Microsoft Visual Studio Installer

A way to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your system

This web page contains thorough information on how to remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer for Windows. It is developed by Microsoft Corporation. You can read more on Microsoft Corporation or check for application updates here. The program is usually located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer directory. Keep in mind that this path can vary depending on the user's choice. C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\setup.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer. Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.ToastNotification.exe is the programs's main file and it takes close to 201.04 KB (205864 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are part of Microsoft Visual Studio Installer. They take about 6.00 MB (6289768 bytes) on disk.

• feedback.exe (303.54 KB)
• InstallCleanup.exe (51.04 KB)
• Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.ToastNotification.exe (201.04 KB)
• setup.exe (2.99 MB)
• VSInstallerElevationService.exe (41.55 KB)
• vswhere.exe (458.45 KB)
• vs_installer.exe (202.05 KB)
• vs_installer.windows.exe (31.08 KB)
• vs_installershell.exe (202.05 KB)
• vs_layout.exe (258.06 KB)
• dump64.exe (42.01 KB)
• dump64a.exe (47.01 KB)
• setup.exe (334.55 KB)
• BackgroundDownload.exe (249.56 KB)
• CheckHyperVHost.exe (93.09 KB)
• VSHiveStub.exe (32.55 KB)
• VSIXAutoUpdate.exe (65.06 KB)
• VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe (25.07 KB)
• VSIXInstaller.exe (447.06 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 3.14.2074.57458 of Microsoft Visual Studio Installer. You can find below info on other application versions of Microsoft Visual Studio Installer:

• 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
• 0.1.01.0.16100708
• 0.1.01.0.16100101
• 1.15.2197.117
• 1.14.97.1005
• 1.14.125.1030
• 1.14.162.1217
• 1.15.155.1130
• 1.14.138.1109
• 1.14.160.1208
• 1.14.121.1018
• 1.14.151.1127
• 1.14.164.111
• 1.15.3245.307
• 1.14.167.122
• 1.15.3224.202
• 1.15.1173.104
• 1.15.3229.209
• 1.15.3242.223
• 1.15.3248.309
• 1.16.1243.427
• 1.16.1214.412
• 1.16.1237.423
• 1.16.79.223
• 1.16.1153.324
• 1.15.3241.220
• 1.16.112.315
• 1.16.1247.518
• 1.17.144.520
• 1.17.1227.606
• 1.16.1251.625
• 1.17.1261.626
• 1.17.1286.718
• 1.17.1289.727
• 1.18.41.831
• 1.16.1252.717
• 1.17.1298.831
• 1.17.1296.827
• 1.18.1050.913
• 2.0.72.1114
• 1.18.1076.1019
• 1.18.1080.1029
• 1.18.1089.1204
• 2.0.3270.221
• 2.0.1183.116
• 1.18.1095.110
• 2.0.3283.305
• 1.18.1096.130
• 2.0.3274.226
• 1.18.1100.314
• 2.0.2220.201
• 2.0.1184.128
• 2.1.1092.417
• 2.0.3287.312
• 2.1.2105.426
• 2.0.3297.403
• 2.1.29.321
• 2.1.3125.514
• 2.2.2059.610
• 2.2.14.514
• 2.1.3129.607
• 2.2.1042.525
• 2.3.13.627
• 2.3.1146.807
• 2.2.3073.701
• 2.3.2207.828
• 1.18.1104.625
• 2.1.3131.625
• 2.3.2209.906
• 2.0.3307.627
• 2.2.3085.814
• 2.4.43.1002
• 2.3.2217.1010
• 2.3.2214.1002
• 2.4.1080.1113
• 2.4.1078.1106
• 2.4.1069.1023
• 2.5.20.1114
• 2.5.1047.108
• 2.5.2057.204
• 2.6.3.225
• 2.5.2059.317
• 2.4.1083.303
• 2.5.2061.411
• 1.18.1109.411
• 2.6.1018.320
• 2.6.2033.413
• 2.7.8.428
• 2.6.2037.624
• 2.6.2035.522
• 2.7.3057.710
• 2.7.2030.609
• 2.8.18.721
• 2.7.1025.522

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Microsoft Visual Studio Installer has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Folders remaining:

• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\ItemTemplates\CSharp\General\1033\Installer
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\ItemTemplates\VisualBasic\General\1033\Installer

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Platform\WhatsNew\Content\media\ssdt_preview_installer.png
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\ItemTemplates\CSharp\General\1033\Installer\installer.cs
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\ItemTemplates\CSharp\General\1033\Installer\installer.designer.cs
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\ItemTemplates\CSharp\General\1033\Installer\installer.vstemplate
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\ItemTemplates\VisualBasic\General\1033\Installer\Installer.Designer.vb
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\ItemTemplates\VisualBasic\General\1033\Installer\Installer.vb
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\ItemTemplates\VisualBasic\General\1033\Installer\Installer.vstemplate
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Xml\Schemas\PackageManifestSchema.Installer.xsd

Generally the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

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

Additional registry values that you should clean:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\VSInstallerElevationService\ImagePath

A way to erase Microsoft Visual Studio Installer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is a program released by Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes, people want to uninstall this program. Sometimes this is troublesome because deleting this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE approach to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows PC, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general tool to take care of your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system utility.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll 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 exists on your system the Microsoft Visual Studio Installer program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Microsoft Visual Studio Installer in the list of applications, the following information about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Details about the app you wish to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then 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 proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Microsoft Visual Studio Installer which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Microsoft Visual Studio Installer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready 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, nor are we saying that Microsoft Visual Studio Installer by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions 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 our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.