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A guide to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 from your system

You can find below details on how to remove Visual Studio Community 2017 for Windows. It was developed for Windows by Microsoft Corporation. Open here where you can find out more on Microsoft Corporation. The program is frequently found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community directory. Take into account that this location can differ being determined by the user's preference. The entire uninstall command line for Visual Studio Community 2017 is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe. Visual Studio Community 2017's primary file takes about 181.11 KB (185456 bytes) and its name is vs_installer.exe.

The following executables are installed together with Visual Studio Community 2017. They occupy about 49.65 MB (52058464 bytes) on disk.

  • vswhere.exe (418.19 KB)
  • vs_installer.exe (181.11 KB)
  • vs_installershell.exe (47.19 MB)
  • CheckHyperVHost.exe (88.89 KB)
  • handle.exe (415.63 KB)
  • InstallCleanup.exe (42.59 KB)
  • Setup.exe (125.18 KB)
  • vs_installer.windows.exe (37.88 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.exe (15.40 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.x86.exe (15.40 KB)
  • VSHiveStub.exe (26.35 KB)
  • VSIXAutoUpdate.exe (201.35 KB)
  • VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe (32.66 KB)
  • VSIXInstaller.exe (412.35 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 15.9.28307.423 of Visual Studio Community 2017. Click on the links below for other Visual Studio Community 2017 versions:

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If planning to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Directories found on disk:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community

The files below are left behind on your disk by Visual Studio Community 2017's application uninstaller when you removed it:
  • 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\msenv159p.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

Registry that is not removed:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\5f8cb604


A way to delete Visual Studio Community 2017 with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Visual Studio Community 2017 is a program by Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes, users try to uninstall this application. Sometimes this is troublesome because performing this by hand takes some skill related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK practice to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





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4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
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5. All the applications installed on the PC will appear

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". The Visual Studio Community 2017 app will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Visual Studio Community 2017 in the list of apps, the following information about the application is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This explains the opinion other people have about Visual Studio Community 2017, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you are about to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove 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. Press Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items that belong Visual Studio Community 2017 which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Visual Studio Community 2017 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

Your Windows PC 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 text 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.

2019-02-14 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-02-14 09:31:53.887