Microsoft Visual Studio Installer

How to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your computer

This page contains thorough information on how to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer for Windows. The Windows version was developed by Microsoft Corporation. More information on Microsoft Corporation can be found here. Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is frequently set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer folder, however this location can differ a lot depending on the user's decision while installing the program. The complete uninstall command line for Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe. vs_installer.exe is the programs's main file and it takes circa 204.38 KB (209288 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in Microsoft Visual Studio Installer. They occupy 54.24 MB (56879928 bytes) on disk.

• setup.exe (497.90 KB)
• vswhere.exe (448.12 KB)
• vs_installer.exe (204.38 KB)
• vs_installer.windows.exe (30.42 KB)
• vs_installershell.exe (50.96 MB)
• CheckHyperVHost.exe (82.92 KB)
• handle.exe (415.63 KB)
• InstallCleanup.exe (38.38 KB)
• Setup.exe (147.43 KB)
• Microsoft.ServiceHub.Controller.exe (206.40 KB)
• vs_installerservice.exe (15.59 KB)
• vs_installerservice.x86.exe (15.88 KB)
• BackgroundDownload.exe (63.90 KB)
• VSHiveStub.exe (26.35 KB)
• VSIXAutoUpdate.exe (203.86 KB)
• VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe (22.91 KB)
• VSIXInstaller.exe (415.87 KB)

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The current web page applies to Microsoft Visual Studio Installer version 2.7.8.428 only. 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
• 1.14.138.1109
• 1.14.121.1018
• 1.14.151.1127
• 1.15.155.1130
• 1.14.162.1217
• 1.14.160.1208
• 1.14.167.122
• 1.14.164.111
• 1.15.1173.104
• 1.15.3224.202
• 1.15.3245.307
• 1.15.3248.309
• 1.15.3241.220
• 1.15.3229.209
• 1.15.3242.223
• 1.16.79.223
• 1.16.1153.324
• 1.16.112.315
• 1.16.1214.412
• 1.16.1243.427
• 1.16.1237.423
• 1.17.144.520
• 1.16.1247.518
• 1.17.1286.718
• 1.16.1251.625
• 1.17.1227.606
• 1.17.1261.626
• 1.17.1289.727
• 1.16.1252.717
• 1.17.1296.827
• 1.18.1050.913
• 1.17.1298.831
• 1.18.41.831
• 1.18.1076.1019
• 1.18.1080.1029
• 1.18.1089.1204
• 2.0.72.1114
• 2.0.1183.116
• 1.18.1095.110
• 2.0.3270.221
• 1.18.1096.130
• 2.0.1184.128
• 2.0.3283.305
• 2.0.2220.201
• 1.18.1100.314
• 2.0.3274.226
• 2.0.3287.312
• 2.0.3297.403
• 2.1.1092.417
• 2.1.29.321
• 2.1.2105.426
• 2.2.14.514
• 2.2.1042.525
• 2.1.3125.514
• 2.2.2059.610
• 2.1.3129.607
• 2.3.13.627
• 1.18.1104.625
• 2.2.3073.701
• 2.1.3131.625
• 2.3.1146.807
• 2.3.2207.828
• 2.2.3085.814
• 2.3.2209.906
• 2.0.3307.627
• 2.3.2217.1010
• 2.4.1078.1106
• 2.3.2214.1002
• 2.4.43.1002
• 2.4.1069.1023
• 2.4.1080.1113
• 2.5.20.1114
• 2.5.2057.204
• 2.5.1047.108
• 2.5.2059.317
• 2.6.3.225
• 2.6.1018.320
• 2.4.1083.303
• 2.5.2061.411
• 1.18.1109.411
• 2.6.2033.413
• 2.6.2035.522
• 2.7.1025.522
• 2.6.2037.624
• 2.7.3057.710
• 2.7.2030.609
• 2.8.18.721
• 2.7.3061.716

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Some files and registry entries are usually left behind when you uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer.

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• 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 that is not uninstalled:

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

How to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your PC with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is an application offered by the software company Microsoft Corporation. Frequently, users want to remove this program. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because performing this by hand takes some know-how related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE 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 already installed on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to optimize your PC.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications existing on the computer will appear

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 application will be found automatically. When you select Microsoft Visual Studio Installer in the list of applications, some information about the program is available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer.


8. After removing Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Microsoft Visual Studio Installer which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Microsoft Visual Studio Installer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer by Microsoft Corporation from your computer, we are not saying that Microsoft Visual Studio Installer by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.