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A way to uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 from your computer

This page is about Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 for Windows. Below you can find details on how to remove it from your PC. The Windows release was developed by Microsoft Corporation. You can read more on Microsoft Corporation or check for application updates here. The program is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for admin rights. Visual Studio Build Tools 2017's main file takes about 310.55 KB (318000 bytes) and its name is MSBuild.exe.

Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 101.82 MB (106769416 bytes) on disk.

  • vsn.exe (23.27 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 (27.77 KB)
  • QTAgent.exe (31.26 KB)
  • QTAgent32.exe (31.27 KB)
  • QTAgent32_35.exe (30.27 KB)
  • QTAgent32_40.exe (30.27 KB)
  • QTAgent_35.exe (30.26 KB)
  • QTAgent_40.exe (30.27 KB)
  • QTDCAgent.exe (28.06 KB)
  • QTDCAgent32.exe (28.27 KB)
  • SettingsMigrator.exe (33.27 KB)
  • testhost.exe (35.74 KB)
  • testhost.x86.exe (36.27 KB)
  • vstest.console.exe (179.77 KB)
  • VSTestVideoRecorder.exe (41.38 KB)
  • VSTestVideoRecorder.exe (41.39 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 (91.27 KB)
  • vc_redist.x64.exe (14.60 MB)
  • vc_redist.x86.exe (13.96 MB)
  • bscmake.exe (96.47 KB)
  • cl.exe (415.91 KB)
  • cvtres.exe (45.98 KB)
  • dumpbin.exe (21.41 KB)
  • editbin.exe (21.41 KB)
  • lib.exe (21.41 KB)
  • link.exe (1.63 MB)
  • ml64.exe (577.42 KB)
  • mspdbcmf.exe (1.31 MB)
  • mspdbsrv.exe (174.91 KB)
  • nmake.exe (106.93 KB)
  • pgocvt.exe (68.97 KB)
  • pgomgr.exe (103.91 KB)
  • pgosweep.exe (72.94 KB)
  • undname.exe (23.92 KB)
  • vctip.exe (369.50 KB)
  • xdcmake.exe (40.45 KB)
  • cl.exe (418.42 KB)
  • dumpbin.exe (21.41 KB)
  • editbin.exe (21.41 KB)
  • lib.exe (21.41 KB)
  • link.exe (1.63 MB)
  • ml.exe (619.41 KB)
  • pgomgr.exe (103.72 KB)
  • vctip.exe (369.51 KB)
  • cl.exe (347.42 KB)
  • dumpbin.exe (19.91 KB)
  • editbin.exe (19.91 KB)
  • lib.exe (19.91 KB)
  • link.exe (1.35 MB)
  • ml64.exe (434.92 KB)
  • pgomgr.exe (89.92 KB)
  • vctip.exe (277.49 KB)
  • bscmake.exe (83.95 KB)
  • cl.exe (349.42 KB)
  • cvtres.exe (39.98 KB)
  • dumpbin.exe (19.89 KB)
  • editbin.exe (19.90 KB)
  • ifc.exe (156.88 KB)
  • lib.exe (19.91 KB)
  • link.exe (1.35 MB)
  • ml.exe (472.91 KB)
  • mspdbcmf.exe (1.04 MB)
  • mspdbsrv.exe (128.41 KB)
  • nmake.exe (97.43 KB)
  • pgocvt.exe (60.99 KB)
  • pgomgr.exe (89.93 KB)
  • pgosweep.exe (65.95 KB)
  • undname.exe (21.92 KB)
  • vctip.exe (277.49 KB)
  • xdcmake.exe (40.45 KB)
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This page is about Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 version 15.9.28 only. Click on the links below for other Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 versions:

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A way to remove Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 is an application released by Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes, people choose to remove it. This is troublesome because removing this by hand requires some advanced knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY manner to remove Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





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3. Click on the General Tools button
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4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
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5. All the programs existing 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". The Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 in the list of programs, the following data about the application is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Visual Studio Build Tools 2017, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically 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. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of 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 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 by Microsoft Corporation from your computer, we are not saying that Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application for your PC. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2023-04-25 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-04-25 13:33:16.480