Visual Studio Community 2017

How to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 from your computer

This page contains complete information on how to remove Visual Studio Community 2017 for Windows. The Windows release was created by Microsoft Corporation. You can read more on Microsoft Corporation or check for application updates here. Visual Studio Community 2017 is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community directory, subject to the user's decision. The full command line for removing 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 get a notification for admin rights. The application's main executable file is called vs_installer.exe and occupies 181.11 KB (185456 bytes).

The following executable files are contained in Visual Studio Community 2017. They occupy 49.65 MB (52058256 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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This info is about Visual Studio Community 2017 version 15.9.28307.718 alone. Click on the links below for other Visual Studio Community 2017 versions:

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Visual Studio Community 2017 has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Directories left on disk:

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

The files below remain on your disk when you remove Visual Studio Community 2017:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1041\BlendMui_Brand_708_10000.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1041\cmddefui.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1041\Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignUI.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1041\Microsoft.VisualStudio.EditorsUI.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1041\Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExportTemplateUI.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1041\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Windows.FormsUI.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1041\Microsoft.VisualStudioUI.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1041\msenvmui.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1041\MsEnvMui_Brand_708_0.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1041\msenvui.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1041\vb7to8ui.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1041\vbdebugui.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1041\VSConvertersPackageUI.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1041\vslogui.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1041\vsslnui.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1041\VsWizUI.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1041\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\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\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
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\vsdebug.dll
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
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\vslangproj158.olb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\vslangproj2.olb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\vslangproj80.olb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\vslangproj90.olb
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\VsLogP.dll
C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\vsmso.olb

Many times the following registry keys will not be uninstalled:

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\112601ea

Use regedit.exe to remove the following additional registry 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

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

Visual Studio Community 2017 is an application released by Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes, computer users try to erase it. This can be difficult because removing this manually requires some knowledge regarding PCs. One of the best EASY practice to erase Visual Studio Community 2017 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:

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5. All the programs installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Visual Studio Community 2017 or simply click the Search field and type in "Visual Studio Community 2017". If it exists on your system the Visual Studio Community 2017 application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you click Visual Studio Community 2017 in the list of apps, some information regarding the program is made available to you:

Star rating (in the left lower corner). This explains the opinion other users have regarding Visual Studio Community 2017, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
Details regarding the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017.

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 that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want 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.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation 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 computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 in case 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' PCs.

2019-06-13 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-06-13 12:48:03.060

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