1114
• 1.18.1089.1204
• 2.0.1183.116
• 1.18.1095.110
• 2.0.1184.128
• 2.0.3270.221
• 1.18.1096.130
• 2.0.2220.201
• 2.0.3283.305
• 1.18.1100.314
• 2.0.3274.226
• 2.0.3287.312
• 2.0.3297.403
• 2.1.1092.417
• 2.1.2105.426
• 2.1.29.321
• 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
• 2.2.3073.701
• 2.3.13.627
• 2.3.1146.807
• 2.2.3085.814
• 2.3.2207.828
• 2.3.2209.906
• 2.0.3307.627
• 2.3.2214.1002
• 2.4.43.1002
• 2.3.2217.1010
• 2.4.1069.1023
• 2.4.1078.1106
• 2.5.20.1114
• 2.5.1047.108
• 2.5.2057.204
• 2.4.1083.303
• 2.5.2059.317
• 2.6.3.225
• 2.6.1018.320
• 2.5.2061.411
• 1.18.1109.411
• 2.6.2033.413
• 2.7.8.428
• 2.6.2035.522
• 2.7.1025.522
• 2.6.2037.624
• 2.7.2030.609
• 2.7.3057.710
• 2.8.18.721
• 2.7.3061.716

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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}

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry values from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installershell.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installershell.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is an application offered by Microsoft Corporation. Frequently, people decide to erase this application. This can be efortful because doing this manually takes some advanced knowledge related to removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK practice to erase 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 Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows computer.

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• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs tool


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

6. Scroll 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. After you click 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 explains the opinion other people have about Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the app you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer.


8. After removing Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Microsoft Visual Studio Installer which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Microsoft Visual Studio Installer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your system.

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

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 software application. This text only 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 our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.