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How to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your system

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was created for Windows by Microsoft Corporation. Further information on Microsoft Corporation can be found here. The program is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer folder (same installation drive as Windows). 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 administrator rights. The program's main executable file is named vs_installer.exe and its approximative size is 204.59 KB (209496 bytes).

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is composed of the following executables which take 54.22 MB (56857960 bytes) on disk:

  • setup.exe (479.59 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 (35.88 KB)
  • Setup.exe (147.62 KB)
  • Microsoft.ServiceHub.Controller.exe (206.60 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.exe (15.38 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.x86.exe (16.09 KB)
  • BackgroundDownload.exe (63.60 KB)
  • VSHiveStub.exe (26.55 KB)
  • VSIXAutoUpdate.exe (203.05 KB)
  • VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe (22.91 KB)
  • VSIXInstaller.exe (414.55 KB)
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The current web page applies to Microsoft Visual Studio Installer version 2.5.20.1114 only. Click on the links below for other Microsoft Visual Studio Installer versions:

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

Registry that is not uninstalled:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6F320B93-EE3C-4826-85E0-ADF79F8D4C61}


A way to delete Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is an application offered by Microsoft Corporation. Some users decide to uninstall it. This can be efortful because removing this by hand requires some knowledge related to PCs. The best EASY practice to uninstall 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 PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your system.

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on your computer will be shown 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 program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Microsoft Visual Studio Installer in the list of applications, some data about the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you 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.
  • Details about the app you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer.
Uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer


8. After uninstalling Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Microsoft Visual Studio Installer that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Microsoft Visual Studio Installer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your computer will remain clean, speedy and able 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 software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2019-12-09 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-12-09 08:26:57.383