Visual Studio Community 2017

How to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 from your computer

This web page contains complete information on how to remove Visual Studio Community 2017 for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Microsoft Corporation. Take a look 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 directory, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Visual Studio Community 2017. devenv.exe is the Visual Studio Community 2017's main executable file and it takes circa 706.32 KB (723272 bytes) on disk.

Visual Studio Community 2017 contains of the executables below. They occupy 47.04 MB (49320604 bytes) on disk.

DDConfigCA.exe (152.84 KB)
devenv.exe (706.32 KB)
FeedbackCollector.exe (346.26 KB)
PerfWatson2.exe (62.23 KB)
StorePID.exe (48.60 KB)
TCM.exe (194.61 KB)
VSFinalizer.exe (107.60 KB)
VSHiveStub.exe (27.84 KB)
VSInitializer.exe (88.10 KB)
VSIXInstaller.exe (409.84 KB)
VSLaunchBrowser.exe (25.09 KB)
vsn.exe (22.73 KB)
VsRegEdit.exe (344.36 KB)
VSWebHandler.exe (101.92 KB)
VSWebLauncher.exe (187.43 KB)
BuildNotificationApp.exe (319.68 KB)
EndTask.exe (47.65 KB)
TF.exe (375.11 KB)
TFSBuild.exe (179.13 KB)
TfsDeleteProject.exe (31.66 KB)
TFSSecurity.exe (62.03 KB)
vsDiffMerge.exe (243.64 KB)
witadmin.exe (232.13 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 (232.12 KB)
git-credential-manager.exe (182.67 KB)
GitHub.Authentication.exe (293.00 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 (88.77 KB)
ServiceHub.RoslynCodeAnalysisService.exe (15.45 KB)
ServiceHub.Host.CLR.x64.exe (14.95 KB)
ServiceHub.VSDetouredHost.exe (15.45 KB)
ServiceHub.Host.Node.x86.exe (17.84 MB)
errlook.exe (56.08 KB)
guidgen.exe (42.09 KB)
makehm.exe (36.58 KB)
MSBuild.exe (310.27 KB)
MSBuildTaskHost.exe (218.31 KB)
Tracker.exe (170.63 KB)
MSBuild.exe (309.76 KB)
MSBuildTaskHost.exe (217.81 KB)
Tracker.exe (203.06 KB)

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The current page applies to Visual Studio Community 2017 version 15.8.28010.2036 alone. You can find below a few links to other Visual Studio Community 2017 versions:

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

Folders left behind when you uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017:

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

The files below were left behind on your disk when you remove Visual Studio Community 2017:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\BlendMui.dll
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\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
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.150x150.contrast-black_scale-180.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.150x150.contrast-black_scale-80.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-100.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-140.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-180.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-80.png
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
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.150x150.contrast-white_scale-180.png
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
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-140.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-180.png
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-80.png
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
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

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\b2a0937f

Open regedit.exe to remove the values below 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

A way to erase Visual Studio Community 2017 from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Visual Studio Community 2017 is an application marketed by Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes, users try to uninstall this application. This can be difficult because doing this by hand takes some skill related to removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY procedure to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:

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Go to Uninstall Programs

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

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Visual Studio Community 2017 or simply activate 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 when you select Visual Studio Community 2017 in the list , some data about the program is shown to you:

Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating explains the opinion other users have about Visual Studio Community 2017, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Opinions by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
Details about the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will show up. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017.

8. After uninstalling Visual Studio Community 2017, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Visual Studio Community 2017 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Visual Studio Community 2017 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove 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 text only contains detailed info on how to remove Visual Studio Community 2017 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2018-09-22 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-09-22 12:17:25.303

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