Visual Studio Community 2017

How to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 from your computer

Visual Studio Community 2017 is a Windows program. Read more about how to uninstall it from your PC. The Windows version was developed by Microsoft Corporation. Additional info about Microsoft Corporation can be found here. Visual Studio Community 2017 is usually set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community directory, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the application. The full command line for uninstalling Visual Studio Community 2017 is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may get a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file is named devenv.exe and its approximative size is 709.82 KB (726856 bytes).

The executables below are part of Visual Studio Community 2017. They occupy an average of 47.03 MB (49314300 bytes) on disk.

DDConfigCA.exe (152.64 KB)
devenv.exe (709.82 KB)
FeedbackCollector.exe (331.59 KB)
PerfWatson2.exe (62.57 KB)
StorePID.exe (47.12 KB)
TCM.exe (194.53 KB)
VSFinalizer.exe (107.78 KB)
VSHiveStub.exe (26.35 KB)
VSInitializer.exe (88.28 KB)
VSIXInstaller.exe (412.35 KB)
VSLaunchBrowser.exe (25.09 KB)
vsn.exe (22.54 KB)
VsRegEdit.exe (344.88 KB)
VSWebHandler.exe (101.69 KB)
VSWebLauncher.exe (187.23 KB)
BuildNotificationApp.exe (319.82 KB)
EndTask.exe (47.55 KB)
TF.exe (375.75 KB)
TFSBuild.exe (179.06 KB)
TfsDeleteProject.exe (31.59 KB)
TFSSecurity.exe (60.57 KB)
vsDiffMerge.exe (243.58 KB)
witadmin.exe (232.27 KB)
git.exe (38.77 KB)
blocked-file-util.exe (20.22 KB)
git-credential-store.exe (1.28 MB)
git-credential-wincred.exe (27.81 KB)
git-fast-import.exe (1.31 MB)
git-http-fetch.exe (1.40 MB)
git-http-push.exe (1.41 MB)
git-receive-pack.exe (38.78 KB)
git-remote-https.exe (1.41 MB)
git-sh-i18n--envsubst.exe (1.27 MB)
git-show-index.exe (1.27 MB)
git-upload-pack.exe (1.36 MB)
git.exe (2.34 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 (232.31 KB)
git-credential-manager.exe (182.34 KB)
GitHub.Authentication.exe (293.50 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 (88.89 KB)
ServiceHub.RoslynCodeAnalysisService.exe (15.58 KB)
ServiceHub.Host.CLR.x64.exe (15.09 KB)
ServiceHub.VSDetouredHost.exe (15.88 KB)
ServiceHub.Host.Node.x86.exe (17.84 MB)
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)

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This page is about Visual Studio Community 2017 version 15.9.28307.518 alone. For more Visual Studio Community 2017 versions please click below:

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you remove Visual Studio Community 2017.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community

Files remaining:

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.Web.ApplicationUI.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.WebUI.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\Microsoft.VSDesignerUI.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\VsGraphicsMui.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\AddItemTemplateInfo\TypeScriptFolderItemTemplates.xml
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\dsref80.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\Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.Wizard.TestProjectWizards.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.Wizard.TestProjectWizards.manifest
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

Registry keys:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\3a273d2f

Registry values that are not removed from your computer:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe.ApplicationCompany
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe.FriendlyAppName

How to remove Visual Studio Community 2017 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Visual Studio Community 2017 is a program marketed by Microsoft Corporation. Some people try to remove this program. This can be troublesome because removing this manually requires some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best SIMPLE manner to remove Visual Studio Community 2017 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:

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5. All the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Visual Studio Community 2017 or simply click the Search feature and type in "Visual Studio Community 2017". If it exists on your system the Visual Studio Community 2017 program will be found automatically. When you click Visual Studio Community 2017 in the list of programs, some data regarding the application is available to you:

Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Visual Studio Community 2017, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
Details regarding the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017.

8. After removing Visual Studio Community 2017, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Visual Studio Community 2017 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Visual Studio Community 2017 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 by Microsoft Corporation from your computer, nor are we saying that Visual Studio Community 2017 by Microsoft Corporation is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2019-03-14 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-03-14 18:34:17.450

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