Visual Studio Community 2019

A guide to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2019 from your PC

This page contains detailed information on how to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2019 for Windows. It is written by Microsoft Corporation. You can find out more on Microsoft Corporation or check for application updates here. Visual Studio Community 2019 is usually installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community directory, but this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the application. Visual Studio Community 2019's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe. Visual Studio Community 2019's primary file takes about 204.38 KB (209288 bytes) and its name is vs_installer.exe.

Visual Studio Community 2019 contains of the executables below. They occupy 54.24 MB (56879424 bytes) on disk.

• setup.exe (496.88 KB)
• vswhere.exe (448.12 KB)
• vs_installer.exe (204.38 KB)
• vs_installer.windows.exe (30.63 KB)
• vs_installershell.exe (50.96 MB)
• CheckHyperVHost.exe (83.13 KB)
• handle.exe (415.63 KB)
• InstallCleanup.exe (38.59 KB)
• Setup.exe (148.13 KB)
• Microsoft.ServiceHub.Controller.exe (206.60 KB)
• vs_installerservice.exe (15.38 KB)
• vs_installerservice.x86.exe (16.09 KB)
• BackgroundDownload.exe (64.11 KB)
• VSHiveStub.exe (26.36 KB)
• VSIXAutoUpdate.exe (203.06 KB)
• VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe (22.91 KB)
• VSIXInstaller.exe (415.06 KB)

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The current page applies to Visual Studio Community 2019 version 16.5.29911.84 alone. Click on the links below for other Visual Studio Community 2019 versions:

• 16.8.30804.86
• 16.0.28803.156
• 16.0.28729.10
• 16.0.28803.202
• 16.0.28803.352
• 16.1.28917.181
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• 16.1.28922.388
• 16.1.29020.237
• 16.1.29009.5
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• 16.2.29123.88
• 16.1.29102.190
• 16.2.29201.188
• 16.2.29209.62
• 16.2.29215.179
• 16.2.29306.81
• 16.2.29230.47
• 16.3.29324.140
• 16.3.29326.143
• 16.3.29411.108
• 16.3.29409.12
• 16.3.29318.209
• 16.3.29403.142
• 16.3.29424.173
• 16.3.29418.71
• 16.3.29503.13
• 16.3.29509.3
• 16.3.29519.87
• 16.4.29609.76
• 16.4.29519.181
• 16.4.29613.14
• 16.4.29709.97
• 16.4.29728.190
• 16.4.29806.167
• 16.4.29905.134
• 16.5.29926.136
• 16.5.29920.165
• 16.5.30002.166
• 16.5.30011.22
• 16.6.30114.105
• 16.5.30104.148
• 16.6.30128.74
• 16.6.30204.135
• 16.6.30309.148
• 16.6.30225.117
• 16.6.30320.27
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• 16.7.30413.136
• 16.7.30503.244
• 16.7.30523.141
• 16.7.30517.126
• 16.7.30611.23
• 16.8.30711.63
• 16.8.30717.126
• 16.7.30621.155
• 16.8.30709.132
• 16.8.30907.101
• 16.8.31005.135
• 16.8.31019.35
• 16.9.31025.194
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• 16.11.0
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• 16.10.1
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• 16.11.4
• 16.7.6
• 16.11.7
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• 16.6.0
• 16.8.2
• 16.11.8
• 16.6.2
• 16.0.0
• 16.7.3
• 16.11.9
• 16.11.10
• 16.11.11

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Many files, folders and Windows registry data will not be uninstalled when you remove Visual Studio Community 2019 from your computer.

Directories left on disk:

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

The files below are left behind on your disk by Visual Studio Community 2019's application uninstaller when you removed it:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\asan_blacklist.txt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\clang_rt.asan_dynamic-i386.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1031\BlendMui_Brand_708_10000.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1031\cmddefui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1031\Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1031\Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExportTemplateUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1031\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Windows.FormsUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1031\Microsoft.VisualStudioUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1031\msenvmui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1031\MsEnvMui_Brand_708_0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1031\msenvui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1031\UpgradeReport.xslt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1031\vb7to8ui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1031\vbdebugui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1031\vslogui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1031\vsslnui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1031\VsWizUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\1031\WindowsFormsIntegration.PackageUI.dll
• 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\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\dte100.olb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte80.olb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte80a.olb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte90.olb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte90a.olb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties.tlb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties100.tlb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties110.tlb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties120.tlb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties90.tlb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties90a.tlb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.CompilerHostObjectsProxy.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProductKeyDialog.tlb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.Wizard.TestProjectWizards.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.Wizard.TestProjectWizards.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msdia140.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv100p.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv110p.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv120p.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv121p.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv140p.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv141p.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv150p.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv151p.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv153p.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv155p.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv156p.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv157p.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv158p.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2019\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv159p.dll

Many times the following registry keys will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\3cf24d6c

Open regedit.exe in order to remove 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\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

A way to delete Visual Studio Community 2019 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Visual Studio Community 2019 is a program marketed by Microsoft Corporation. Some computer users want to erase this program. Sometimes this can be efortful because doing this by hand takes some experience regarding Windows internal functioning. One of the best EASY manner 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 the best uninstaller and general tool to clean your Windows PC.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
• install Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool


5. A list of the applications installed on your PC will be shown to you

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Visual Studio Community 2019 or simply click the Search feature and type in "Visual Studio Community 2019". The Visual Studio Community 2019 application will be found automatically. When you click Visual Studio Community 2019 in the list of programs, some data about the program is made available to you:

• Safety rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Visual Studio Community 2019, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Details about the application you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the uninstall by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Visual Studio Community 2019.


8. After removing Visual Studio Community 2019, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Visual Studio Community 2019 which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Visual Studio Community 2019 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall 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 software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2019 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.