Visual Studio Build Tools 2022

A way to uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2022 from your computer

This page is about Visual Studio Build Tools 2022 for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your computer. It is produced by Microsoft Corporation. Open here for more info on Microsoft Corporation. The application is frequently placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools folder (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for removing Visual Studio Build Tools 2022 is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\setup.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may receive a notification for administrator rights. Visual Studio Build Tools 2022's primary file takes around 58.06 KB (59456 bytes) and is named NuGet.Build.Tasks.Console.exe.

The following executables are installed together with Visual Studio Build Tools 2022. They take about 80.13 MB (84025408 bytes) on disk.

DDConfigCA.exe (147.08 KB)
mspdbsrv.exe (134.46 KB)
PerfWatson2.exe (53.94 KB)
StorePID.exe (42.57 KB)
T4VSHostProcess.exe (18.05 KB)
TextTransform.exe (43.95 KB)
TextTransformCore.exe (154.95 KB)
UserControlTestContainer.exe (30.61 KB)
vb7to8.exe (2.54 MB)
VcxprojReader.exe (124.95 KB)
VsDebugWERHelper.exe (30.55 KB)
VSFinalizer.exe (154.43 KB)
VSHiveStub.exe (22.91 KB)
vshost-clr2.exe (16.04 KB)
vshost.exe (16.53 KB)
vshost32-clr2.exe (15.95 KB)
vshost32.exe (16.93 KB)
VSInitializer.exe (81.94 KB)
VSIXInstaller.exe (426.91 KB)
VSLaunchBrowser.exe (19.55 KB)
vsn.exe (16.92 KB)
VsRegEdit.exe (214.52 KB)
VSWebHandler.exe (98.10 KB)
VSWebLauncher.exe (318.62 KB)
NuGet.Build.Tasks.Console.exe (58.06 KB)
CredentialProvider.Microsoft.exe (127.98 KB)
vstest.console.exe (33.61 KB)
TestWindowRemoteAgent.exe (156.55 KB)
DumpMinitool.arm64.exe (22.95 KB)
DumpMinitool.exe (23.03 KB)
DumpMinitool.x86.exe (23.05 KB)
datacollector.arm64.exe (35.45 KB)
datacollector.exe (36.04 KB)
testhost.arm64.exe (48.93 KB)
testhost.exe (48.94 KB)
testhost.net47.arm64.exe (49.05 KB)
testhost.net47.exe (49.03 KB)
testhost.net47.x86.exe (49.53 KB)
testhost.net471.arm64.exe (49.05 KB)
testhost.net471.exe (49.02 KB)
testhost.net471.x86.exe (49.43 KB)
testhost.net472.arm64.exe (46.04 KB)
testhost.net472.exe (46.04 KB)
testhost.net472.x86.exe (46.43 KB)
testhost.net48.arm64.exe (45.93 KB)
testhost.net48.exe (45.92 KB)
testhost.net48.x86.exe (46.54 KB)
testhost.x86.exe (49.53 KB)
Microsoft.CodeAnalysis.Workspaces.MSBuild.BuildHost.exe (85.26 KB)
InteractiveHost64.exe (155.28 KB)
InteractiveHost32.exe (20.67 KB)
InteractiveHost64.exe (19.78 KB)
VsDebugConsole.exe (204.02 KB)
datacollector.arm64.exe (38.45 KB)
datacollector.exe (38.95 KB)
QTAgent.exe (25.38 KB)
QTAgent32.exe (25.39 KB)
QTAgent32_35.exe (24.39 KB)
QTAgent32_40.exe (24.39 KB)
QTAgent_35.exe (24.39 KB)
QTAgent_40.exe (24.39 KB)
QTDCAgent.exe (22.94 KB)
QTDCAgent32.exe (22.90 KB)
SettingsMigrator.exe (35.44 KB)
testhost.arm64.exe (48.95 KB)
testhost.exe (48.55 KB)
testhost.net47.arm64.exe (49.04 KB)
testhost.net47.exe (49.05 KB)
testhost.net47.x86.exe (49.54 KB)
testhost.net471.arm64.exe (48.94 KB)
testhost.net471.exe (49.02 KB)
testhost.net471.x86.exe (49.43 KB)
testhost.net472.arm64.exe (46.04 KB)
testhost.net472.exe (46.05 KB)
testhost.net472.x86.exe (46.55 KB)
testhost.net48.arm64.exe (45.94 KB)
testhost.net48.exe (46.03 KB)
testhost.net48.x86.exe (46.55 KB)
testhost.x86.exe (49.55 KB)
vstest.console.arm64.exe (315.06 KB)
vstest.console.exe (315.45 KB)
VSTestVideoRecorder.exe (36.49 KB)
CheckHyperVHost.exe (93.09 KB)
AppxDebugSysTray.exe (67.39 KB)
msvsmon.exe (4.33 MB)
VsDebugLaunchNotify.exe (30.55 KB)
VsDebugWERHelper.exe (34.05 KB)
msvsmon.exe (3.55 MB)
VsDebugLaunchNotify.exe (28.05 KB)
ConnectionManager.exe (61.95 KB)
isense_model_extractor.exe (154.98 KB)
vcpkgsrv.exe (1.47 MB)
WebViewHost.exe (119.42 KB)
Microsoft.XslDebugger.Host.exe (45.45 KB)
ServiceHub.DataWarehouseHost.exe (63.08 KB)
ServiceHub.Host.netfx.x64.exe (62.56 KB)
ServiceHub.IntellicodeModelService.exe (63.10 KB)
ServiceHub.DataWarehouseHost.exe (64.08 KB)
ServiceHub.Host.netfx.x86.exe (63.55 KB)
ServiceHub.IdentityHost.exe (64.06 KB)
ServiceHub.Host.Node.x86.exe (54.89 MB)
Microsoft.Developer.IdentityService.exe (499.46 KB)
errlook.exe (50.57 KB)
guidgen.exe (35.97 KB)
makehm.exe (32.07 KB)
spyxx.exe (809.08 KB)
spyxx_amd64.exe (967.56 KB)
MSBuild.exe (341.77 KB)
MSBuildTaskHost.exe (238.18 KB)
Tracker.exe (169.42 KB)
MSBuild.exe (340.78 KB)
MSBuildTaskHost.exe (237.30 KB)
Tracker.exe (203.42 KB)
Tracker.exe (198.95 KB)
csc.exe (58.66 KB)
csi.exe (17.65 KB)
vbc.exe (59.25 KB)
VBCSCompiler.exe (94.16 KB)
clang-format.exe (2.57 MB)

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The current web page applies to Visual Studio Build Tools 2022 version 17.8.1 only. You can find below info on other versions of Visual Studio Build Tools 2022:

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If you are manually uninstalling Visual Studio Build Tools 2022 we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders remaining:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools

The files below are left behind on your disk by Visual Studio Build Tools 2022 when you uninstall it:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\1033\cmddefui.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignUI.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExportTemplateUI.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Windows.FormsUI.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudioUI.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\1033\msenvui.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\1033\UpgradeReport.xslt
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\1033\vb7to8ui.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\1033\vbdebugui.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\1033\vslogui.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\1033\vsslnui.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\1033\VsWizUI.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\1033\WindowsFormsIntegration.PackageUI.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\adodb.manifest
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation.manifest
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\clientbuildmgr.tlb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\coloader80.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\coloader80.tlb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\contextp.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\cscodemodelextensibility.tlb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\csiface.tlb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\DebuggerProxy.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\DiagnosticsTap.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte100.olb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte80.olb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte80a.olb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte90.olb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte90a.olb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties.tlb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties100.tlb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties110.tlb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties120.tlb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties90.tlb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties90a.tlb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.CompilerHostObjectsProxy.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop.tlb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProductKeyDialog.tlb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\msdia140.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv100p.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv110p.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv120p.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv121p.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv140p.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv141p.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv150p.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv151p.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv153p.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv155p.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv156p.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv157p.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv158p.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv159p.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv16p.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv17p.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv2p.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv80p.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv90p.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenvp.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\publish.tlb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\textmgrp.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\VBCodeModelExtensibility.tlb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\vcsharpextensibilitylib.tlb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\VSDebug.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\vsext.olb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\vshelp.tlb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\vshelp80.olb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\vshelp80.tlb.manifest
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\vslangproj.olb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\vslangproj100.olb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\vslangproj110.olb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\vslangproj140.olb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\vslangproj150.olb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\vslangproj157.olb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\vslangproj158.olb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\vslangproj165.olb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\vslangproj2.olb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\vslangproj80.olb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\vslangproj90.olb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\VsLogP.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\vsmso.olb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\vsprojhostproc.olb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\Automation\VxExtensibilitylib.tlb

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

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\9dbf7bca

A way to uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2022 from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Visual Studio Build Tools 2022 is an application by Microsoft Corporation. Frequently, computer users try to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is difficult because removing this by hand requires some knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best EASY practice to uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2022 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:

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5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Visual Studio Build Tools 2022 or simply click the Search feature and type in "Visual Studio Build Tools 2022". The Visual Studio Build Tools 2022 program will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Visual Studio Build Tools 2022 in the list of apps, the following data regarding the program is made available to you:

Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Visual Studio Build Tools 2022, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
Technical information regarding the application you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

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8. After uninstalling Visual Studio Build Tools 2022, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Visual Studio Build Tools 2022 that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Visual Studio Build Tools 2022 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Visual Studio Build Tools 2022 by Microsoft Corporation from your PC, nor are we saying that Visual Studio Build Tools 2022 by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Visual Studio Build Tools 2022 in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2023-11-26 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2023-11-26 06:30:17.713

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