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How to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 from your PC

This page is about Visual Studio Community 2017 for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is written by Microsoft Corporation. Further information on Microsoft Corporation can be seen here. The program is usually placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community directory. Keep in mind that this location can differ depending on the user's choice. You can remove Visual Studio Community 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. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for administrator rights. devenv.exe is the Visual Studio Community 2017's main executable file and it occupies around 689.59 KB (706144 bytes) on disk.

The executable files below are installed alongside Visual Studio Community 2017. They take about 42.01 MB (44047180 bytes) on disk.

  • DDConfigCA.exe (152.59 KB)
  • devenv.exe (689.59 KB)
  • FeedbackCollector.exe (345.60 KB)
  • PerfWatson2.exe (62.09 KB)
  • StorePID.exe (47.09 KB)
  • TCM.exe (194.60 KB)
  • VSFinalizer.exe (107.09 KB)
  • VSHiveStub.exe (26.47 KB)
  • VSInitializer.exe (88.09 KB)
  • VSIXAutoUpdate.exe (180.48 KB)
  • VSIXInstaller.exe (339.47 KB)
  • VSLaunchBrowser.exe (25.09 KB)
  • vsn.exe (22.59 KB)
  • VsRegEdit.exe (343.59 KB)
  • VSWebHandler.exe (101.59 KB)
  • VSWebLauncher.exe (187.10 KB)
  • BuildNotificationApp.exe (319.09 KB)
  • EndTask.exe (47.60 KB)
  • TF.exe (375.09 KB)
  • TFSBuild.exe (179.09 KB)
  • TfsDeleteProject.exe (31.59 KB)
  • TFSSecurity.exe (60.59 KB)
  • vsDiffMerge.exe (241.10 KB)
  • witadmin.exe (232.09 KB)
  • git.exe (38.27 KB)
  • blocked-file-util.exe (20.22 KB)
  • git-credential-store.exe (1.24 MB)
  • git-credential-wincred.exe (27.81 KB)
  • git-fast-import.exe (1.27 MB)
  • git-http-fetch.exe (1.36 MB)
  • git-http-push.exe (1.37 MB)
  • git-receive-pack.exe (38.28 KB)
  • git-remote-https.exe (1.37 MB)
  • git-sh-i18n--envsubst.exe (1.23 MB)
  • git-show-index.exe (1.23 MB)
  • git-upload-pack.exe (1.32 MB)
  • git.exe (2.27 MB)
  • i686-w64-mingw32-deflatehd.exe (64.34 KB)
  • i686-w64-mingw32-inflatehd.exe (61.29 KB)
  • proxy-lookup.exe (19.63 KB)
  • git-askpass.exe (214.08 KB)
  • git-credential-manager.exe (157.58 KB)
  • GitHub.Authentication.exe (290.50 KB)
  • awk.exe (563.63 KB)
  • b2sum.exe (72.64 KB)
  • basename.exe (32.24 KB)
  • cat.exe (38.28 KB)
  • comm.exe (38.18 KB)
  • cp.exe (107.26 KB)
  • cut.exe (41.83 KB)
  • dash.exe (102.08 KB)
  • date.exe (116.86 KB)
  • dirname.exe (32.18 KB)
  • echo.exe (32.55 KB)
  • env.exe (31.27 KB)
  • expr.exe (100.16 KB)
  • false.exe (30.01 KB)
  • find.exe (259.91 KB)
  • getfacl.exe (158.69 KB)
  • getopt.exe (16.95 KB)
  • grep.exe (212.51 KB)
  • head.exe (46.49 KB)
  • ls.exe (138.32 KB)
  • mkdir.exe (70.80 KB)
  • mktemp.exe (43.28 KB)
  • mv.exe (116.93 KB)
  • pathchk.exe (32.30 KB)
  • printf.exe (69.53 KB)
  • pwd.exe (34.08 KB)
  • readlink.exe (46.10 KB)
  • rebase.exe (914.61 KB)
  • rm.exe (62.82 KB)
  • rmdir.exe (61.04 KB)
  • sed.exe (161.14 KB)
  • sh.exe (2.06 MB)
  • sort.exe (105.99 KB)
  • ssh-add.exe (367.53 KB)
  • ssh-agent.exe (382.54 KB)
  • ssh.exe (718.99 KB)
  • tail.exe (57.32 KB)
  • test.exe (67.57 KB)
  • touch.exe (104.94 KB)
  • tr.exe (49.27 KB)
  • true.exe (30.01 KB)
  • uname.exe (32.17 KB)
  • uniq.exe (43.75 KB)
  • wc.exe (47.30 KB)
  • xargs.exe (64.97 KB)
  • CheckHyperVHost.exe (88.09 KB)
  • ServiceHub.Host.CLR.exe (15.45 KB)
  • ServiceHub.Host.CLR.x64.exe (14.95 KB)
  • ServiceHub.VSDetouredHost.exe (15.45 KB)
  • ServiceHub.Host.Node.x86.exe (13.30 MB)
  • errlook.exe (56.09 KB)
  • guidgen.exe (41.59 KB)
  • makehm.exe (36.59 KB)
  • MSBuild.exe (297.09 KB)
  • MSBuildTaskHost.exe (212.09 KB)
  • Tracker.exe (170.59 KB)
  • MSBuild.exe (296.59 KB)
  • MSBuildTaskHost.exe (211.09 KB)
  • Tracker.exe (201.59 KB)
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The current page applies to Visual Studio Community 2017 version 15.5.27130.2024 only. You can find below info on other versions of Visual Studio Community 2017:

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Numerous files, folders and Windows registry data can not be removed when you are trying to remove Visual Studio Community 2017 from your PC.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community

Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\BlendMui_Brand_708_10000.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\cmddefui.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.EditorsUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExportTemplateUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Windows.FormsUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudioUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\msenvmui.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\MsEnvMui_Brand_708_0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\msenvui.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\UpgradeReport.xslt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\vb7to8ui.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\vbdebugui.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\VSConvertersPackageUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\vslogui.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\vsslnui.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\VsWizUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\WindowsFormsIntegration.PackageUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\adodb.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-black_scale-100.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-black_scale-140.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-black_scale-180.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-black_scale-80.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-100.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-140.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-180.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-80.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-white_scale-100.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-white_scale-140.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-white_scale-180.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-white_scale-80.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-black_scale-100.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-black_scale-140.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-black_scale-180.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-black_scale-80.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-100.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-140.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-180.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-80.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-white_scale-100.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-white_scale-140.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-white_scale-180.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-white_scale-80.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\clientbuildmgr.tlb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\coloader80.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\coloader80.tlb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\contextp.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\cscodemodelextensibility.tlb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\csiface.tlb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\DebuggerProxy.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\DiagnosticsTap.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte100.olb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte80.olb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte80a.olb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte90.olb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte90a.olb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties.tlb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties100.tlb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties110.tlb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties120.tlb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties90.tlb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties90a.tlb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.CompilerHostObjectsProxy.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProductKeyDialog.tlb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msdia140.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv100p.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv110p.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv120p.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv121p.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv140p.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv141p.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv150p.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv151p.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv153p.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv155p.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv2p.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv80p.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv90p.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenvp.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\publish.tlb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\TextMgrP.dll

Registry that is not cleaned:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\1169f344


How to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Visual Studio Community 2017 is a program released by the software company Microsoft Corporation. Frequently, computer users try to remove this application. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because removing this manually requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. The best EASY approach to remove Visual Studio Community 2017 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your system, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your PC.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools button
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4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
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5. All the applications installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Visual Studio Community 2017 or simply click the Search field and type in "Visual Studio Community 2017". If it is installed on your PC the Visual Studio Community 2017 app will be found automatically. After you click Visual Studio Community 2017 in the list of applications, some data regarding the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Visual Studio Community 2017, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you want to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017.
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8. After removing Visual Studio Community 2017, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Visual Studio Community 2017 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Visual Studio Community 2017 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to take on new tasks.



Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 by Microsoft Corporation from your PC, nor are we saying that Visual Studio Community 2017 by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2018-01-18 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-01-18 19:40:43.127