Microsoft Visual Studio Installer

How to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your computer

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer for Windows. The Windows release was created by Microsoft Corporation. You can read more on Microsoft Corporation or check for application updates here. Usually the Microsoft Visual Studio Installer program is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The complete uninstall command line for Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\setup.exe. The program's main executable file is labeled Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.ToastNotification.exe and occupies 201.06 KB (205888 bytes).

The following executables are contained in Microsoft Visual Studio Installer. They occupy 6.00 MB (6290056 bytes) on disk.

• feedback.exe (303.58 KB)
• InstallCleanup.exe (51.05 KB)
• Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.ToastNotification.exe (201.06 KB)
• setup.exe (2.99 MB)
• VSInstallerElevationService.exe (41.58 KB)
• vswhere.exe (458.45 KB)
• vs_installer.exe (202.05 KB)
• vs_installer.windows.exe (31.12 KB)
• vs_installershell.exe (202.09 KB)
• vs_layout.exe (258.07 KB)
• dump64.exe (42.01 KB)
• dump64a.exe (47.05 KB)
• setup.exe (334.57 KB)
• BackgroundDownload.exe (249.58 KB)
• CheckHyperVHost.exe (93.13 KB)
• VSHiveStub.exe (32.53 KB)
• VSIXAutoUpdate.exe (65.06 KB)
• VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe (25.06 KB)
• VSIXInstaller.exe (447.04 KB)

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This data is about Microsoft Visual Studio Installer version 3.14.2075.50697 only. You can find below a few links to other Microsoft Visual Studio Installer releases:

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

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If you are manually uninstalling Microsoft Visual Studio Installer we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer:

• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\Platform\WhatsNew\Content\media\ssdt_preview_installer.png
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\vcpkg\vcpkg-artifacts\amf\installer.d.ts
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\vcpkg\vcpkg-artifacts\amf\installer.js
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\vcpkg\vcpkg-artifacts\interfaces\metadata\installers\Installer.d.ts
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\VC\vcpkg\vcpkg-artifacts\interfaces\metadata\installers\Installer.js
• C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Xml\Schemas\PackageManifestSchema.Installer.xsd

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

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

Supplementary values that are not cleaned:

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

How to delete Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is a program offered by Microsoft Corporation. Frequently, computer users try to erase this application. This can be easier said than done because deleting this manually takes some experience regarding PCs. The best EASY way to erase 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 Windows system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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• download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Microsoft Visual Studio Installer or simply click the Search field and type in "Microsoft Visual Studio Installer". If it is installed on your PC the Microsoft Visual Studio Installer app will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Microsoft Visual Studio Installer in the list of applications, the following data about the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other users have about Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer.


8. After uninstalling Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start 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 uninstalling Microsoft Visual Studio Installer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall 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 for your PC. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.