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A guide to uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 from your PC

This info is about Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows version was created by Microsoft Corporation. Further information on Microsoft Corporation can be seen here. The program is often located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools directory. Take into account that this path can differ depending on the user's decision. You can uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe. Note that you might get a notification for administrator rights. MSBuild.exe is the Visual Studio Build Tools 2017's main executable file and it takes about 310.55 KB (318000 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed along with Visual Studio Build Tools 2017. They take about 102.18 MB (107143152 bytes) on disk.

  • vsn.exe (22.54 KB)
  • cmake.exe (7.92 MB)
  • cmcldeps.exe (1.33 MB)
  • cpack.exe (8.12 MB)
  • ctest.exe (8.86 MB)
  • ninja.exe (508.13 KB)
  • ActivateApplication.exe (32.98 KB)
  • vstest.console.exe (143.46 KB)
  • vstest.discoveryengine.exe (89.01 KB)
  • vstest.discoveryengine.x86.exe (89.03 KB)
  • vstest.executionengine.clr20.exe (31.04 KB)
  • vstest.executionengine.exe (32.01 KB)
  • vstest.executionengine.x86.clr20.exe (31.06 KB)
  • vstest.executionengine.x86.exe (32.45 KB)
  • datacollector.exe (27.25 KB)
  • QTAgent.exe (31.24 KB)
  • QTAgent32.exe (31.25 KB)
  • QTAgent32_35.exe (30.25 KB)
  • QTAgent32_40.exe (30.25 KB)
  • QTAgent_35.exe (30.24 KB)
  • QTAgent_40.exe (30.24 KB)
  • QTDCAgent.exe (28.25 KB)
  • QTDCAgent32.exe (28.26 KB)
  • SettingsMigrator.exe (32.26 KB)
  • testhost.exe (35.73 KB)
  • testhost.x86.exe (36.24 KB)
  • vstest.console.exe (179.75 KB)
  • VSTestVideoRecorder.exe (41.37 KB)
  • VSTestVideoRecorder.exe (41.37 KB)
  • errlook.exe (56.10 KB)
  • guidgen.exe (42.13 KB)
  • makehm.exe (36.63 KB)
  • MSBuild.exe (311.55 KB)
  • MSBuildTaskHost.exe (219.09 KB)
  • Tracker.exe (170.54 KB)
  • MSBuild.exe (310.55 KB)
  • MSBuildTaskHost.exe (218.59 KB)
  • Tracker.exe (201.75 KB)
  • csc.exe (48.84 KB)
  • csi.exe (15.34 KB)
  • vbc.exe (48.84 KB)
  • VBCSCompiler.exe (85.86 KB)
  • FxCopCmd.exe (91.05 KB)
  • vc_redist.x64.exe (14.63 MB)
  • vc_redist.x86.exe (13.98 MB)
  • bscmake.exe (103.21 KB)
  • cl.exe (421.63 KB)
  • cvtres.exe (52.74 KB)
  • dumpbin.exe (28.09 KB)
  • editbin.exe (28.09 KB)
  • lib.exe (28.09 KB)
  • link.exe (1.63 MB)
  • ml64.exe (584.13 KB)
  • mspdbcmf.exe (1.32 MB)
  • mspdbsrv.exe (181.62 KB)
  • nmake.exe (113.66 KB)
  • pgocvt.exe (68.97 KB)
  • pgomgr.exe (103.91 KB)
  • pgosweep.exe (72.94 KB)
  • undname.exe (30.63 KB)
  • vctip.exe (376.50 KB)
  • xdcmake.exe (47.41 KB)
  • cl.exe (423.63 KB)
  • dumpbin.exe (28.09 KB)
  • editbin.exe (28.09 KB)
  • lib.exe (28.09 KB)
  • link.exe (1.63 MB)
  • ml.exe (626.11 KB)
  • pgomgr.exe (103.72 KB)
  • vctip.exe (376.49 KB)
  • cl.exe (352.84 KB)
  • dumpbin.exe (26.80 KB)
  • editbin.exe (26.80 KB)
  • lib.exe (26.80 KB)
  • link.exe (1.35 MB)
  • ml64.exe (441.84 KB)
  • pgomgr.exe (89.92 KB)
  • vctip.exe (284.49 KB)
  • bscmake.exe (90.71 KB)
  • cl.exe (354.63 KB)
  • cvtres.exe (46.74 KB)
  • dumpbin.exe (26.59 KB)
  • editbin.exe (26.59 KB)
  • ifc.exe (163.55 KB)
  • lib.exe (26.59 KB)
  • link.exe (1.35 MB)
  • ml.exe (479.61 KB)
  • mspdbcmf.exe (1.05 MB)
  • mspdbsrv.exe (135.12 KB)
  • nmake.exe (104.16 KB)
  • pgocvt.exe (60.99 KB)
  • pgomgr.exe (89.93 KB)
  • pgosweep.exe (65.95 KB)
  • undname.exe (28.63 KB)
  • vctip.exe (284.49 KB)
  • xdcmake.exe (47.39 KB)
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This info is about Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 version 15.9.28307.481 alone. You can find here a few links to other Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 releases:

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A way to erase Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 is a program marketed by the software company Microsoft Corporation. Some people choose to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because removing this manually takes some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. The best EASY solution to uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





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3. Click on the General Tools category
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4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool
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5. All the programs installed on your PC will appear

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 or simply activate the Search field and type in "Visual Studio Build Tools 2017". If it is installed on your PC the Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 in the list of apps, the following data about the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other people have about Visual Studio Build Tools 2017, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then remove Visual Studio Build Tools 2017.
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8. After uninstalling Visual Studio Build Tools 2017, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 by Microsoft Corporation from your computer, nor are we saying that Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 by Microsoft Corporation is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 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 stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2019-03-10 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-03-10 19:21:55.970