Visual Studio Community 2022
A guide to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2022 from your PC
This web page contains detailed information on how to remove Visual Studio Community 2022 for Windows. The Windows release was created by
Microsoft Corporation. More information on Microsoft Corporation can be found
here. Visual Studio Community 2022 is normally set up in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community directory, however this location can vary a lot depending on the user's option when installing the program. The full command line for uninstalling Visual Studio Community 2022 is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\setup.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for administrator rights. The application's main executable file is labeled Microsoft.VisualStudio.Extensibility.Finalizer.exe and occupies 47.12 KB (48248 bytes).
The executable files below are part of Visual Studio Community 2022. They take an average of 5.02 MB (
5261368 bytes) on disk.
- Microsoft.VisualStudio.Extensibility.Finalizer.exe (47.12 KB)
- VSHiveStub.exe (26.05 KB)
- VSIXInstaller.exe (439.02 KB)
- VSLaunchBrowser.exe (19.55 KB)
- vsn.exe (17.02 KB)
- VSWebHandler.exe (98.09 KB)
- VSWebLauncher.exe (359.65 KB)
- winpty-agent.exe (882.45 KB)
- OpenConsole.exe (1.32 MB)
- Microsoft.ServiceHub.Controller.exe (146.09 KB)
- ServiceHub.DataWarehouseHost.exe (146.07 KB)
- ServiceHub.Host.dotnet.x64.exe (146.08 KB)
- ServiceHub.IdentityHost.exe (146.10 KB)
- ServiceHub.IndexingService.exe (146.07 KB)
- ServiceHub.LiveUnitTesting.exe (146.07 KB)
- ServiceHub.LiveUnitTesting.RemoteSyncManager.exe (146.13 KB)
- ServiceHub.RoslynCodeAnalysisService.exe (146.13 KB)
- ServiceHub.RoslynCodeAnalysisServiceS.exe (146.13 KB)
- ServiceHub.TestWindowStoreHost.exe (146.09 KB)
- ServiceHub.ThreadedWaitDialog.exe (146.08 KB)
- ServiceHub.VSDetouredHost.exe (146.07 KB)
- ServiceHub.Host.Extensibility.x64.exe (146.08 KB)
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Some files and registry entries are regularly left behind when you remove Visual Studio Community 2022.
Folders remaining:- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community
The files below are left behind on your disk when you remove Visual Studio Community 2022:- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\BlendMui_Brand_708_10000.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\cmddefui.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\Microsoft.VisualStudioUI.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\msenvmui.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\MsEnvMui_Brand_708_0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\msenvui.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\2052\vslogui.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-black_scale-100.png
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-black_scale-140.png
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-black_scale-180.png
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-black_scale-80.png
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-100.png
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-140.png
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-180.png
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-80.png
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-white_scale-100.png
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-white_scale-140.png
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-white_scale-180.png
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-white_scale-80.png
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-black_scale-100.png
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-black_scale-140.png
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-black_scale-180.png
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-black_scale-80.png
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-100.png
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-140.png
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-180.png
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-80.png
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-white_scale-100.png
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-white_scale-140.png
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-white_scale-180.png
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-white_scale-80.png
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation.manifest
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\coloader80.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\coloader80.tlb
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\contextp.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\cscodemodelextensibility.tlb
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\csiface.tlb
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\DebuggerProxy.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte100.olb
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte80.olb
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte80a.olb
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte90.olb
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte90a.olb
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties.tlb
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties100.tlb
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties110.tlb
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties120.tlb
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties90.tlb
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties90a.tlb
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.CompilerHostObjectsProxy.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop.tlb
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProductKeyDialog.tlb
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv100p.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv110p.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv120p.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv121p.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv140p.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv141p.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv150p.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv151p.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv153p.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv155p.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv156p.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv157p.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv158p.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv159p.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv16p.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv17p.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv2p.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv80p.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv90p.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenvp.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\publish.tlb
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\textmgrp.dll
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\VBCodeModelExtensibility.tlb
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\vcsharpextensibilitylib.tlb
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\vsext.olb
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\vshelp.tlb
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\vshelp80.olb
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\vshelp80.tlb.manifest
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\vslangproj.olb
- C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\vslangproj100.olb
Usually the following registry keys will not be removed:- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\06156df2
How to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2022 from your PC with Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Visual Studio Community 2022 is an application by the software company Microsoft Corporation. Some users try to remove this application. This can be easier said than done because uninstalling this manually takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows applications by hand. One of the best SIMPLE manner to remove Visual Studio Community 2022 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:
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- Star rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have regarding Visual Studio Community 2022, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
- Details regarding the program you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will appear. accept the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will automatically remove Visual Studio Community 2022.

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Disclaimer
This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2022 by Microsoft Corporation from your computer, we are not saying that Visual Studio Community 2022 by Microsoft Corporation is not a good software application. This text only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2022 supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.
Last update on: 2025-03-20 21:10:22.310