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A way to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 from your PC

You can find below details on how to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 for Windows. The Windows version was created by Microsoft Corporation. Open here for more information on Microsoft Corporation. Visual Studio Community 2017 is commonly installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community folder, subject to the user's decision. Visual Studio Community 2017's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe. vs_installer.exe is the Visual Studio Community 2017's primary executable file and it takes around 204.38 KB (209288 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed alongside Visual Studio Community 2017. They take about 54.48 MB (57130648 bytes) on disk.

  • feedback.exe (240.89 KB)
  • setup.exe (497.89 KB)
  • vswhere.exe (448.12 KB)
  • vs_installer.exe (204.38 KB)
  • vs_installer.windows.exe (30.41 KB)
  • vs_installershell.exe (50.96 MB)
  • CheckHyperVHost.exe (82.92 KB)
  • handle.exe (415.63 KB)
  • InstallCleanup.exe (37.88 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 (63.90 KB)
  • VSHiveStub.exe (26.36 KB)
  • VSIXAutoUpdate.exe (205.35 KB)
  • VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe (22.91 KB)
  • VSIXInstaller.exe (418.87 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 15.9.28307.1259 of Visual Studio Community 2017. You can find here a few links to other Visual Studio Community 2017 releases:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Folders left behind when 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\2052\BlendMui_Brand_708_10000.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\cmddefui.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\Microsoft.VisualStudio.EditorsUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExportTemplateUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.ApplicationUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\Microsoft.VisualStudio.WebUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Windows.FormsUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\Microsoft.VisualStudioUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\Microsoft.VSDesignerUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\msenvmui.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\MsEnvMui_Brand_708_0.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\msenvui.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\UpgradeReport.xslt
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\vb7to8ui.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\vbdebugui.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\VSConvertersPackageUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\VsGraphicsMui.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\vslogui.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\vsslnui.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\VsWizUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\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

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be uninstalled; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\84c7551f


How to delete Visual Studio Community 2017 from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Visual Studio Community 2017 is an application by Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes, users decide to erase this program. This can be troublesome because performing this manually takes some experience related to PCs. The best QUICK solution to erase Visual Studio Community 2017 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





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5. A list of the applications installed on your computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Visual Studio Community 2017 or simply click the Search feature and type in "Visual Studio Community 2017". If it is installed on your PC the Visual Studio Community 2017 application will be found very quickly. Notice that after you select Visual Studio Community 2017 in the list of applications, the following data about the application is made available to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Visual Studio Community 2017, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Visual Studio Community 2017.
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8. After uninstalling Visual Studio Community 2017, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items of Visual Studio Community 2017 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Visual Studio Community 2017 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.



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 only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 supposing 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2020-09-10 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-09-10 14:04:22.763