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A way to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your PC

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer for Windows. It is developed by Microsoft Corporation. More information about Microsoft Corporation can be found here. The application is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer directory (same installation drive as Windows). 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. Microsoft Visual Studio Installer's main file takes around 181.28 KB (185632 bytes) and is called vs_installer.exe.

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is composed of the following executables which occupy 49.65 MB (52058072 bytes) on disk:

  • vswhere.exe (418.19 KB)
  • vs_installer.exe (181.28 KB)
  • vs_installershell.exe (47.19 MB)
  • CheckHyperVHost.exe (88.87 KB)
  • handle.exe (415.63 KB)
  • InstallCleanup.exe (43.66 KB)
  • Setup.exe (126.66 KB)
  • vs_installer.windows.exe (37.85 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.exe (15.40 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.x86.exe (15.40 KB)
  • VSHiveStub.exe (26.43 KB)
  • VSIXAutoUpdate.exe (201.81 KB)
  • VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe (31.73 KB)
  • VSIXInstaller.exe (408.43 KB)
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The current page applies to Microsoft Visual Studio Installer version 1.18.41.831 alone. Click on the links below for other Microsoft Visual Studio Installer versions:

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If you are manually uninstalling Microsoft Visual Studio Installer we suggest you to verify if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|BuildNotificationApp.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|CommonExtensions|Microsoft|TestWindow|Microsoft.TeamFoundation.TestPlatform.Client.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|Extensions|Microsoft|CodeSense|Framework|Microsoft.TeamFoundation.CodeSense.Client.Common.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|Extensions|Microsoft|CodeSense|Providers|CollaborationProvider|Microsoft.TeamFoundation.CodeSense.Client.Core.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|Extensions|Microsoft|CodeSense|Providers|CollaborationProvider|Microsoft.TeamFoundation.CodeSense.Client.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|PrivateAssemblies|Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Sync.Admin.Framework.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|PrivateAssemblies|Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Sync.Mapping.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|PrivateAssemblies|Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Sync.Mapping.Validation.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|PrivateAssemblies|Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Sync.Project.Server.Library.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|PrivateAssemblies|Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Sync.ProjectServerApi.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|PrivateAssemblies|Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Sync.Provisioning.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|PrivateAssemblies|Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Sync.Shared.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|PrivateAssemblies|Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Test.WebApi.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|PrivateAssemblies|Microsoft.TeamFoundation.TestManagement.Client.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|PrivateAssemblies|Microsoft.TeamFoundation.TestManagement.Common.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|PrivateAssemblies|Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.WarehouseCommon.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|PrivateAssemblies|Microsoft.VisualStudio.TeamSystem.Common.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|PrivateAssemblies|Microsoft.VisualStudio.TeamSystem.Common.Framework.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|PrivateAssemblies|Microsoft.VisualStudio.TeamSystem.Integration.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|PrivateAssemblies|Microsoft.VisualStudio.TeamSystem.PerformanceWizard.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|PrivateAssemblies|TeamLab|Microsoft.TeamFoundation.Lab.Controller.Common.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|ReferenceAssemblies|v2.0|Microsoft.TeamFoundation.TestManagement.Client.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|ReferenceAssemblies|v2.0|Microsoft.TeamFoundation.TestManagement.Common.dll
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|TF.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|TfsAdmin.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|TFSBuild.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|TfsDeleteProject.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|TfsLabConfig.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|TFSSecurity.exe
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|witadmin.exe
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6F320B93-EE3C-4826-85E0-ADF79F8D4C61}


How to erase Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is a program by the software company Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes, computer users decide to remove this program. Sometimes this is efortful because performing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding PCs. The best QUICK solution to remove 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 a very useful uninstaller and general utility to clean your system.

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  • download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good Windows optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will appear

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 is installed on your PC the Microsoft Visual Studio Installer application will be found automatically. When you select Microsoft Visual Studio Installer in the list of programs, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the removal 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 ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong 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 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your disk.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer by Microsoft Corporation from your PC, nor are we saying that Microsoft Visual Studio Installer by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2018-09-17 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-09-17 19:39:23.027