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A way to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your PC

You can find below detailed information on how to remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer for Windows. It is developed by Microsoft Corporation. Open here where you can read more on Microsoft Corporation. The application is frequently found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer directory. Take into account that this path can vary being determined by the user's decision. The full command line for removing 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 may get a notification for admin rights. Microsoft Visual Studio Installer's primary file takes around 211.80 KB (216888 bytes) and its name is vs_installer.exe.

The executable files below are installed beside Microsoft Visual Studio Installer. They take about 50.03 MB (52459624 bytes) on disk.

  • vswhere.exe (447.59 KB)
  • vs_installer.exe (211.80 KB)
  • vs_installershell.exe (47.21 MB)
  • CheckHyperVHost.exe (90.40 KB)
  • handle.exe (415.63 KB)
  • InstallCleanup.exe (43.09 KB)
  • Setup.exe (154.88 KB)
  • vs_installer.windows.exe (37.67 KB)
  • Microsoft.ServiceHub.Controller.exe (205.90 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.exe (15.38 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.x86.exe (15.88 KB)
  • BackgroundDownload.exe (71.84 KB)
  • VSHiveStub.exe (26.35 KB)
  • VSIXAutoUpdate.exe (201.55 KB)
  • VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe (30.14 KB)
  • VSIXInstaller.exe (412.85 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 2.2.3073.701 of Microsoft Visual Studio Installer. You can find below a few links to other Microsoft Visual Studio Installer versions:

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If you're planning to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Microsoft Visual Studio_Installer_vs_installer_exe

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


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

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is a program released by Microsoft Corporation. Some people decide to remove this program. Sometimes this is troublesome because deleting this manually takes some know-how regarding Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK action to remove 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 already installed on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to clean your system.

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2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category
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4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications existing on your computer will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find 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 very quickly. Notice that when you select Microsoft Visual Studio Installer in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer.
Uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer


8. After removing Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Microsoft Visual Studio Installer which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Microsoft Visual Studio Installer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to remove 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 only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2019-07-18 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-07-18 04:23:08.933