Visual Studio Community 2019

How to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2019 from your computer

This page contains thorough information on how to remove Visual Studio Community 2019 for Windows. The Windows release was developed by Microsoft Corporation. You can find out more on Microsoft Corporation or check for application updates here. Usually the Visual Studio Community 2019 program is installed in the C:\Visual Studio\Community folder, depending on the user's option during install. The full command line for uninstalling Visual Studio Community 2019 is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\setup.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might be prompted for administrator rights. feedback.exe is the Visual Studio Community 2019's main executable file and it takes about 269.93 KB (276408 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are installed together with Visual Studio Community 2019. They occupy about 5.14 MB (5392120 bytes) on disk.

• feedback.exe (269.93 KB)
• InstallCleanup.exe (39.42 KB)
• setup.exe (2.40 MB)
• vswhere.exe (458.94 KB)
• vs_installer.exe (196.91 KB)
• vs_installer.windows.exe (30.44 KB)
• vs_installershell.exe (196.89 KB)
• vs_layout.exe (244.95 KB)
• dump64.exe (21.86 KB)
• Setup.exe (322.91 KB)
• BackgroundDownload.exe (65.94 KB)
• CheckHyperVHost.exe (83.97 KB)
• handle.exe (415.63 KB)
• VSHiveStub.exe (20.87 KB)
• VSIXAutoUpdate.exe (52.38 KB)
• VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe (23.93 KB)
• VSIXInstaller.exe (359.38 KB)

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The current page applies to Visual Studio Community 2019 version 16.11.14 only. You can find here a few links to other Visual Studio Community 2019 versions:

• 16.8.30804.86
• 16.0.28729.10
• 16.0.28803.156
• 16.0.28803.202
• 16.1.29001.49
• 16.0.28803.352
• 16.1.28917.181
• 16.0.28803.452
• 16.1.29009.5
• 16.1.28922.388
• 16.1.29102.190
• 16.1.29020.237
• 16.1.29025.244
• 16.2.29209.62
• 16.2.29123.88
• 16.2.29215.179
• 16.2.29201.188
• 16.2.29230.47
• 16.3.29324.140
• 16.2.29306.81
• 16.3.29326.143
• 16.3.29409.12
• 16.3.29403.142
• 16.3.29411.108
• 16.3.29318.209
• 16.3.29418.71
• 16.3.29509.3
• 16.3.29424.173
• 16.3.29519.87
• 16.3.29503.13
• 16.4.29609.76
• 16.4.29519.181
• 16.4.29613.14
• 16.4.29709.97
• 16.4.29728.190
• 16.4.29806.167
• 16.5.29911.84
• 16.5.29920.165
• 16.4.29905.134
• 16.5.29926.136
• 16.5.30002.166
• 16.5.30011.22
• 16.5.30104.148
• 16.6.30114.105
• 16.6.30128.74
• 16.6.30204.135
• 16.6.30309.148
• 16.6.30225.117
• 16.6.30320.27
• 16.7.30330.147
• 16.7.30406.217
• 16.7.30413.136
• 16.7.30503.244
• 16.7.30517.126
• 16.7.30611.23
• 16.7.30523.141
• 16.7.30621.155
• 16.8.30711.63
• 16.8.30717.126
• 16.8.30709.132
• 16.8.30907.101
• 16.8.31005.135
• 16.8.31019.35
• 16.9.31025.194
• 16.9.31105.61
• 16.9.31112.23
• 16.9.31129.286
• 16.9.31205.134
• 16.9.31229.75
• 16.10.31321.278
• 16.9.31313.79
• 16.10.31402.337
• 16.10.31410.357
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• 16.10.0
• 16.8.3
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• 16.11.1
• 16.11.0
• 16.11.3
• 16.9.4
• 16.1.2
• 16.10.2
• 16.11.4
• 16.10.1
• 16.9.5
• 16.11.5
• 16.7.6
• 16.8.2
• 16.11.7
• 16.11.6
• 16.6.0
• 16.6.2
• 16.11.8
• 16.0.0
• 16.11.9
• 16.7.3
• 16.11.10

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Some files and registry entries are typically left behind when you remove Visual Studio Community 2019.

Directories found on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\BlendMui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\BlendMui_Brand_708_10000.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\cmddefui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExportTemplateUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.ApplicationUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.WebUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Windows.FormsUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudioUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VSDesignerUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\msenvmui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\MsEnvMui_Brand_708_0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\msenvui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\UpgradeReport.xslt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\vb7to8ui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\vbdebugui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\VsGraphicsMui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\vslogui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\vsslnui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\VsWizUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\WindowsFormsIntegration.PackageUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\AddItemTemplateInfo\TypeScriptFolderItemTemplates.xml
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\adodb.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.150x150.contrast-black_scale-100.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.150x150.contrast-black_scale-140.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.150x150.contrast-black_scale-180.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.150x150.contrast-black_scale-80.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-100.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-140.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-180.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-80.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.150x150.contrast-white_scale-100.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.150x150.contrast-white_scale-140.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.150x150.contrast-white_scale-180.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.150x150.contrast-white_scale-80.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.70x70.contrast-black_scale-100.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.70x70.contrast-black_scale-140.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.70x70.contrast-black_scale-180.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.70x70.contrast-black_scale-80.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-100.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-140.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-180.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-80.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.70x70.contrast-white_scale-100.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.70x70.contrast-white_scale-140.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.70x70.contrast-white_scale-180.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\Blend.70x70.contrast-white_scale-80.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-black_scale-100.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-black_scale-140.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-black_scale-180.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-black_scale-80.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-100.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-140.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-180.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-80.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-white_scale-100.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-white_scale-140.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-white_scale-180.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-white_scale-80.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-black_scale-100.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-black_scale-140.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-black_scale-180.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-black_scale-80.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-100.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-140.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-180.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-80.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-white_scale-100.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-white_scale-140.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-white_scale-180.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-white_scale-80.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\clientbuildmgr.tlb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\coloader80.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\coloader80.tlb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\contextp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\cscodemodelextensibility.tlb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\csiface.tlb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\DebuggerProxy.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\DiagnosticsTap.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dsref80.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte100.olb

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following keys will not be cleaned; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\14f9079b

Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following registry values:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\blend.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\blend.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe.FriendlyAppName
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\TCP Query User{1FA646BB-7D10-439D-BC24-4ED65BC4A926}C:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio\2019\community\common7\ide\devenv.exe
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\SharedAccess\Parameters\FirewallPolicy\FirewallRules\UDP Query User{C1D3D7A8-9433-4AC6-898B-4CA8ED80D1A8}C:\program files (x86)\microsoft visual studio\2019\community\common7\ide\devenv.exe

How to remove Visual Studio Community 2019 from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Visual Studio Community 2019 is an application offered by Microsoft Corporation. Frequently, users decide to erase it. Sometimes this can be troublesome because removing this manually requires some skill related to Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY approach to erase Visual Studio Community 2019 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is an efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your Windows computer.

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• visit Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature


5. All the applications installed on your computer will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Visual Studio Community 2019 or simply click the Search field and type in "Visual Studio Community 2019". If it exists on your system the Visual Studio Community 2019 program will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Visual Studio Community 2019 in the list of programs, the following information regarding the application is made available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Visual Studio Community 2019, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Reviews by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the app you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Visual Studio Community 2019.


8. After uninstalling Visual Studio Community 2019, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Visual Studio Community 2019 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Visual Studio Community 2019 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to run without errors or problems.

Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Visual Studio Community 2019 by Microsoft Corporation from your PC, we are not saying that Visual Studio Community 2019 by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Visual Studio Community 2019 in case you want to. 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.