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A guide to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your system

You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Microsoft Corporation. More information on Microsoft Corporation can be found here. Usually the Microsoft Visual Studio Installer program is found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer folder, depending on the user's option during install. The entire 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 Microsoft Visual Studio Installer's main executable file and it takes approximately 180.09 KB (184416 bytes) on disk.

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer contains of the executables below. They occupy 55.89 MB (58601680 bytes) on disk.




  • vswhere.exe (404.09 KB)
  • vs_installer.exe (180.09 KB)
  • vs_installershell.exe (54.56 MB)
  • CheckHyperVHost.exe (88.09 KB)
  • InstallCleanup.exe (42.09 KB)
  • Setup.exe (124.09 KB)
  • vs_installer.windows.exe (37.60 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.exe (14.99 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.x86.exe (15.00 KB)
  • VSHiveStub.exe (26.47 KB)
  • VSIXInstaller.exe (339.48 KB)
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The current page applies to Microsoft Visual Studio Installer version 1.14.162.1217 only. For more Microsoft Visual Studio Installer versions please click below:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the PC. Some of these are listed below.

Directories left on disk:
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer

The files below remain on your disk by Microsoft Visual Studio Installer's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-core-console-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-core-datetime-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-core-debug-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-core-errorhandling-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-core-handle-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-core-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-core-interlocked-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-core-libraryloader-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-core-memory-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-core-namedpipe-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-core-processenvironment-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-core-profile-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-core-rtlsupport-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-core-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-core-sysinfo-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-core-util-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-crt-conio-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-crt-private-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-crt-process-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\Assets\Installer.150x150.contrast-black_scale-100.png
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\Assets\Installer.150x150.contrast-black_scale-140.png
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\Assets\Installer.150x150.contrast-black_scale-180.png
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\Assets\Installer.150x150.contrast-black_scale-80.png
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\Assets\Installer.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-100.png
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\Assets\Installer.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-140.png
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\Assets\Installer.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-180.png
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\Assets\Installer.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-80.png
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\Assets\Installer.150x150.contrast-white_scale-100.png
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\Assets\Installer.150x150.contrast-white_scale-140.png
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\Assets\Installer.150x150.contrast-white_scale-180.png
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\Assets\Installer.150x150.contrast-white_scale-80.png
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\Assets\Installer.70x70.contrast-black_scale-100.png
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\Assets\Installer.70x70.contrast-black_scale-140.png
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\Assets\Installer.70x70.contrast-black_scale-180.png
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\Assets\Installer.70x70.contrast-black_scale-80.png
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\Assets\Installer.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-100.png
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\Assets\Installer.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-140.png
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\Assets\Installer.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-180.png
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\Assets\Installer.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-80.png
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\Assets\Installer.70x70.contrast-white_scale-100.png
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\Assets\Installer.70x70.contrast-white_scale-140.png
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\Assets\Installer.70x70.contrast-white_scale-180.png
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\Assets\Installer.70x70.contrast-white_scale-80.png
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\blink_image_resources_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\content_resources_200_percent.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\content_shell.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\d3dcompiler_47.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\ffmpeg.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\icudtl.dat
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\libEGL.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\libGLESv2.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\LICENSE
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\am.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\ar.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\bg.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\bn.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\ca.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\cs.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\da.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\de.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\el.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\en-GB.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\en-US.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\es.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\es-419.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\et.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\fa.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\fake-bidi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\fi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\fil.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\fr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\gu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\he.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\hi.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\hr.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\hu.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\id.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\it.pak
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\locales\ja.pak

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


How to delete Microsoft Visual Studio Installer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is an application offered by the software company Microsoft Corporation. Frequently, people decide to erase this program. Sometimes this can be efortful because uninstalling this by hand requires some know-how related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY way to erase 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 Windows PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


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

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Microsoft Visual Studio Installer or simply click the Search feature and type in "Microsoft Visual Studio Installer". The Microsoft Visual Studio Installer application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Microsoft Visual Studio Installer in the list of apps, some information about the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. 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 offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Microsoft Visual Studio Installer that 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 Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer by Microsoft Corporation from your computer, nor are we saying that Microsoft Visual Studio Installer by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2018-01-09 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-01-09 19:29:24.170