Microsoft Visual Studio Installer

How to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your computer

This page contains thorough information on how to remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer for Windows. The Windows version was created by Microsoft Corporation. You can find out more on Microsoft Corporation or check for application updates here. Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer directory, regulated by the user's decision. The complete 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 primary executable file and it takes close to 181.30 KB (185656 bytes) on disk.

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is composed of the following executables which occupy 49.64 MB (52054144 bytes) on disk:

• vswhere.exe (418.19 KB)
• vs_installer.exe (181.30 KB)
• vs_installershell.exe (47.19 MB)
• CheckHyperVHost.exe (88.88 KB)
• handle.exe (415.63 KB)
• InstallCleanup.exe (42.79 KB)
• Setup.exe (125.17 KB)
• vs_installer.windows.exe (37.88 KB)
• vs_installerservice.exe (15.40 KB)
• vs_installerservice.x86.exe (15.40 KB)
• VSHiveStub.exe (26.59 KB)
• VSIXAutoUpdate.exe (200.85 KB)
• VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe (30.35 KB)
• VSIXInstaller.exe (410.54 KB)

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This web page is about Microsoft Visual Studio Installer version 1.18.1076.1019 alone. Click on the links below for other Microsoft Visual Studio Installer versions:

• 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
• 0.1.01.0.16100101
• 0.1.01.0.16100708
• 1.15.2197.117
• 1.14.97.1005
• 1.14.125.1030
• 1.14.138.1109
• 1.14.121.1018
• 1.15.155.1130
• 1.14.151.1127
• 1.14.162.1217
• 1.14.160.1208
• 1.14.167.122
• 1.14.164.111
• 1.15.1173.104
• 1.15.3224.202
• 1.15.3245.307
• 1.15.3248.309
• 1.15.3229.209
• 1.15.3241.220
• 1.15.3242.223
• 1.16.79.223
• 1.16.1153.324
• 1.16.112.315
• 1.16.1214.412
• 1.16.1243.427
• 1.16.1237.423
• 1.17.144.520
• 1.16.1247.518
• 1.17.1286.718
• 1.16.1251.625
• 1.17.1261.626
• 1.17.1227.606
• 1.17.1289.727
• 1.16.1252.717
• 1.17.1296.827
• 1.18.1050.913
• 1.17.1298.831
• 1.18.41.831
• 1.18.1080.1029
• 2.0.72.1114
• 1.18.1089.1204
• 2.0.1183.116
• 1.18.1095.110
• 2.0.3270.221
• 1.18.1096.130
• 2.0.1184.128
• 2.0.3283.305
• 2.0.3274.226
• 2.0.2220.201
• 1.18.1100.314
• 2.0.3287.312
• 2.0.3297.403
• 2.1.1092.417
• 2.1.29.321
• 2.1.2105.426
• 2.2.14.514
• 2.2.1042.525
• 2.1.3125.514
• 2.2.2059.610
• 2.1.3129.607
• 2.3.13.627
• 2.2.3073.701
• 1.18.1104.625
• 2.1.3131.625
• 2.3.1146.807
• 2.3.2207.828
• 2.2.3085.814
• 2.3.2209.906
• 2.0.3307.627
• 2.3.2217.1010
• 2.3.2214.1002
• 2.4.43.1002
• 2.4.1078.1106
• 2.4.1069.1023
• 2.4.1080.1113
• 2.5.20.1114
• 2.5.2057.204
• 2.5.1047.108
• 2.5.2059.317
• 2.6.3.225
• 2.6.1018.320
• 2.4.1083.303
• 2.5.2061.411
• 1.18.1109.411
• 2.6.2033.413
• 2.6.2035.522
• 2.7.8.428
• 2.7.1025.522
• 2.6.2037.624
• 2.7.3057.710
• 2.7.2030.609
• 2.8.18.721
• 2.7.3061.716

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

The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Microsoft Visual Studio_Installer_vs_installer_exe

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|CommonExtensions|Platform|Debugger|VsDebugCoreUI.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|PrivateAssemblies|Microsoft.Internal.VisualStudio.UserNotifications.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|PrivateAssemblies|Microsoft.VisualStudio.Diagnostics.Common.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|PublicAssemblies|Microsoft.VisualStudio.Debugger.Parallel.MultiValueVisualizers.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0|Common7|IDE|VSWebHandler.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6F320B93-EE3C-4826-85E0-ADF79F8D4C61}

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

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is a program released by Microsoft Corporation. Some computer users try to erase it. This can be troublesome because performing this manually takes some skill regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK practice 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 PC, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows computer.

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• download the program by clicking on the DOWNLOAD button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of tools.

3. Press the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the applications existing on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of applications 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 application will be found very quickly. After you click Microsoft Visual Studio Installer in the list , some information about the program is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains 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.
• Technical information about the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer.


8. After uninstalling Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to proceed with 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 removing Microsoft Visual Studio Installer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your 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 software application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer in case 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' PCs.