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How to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your system

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is a Windows program. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. It is developed by Microsoft Corporation. More information about Microsoft Corporation can be read here. Usually the Microsoft Visual Studio Installer application is installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer directory, depending on the user's option during setup. C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer. The application's main executable file is named vs_installer.exe and occupies 204.38 KB (209288 bytes).

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 54.48 MB (57124552 bytes) on disk.

  • feedback.exe (233.38 KB)
  • setup.exe (497.90 KB)
  • vswhere.exe (448.12 KB)
  • vs_installer.exe (204.38 KB)
  • vs_installer.windows.exe (30.41 KB)
  • vs_installershell.exe (50.96 MB)
  • CheckHyperVHost.exe (82.93 KB)
  • handle.exe (415.63 KB)
  • InstallCleanup.exe (38.38 KB)
  • Setup.exe (147.43 KB)
  • Microsoft.ServiceHub.Controller.exe (206.40 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.exe (15.59 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.x86.exe (15.88 KB)
  • BackgroundDownload.exe (63.91 KB)
  • VSHiveStub.exe (26.37 KB)
  • VSIXAutoUpdate.exe (205.87 KB)
  • VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe (22.91 KB)
  • VSIXInstaller.exe (419.35 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 2.8.18.721 of Microsoft Visual Studio Installer. For other Microsoft Visual Studio Installer versions please click below:

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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 by Microsoft Visual Studio Installer's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\150\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Microsoft Visual Studio_Installer_vs_installer_exe

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6F320B93-EE3C-4826-85E0-ADF79F8D4C61}


How to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is a program released by Microsoft Corporation. Some people decide to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because doing this manually takes some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best SIMPLE procedure 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 system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and all around tool to take care of your computer.

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  • download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.

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


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Microsoft Visual Studio Installer or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Microsoft Visual Studio Installer". If it exists on your system the Microsoft Visual Studio Installer app will be found automatically. When you select Microsoft Visual Studio Installer in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have regarding Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer.
Uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer


8. After removing Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Microsoft Visual Studio Installer which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Microsoft Visual Studio Installer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation 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 software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2020-08-06 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-08-06 01:35:45.780