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How to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 from your system

This web page contains complete information on how to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 for Windows. The Windows version was created by Microsoft Corporation. You can read more on Microsoft Corporation or check for application updates here. Usually the Visual Studio Community 2017 application is to be found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The full uninstall command line for Visual Studio Community 2017 is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\setup.exe. The program's main executable file is titled feedback.exe and it has a size of 261.40 KB (267672 bytes).

Visual Studio Community 2017 contains of the executables below. They take 6.58 MB (6894688 bytes) on disk.




  • feedback.exe (261.40 KB)
  • setup.exe (1.76 MB)
  • vswhere.exe (448.12 KB)
  • vs_installer.exe (100.88 KB)
  • vs_installer.windows.exe (30.44 KB)
  • vs_installershell.exe (100.88 KB)
  • dump64.exe (20.84 KB)
  • CheckHyperVHost.exe (82.94 KB)
  • handle.exe (415.63 KB)
  • InstallCleanup.exe (38.38 KB)
  • Setup.exe (147.41 KB)
  • Microsoft.ServiceHub.Controller.exe (206.40 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.exe (15.59 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.x86.exe (15.88 KB)
  • BackgroundDownload.exe (63.41 KB)
  • VSHiveStub.exe (26.37 KB)
  • VSIXAutoUpdate.exe (205.87 KB)
  • VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe (22.91 KB)
  • VSIXInstaller.exe (424.37 KB)
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This data is about Visual Studio Community 2017 version 15.9.28307.1525 alone. Click on the links below for other Visual Studio Community 2017 versions:

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Some files, folders and Windows registry entries will not be removed when you remove Visual Studio Community 2017 from your computer.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 from your computer:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community

The files below are left behind on your disk by Visual Studio Community 2017 when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1045\BlendMui.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1045\BlendMui_Brand_708_10000.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1045\cmddefui.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1045\Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1045\Microsoft.VisualStudio.EditorsUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1045\Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExportTemplateUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1045\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Windows.FormsUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1045\Microsoft.VisualStudioUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1045\Microsoft.VSDesignerUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1045\msenvmui.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1045\MsEnvMui_Brand_708_0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1045\msenvui.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1045\UpgradeReport.xslt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1045\vb7to8ui.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1045\vbdebugui.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1045\VSConvertersPackageUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1045\vslogui.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1045\vsslnui.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1045\VsWizUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1045\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\Blend.150x150.contrast-black_scale-100.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.150x150.contrast-black_scale-140.png
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  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-100.png
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  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.150x150.contrast-white_scale-100.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.150x150.contrast-white_scale-140.png
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  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.150x150.contrast-white_scale-80.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.70x70.contrast-black_scale-100.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.70x70.contrast-black_scale-140.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.70x70.contrast-black_scale-180.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.70x70.contrast-black_scale-80.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-100.png
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  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.70x70.contrast-white_scale-100.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.70x70.contrast-white_scale-140.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.70x70.contrast-white_scale-180.png
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.70x70.contrast-white_scale-80.png
  • 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
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  • 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
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  • 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

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\fe91645c

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional values from the Windows Registry:
  • 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
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Xamarin\AndroidDeviceManager\AndroidDevices.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Extensions\Xamarin\AndroidDeviceManager\AndroidDevices.exe.FriendlyAppName


How to erase Visual Studio Community 2017 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Visual Studio Community 2017 is a program by Microsoft Corporation. Frequently, computer users decide to remove this program. Sometimes this is easier said than done because performing this manually takes some skill regarding Windows internal functioning. The best EASY solution to remove Visual Studio Community 2017 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is 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 potent uninstaller and general utility to take care of your system.

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2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools button
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4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
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5. A list of the applications installed on the PC will be made available to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find 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 application will be found automatically. After you select Visual Studio Community 2017 in the list of applications, some information regarding the program is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have regarding Visual Studio Community 2017, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details regarding the app you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017.
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8. After uninstalling Visual Studio Community 2017, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Visual Studio Community 2017 that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Visual Studio Community 2017 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Visual Studio Community 2017 by Microsoft Corporation from your computer, we are not saying that Visual Studio Community 2017 by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application for your computer. This page only contains detailed info on how to remove Visual Studio Community 2017 in case 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.

2021-05-17 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2021-05-17 11:08:50.820