Visual Studio Community 2019
How to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2019 from your system
Visual Studio Community 2019 is a Windows program. Read below about how to uninstall it from your computer. It is written by Microsoft Corporation. Take a look here for more details on Microsoft Corporation. Visual Studio Community 2019 is commonly set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community folder, depending on the user's option. C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe is the full command line if you want to remove Visual Studio Community 2019. vs_installer.exe is the programs's main file and it takes about 204.38 KB (209288 bytes) on disk.The following executable files are incorporated in Visual Studio Community 2019. They take 54.24 MB (56879808 bytes) on disk.
- setup.exe (497.88 KB)
- vswhere.exe (448.12 KB)
- vs_installer.exe (204.38 KB)
- vs_installer.windows.exe (30.42 KB)
- vs_installershell.exe (50.96 MB)
- CheckHyperVHost.exe (82.92 KB)
- handle.exe (415.63 KB)
- InstallCleanup.exe (37.88 KB)
- Setup.exe (147.43 KB)
- Microsoft.ServiceHub.Controller.exe (206.60 KB)
- vs_installerservice.exe (15.38 KB)
- vs_installerservice.x86.exe (16.09 KB)
- BackgroundDownload.exe (63.91 KB)
- VSHiveStub.exe (26.56 KB)
- VSIXAutoUpdate.exe (203.86 KB)
- VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe (22.91 KB)
- VSIXInstaller.exe (415.86 KB)
The current web page applies to Visual Studio Community 2019 version 16.6.30204.135 only. You can find here a few links to other Visual Studio Community 2019 releases:
- 16.8.30804.86
- 16.0.28803.156
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- 16.0.28729.10
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- 16.0.0
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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Some of these are listed below.
Folders found on disk after you uninstall Visual Studio Community 2019 from your PC:
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community
Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Visual Studio Community 2019:
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\asan_blacklist.txt
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\clang_rt.asan_dynamic-i386.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\BlendMui_Brand_708_10000.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\cmddefui.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignUI.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExportTemplateUI.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.ApplicationUI.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\Microsoft.VisualStudio.WebUI.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Windows.FormsUI.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\Microsoft.VisualStudioUI.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\Microsoft.VSDesignerUI.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\msenvmui.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\MsEnvMui_Brand_708_0.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\msenvui.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\UpgradeReport.xslt
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\vb7to8ui.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\vbdebugui.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\VsGraphicsMui.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\vslogui.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\vsslnui.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\VsWizUI.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\WindowsFormsIntegration.PackageUI.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\adodb.manifest
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-black_scale-100.png
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-black_scale-140.png
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-black_scale-180.png
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-black_scale-80.png
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-100.png
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-140.png
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-180.png
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-80.png
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-white_scale-100.png
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-white_scale-140.png
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-white_scale-180.png
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-white_scale-80.png
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-black_scale-100.png
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-black_scale-140.png
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-black_scale-180.png
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-black_scale-80.png
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-100.png
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-140.png
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-180.png
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-80.png
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-white_scale-100.png
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-white_scale-140.png
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-white_scale-180.png
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-white_scale-80.png
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation.manifest
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\clientbuildmgr.tlb
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\coloader80.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\coloader80.tlb
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\contextp.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\cscodemodelextensibility.tlb
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\csiface.tlb
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\DebuggerProxy.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\DiagnosticsTap.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dsref80.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte100.olb
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte80.olb
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte80a.olb
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte90.olb
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte90a.olb
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties.tlb
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties100.tlb
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties110.tlb
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties120.tlb
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties90.tlb
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties90a.tlb
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.CompilerHostObjectsProxy.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProductKeyDialog.tlb
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.Wizard.TestProjectWizards.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.Wizard.TestProjectWizards.manifest
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msdia140.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv100p.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv110p.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv120p.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv121p.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv140p.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv141p.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv150p.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv151p.dll
- C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv153p.dll
Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\adaaeeb1
Additional registry values that are not removed:
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe.ApplicationCompany
- HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\software\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe.FriendlyAppName
A way to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2019 from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Visual Studio Community 2019 is an application by Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes, computer users choose to uninstall it. Sometimes this can be easier said than done because removing this manually takes some knowledge related to PCs. The best SIMPLE solution to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2019 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your system, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to clean your computer.
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- download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
3. Click on the General Tools button
4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
5. All the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you
6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Visual Studio Community 2019 or simply activate the Search field and type in "Visual Studio Community 2019". If it exists on your system the Visual Studio Community 2019 application will be found very quickly. Notice that when you select Visual Studio Community 2019 in the list , some data about the program is shown to you:
- Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Visual Studio Community 2019, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Technical information about the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
8. After uninstalling Visual Studio Community 2019, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Visual Studio Community 2019 which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Visual Studio Community 2019 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your computer.
Your system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.
Disclaimer
This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2019 by Microsoft Corporation from your computer, nor are we saying that Visual Studio Community 2019 by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2019 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 discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.
2020-06-10 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO
follow @DanielStatescuLast update on: 2020-06-10 03:15:23.240