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How to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 from your PC

This web page is about Visual Studio Community 2017 for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It is developed by Microsoft Corporation. Open here where you can read more on Microsoft Corporation. The program is often placed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community directory (same installation drive as Windows). The full command line for uninstalling Visual Studio Community 2017 is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for administrator rights. devenv.exe is the Visual Studio Community 2017's main executable file and it takes around 706.29 KB (723240 bytes) on disk.

Visual Studio Community 2017 is comprised of the following executables which occupy 47.04 MB (49326164 bytes) on disk:

  • DDConfigCA.exe (152.80 KB)
  • devenv.exe (706.29 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 (25.25 KB)
  • vsn.exe (22.70 KB)
  • VsRegEdit.exe (344.36 KB)
  • VSWebHandler.exe (101.85 KB)
  • VSWebLauncher.exe (187.39 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 (312.02 KB)
  • MSBuildTaskHost.exe (219.55 KB)
  • Tracker.exe (170.63 KB)
  • MSBuild.exe (311.02 KB)
  • MSBuildTaskHost.exe (219.05 KB)
  • Tracker.exe (203.06 KB)
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This page is about Visual Studio Community 2017 version 15.8.28010.2026 only. You can find below info on other releases of Visual Studio Community 2017:

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

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

Check for and delete 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.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\vslogui.dll
  • 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\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\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\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\msenv156p.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv157p.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv158p.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
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\VBCodeModelExtensibility.tlb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\vcsharpextensibilitylib.tlb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\vsext.olb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\vshelp.tlb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\vshelp80.olb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\vshelp80.tlb.manifest
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\vslangproj.olb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\vslangproj100.olb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\vslangproj110.olb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\vslangproj140.olb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\vslangproj150.olb
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\vslangproj157.olb

Frequently the following registry keys will not be cleaned:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\c20a2b85


How to delete Visual Studio Community 2017 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Visual Studio Community 2017 is a program by the software company Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes, people decide to uninstall this program. This is easier said than done because uninstalling this manually requires some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. One of the best EASY approach to uninstall 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 on your Windows system, install it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to maximize the performance of your Windows PC.

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  • download the program by clicking on the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's interface and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful Windows tool.

3. Press the General Tools category
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4. Activate the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the programs installed on your PC will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate 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 app will be found automatically. When you click Visual Studio Community 2017 in the list of programs, the following data regarding the program is available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Visual Studio Community 2017, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017.
Uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017


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

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



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to remove 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 application for your PC. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Visual Studio Community 2017 in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2018-09-15 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-09-15 05:02:40.817