Visual Studio Community 2022 Preview

A way to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2022 Preview from your system

Visual Studio Community 2022 Preview is a Windows application. Read more about how to remove it from your computer. It is produced by Microsoft Corporation. Further information on Microsoft Corporation can be seen here. Usually the Visual Studio Community 2022 Preview application is placed in the C:\VS Preview 2022\Community folder, depending on the user's option during setup. Visual Studio Community 2022 Preview's full uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\setup.exe. The application's main executable file has a size of 201.04 KB (205864 bytes) on disk and is titled Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.ToastNotification.exe.

The following executable files are incorporated in Visual Studio Community 2022 Preview. They take 6.00 MB (6289768 bytes) on disk.

feedback.exe (303.54 KB)
InstallCleanup.exe (51.04 KB)
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.ToastNotification.exe (201.04 KB)
setup.exe (2.99 MB)
VSInstallerElevationService.exe (41.55 KB)
vswhere.exe (458.45 KB)
vs_installer.exe (202.05 KB)
vs_installer.windows.exe (31.08 KB)
vs_installershell.exe (202.05 KB)
vs_layout.exe (258.06 KB)
dump64.exe (42.01 KB)
dump64a.exe (47.01 KB)
setup.exe (334.55 KB)
BackgroundDownload.exe (249.56 KB)
CheckHyperVHost.exe (93.09 KB)
VSHiveStub.exe (32.55 KB)
VSIXAutoUpdate.exe (65.06 KB)
VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe (25.07 KB)
VSIXInstaller.exe (447.06 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 17.14.05.0 of Visual Studio Community 2022 Preview. You can find below info on other application versions of Visual Studio Community 2022 Preview:

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Quite a few files, folders and registry entries can not be deleted when you remove Visual Studio Community 2022 Preview from your computer.

Directories that were found:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview

The files below are left behind on your disk by Visual Studio Community 2022 Preview's application uninstaller when you removed it:

C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\1033\BlendMui_Brand_708_10000.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\1033\cmddefui.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignUI.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExportTemplateUI.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.WebUI.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Windows.FormsUI.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudioUI.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VSDesignerUI.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.Workflow.VSDesignerUI.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\1033\msenvmui.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\1033\MsEnvMui_Brand_708_0.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\1033\msenvui.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\1033\UpgradeReport.xslt
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\1033\vb7to8ui.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\1033\vbdebugui.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\1033\vslogui.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\1033\vsslnui.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\1033\VsWizUI.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\1033\WindowsFormsIntegration.PackageUI.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\1033\WorkflowProjectUI.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Addins\Addins.Store
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Addins\WorkflowDesigner\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Activities.Addin.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\AddinSideAdapters\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Activities.AddinAdapter.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\AddinViews\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Activities.AddinView.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\AddItemTemplateInfo\WebFolderItemTemplates.xml
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\adodb.manifest
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-black_scale-100.png
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-black_scale-140.png
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-black_scale-180.png
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-black_scale-80.png
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-100.png
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-140.png
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-180.png
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-80.png
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-white_scale-100.png
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-white_scale-140.png
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-white_scale-180.png
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-white_scale-80.png
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-black_scale-100.png
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-black_scale-140.png
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-black_scale-180.png
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-black_scale-80.png
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-100.png
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-140.png
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-180.png
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-80.png
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-white_scale-100.png
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-white_scale-140.png
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-white_scale-180.png
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-white_scale-80.png
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation.manifest
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\clientbuildmgr.tlb
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\coloader80.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\coloader80.tlb
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\contextp.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\cscodemodelextensibility.tlb
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\csiface.tlb
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\DebuggerProxy.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\DiagnosticsTap.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\dsref80.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte100.olb
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte80.olb
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte80a.olb
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte90.olb
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte90a.olb
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties.tlb
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties100.tlb
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties110.tlb
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties120.tlb
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties90.tlb
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties90a.tlb
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.CompilerHostObjectsProxy.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Interop.tlb
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProductKeyDialog.tlb
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.Wizard.TestProjectWizards.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.Wizard.TestProjectWizards.manifest
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.ProgrammingModel.tlb
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Office.ProgrammingModel.tlb
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\msdia140.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv100p.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv110p.dll
C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv120p.dll

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

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\daa09b86

Supplementary registry values that are not cleaned:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe.ApplicationCompany
HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Preview\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to delete Visual Studio Community 2022 Preview from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Visual Studio Community 2022 Preview is a program by Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes, computer users want to erase this application. This is easier said than done because removing this manually requires some skill regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE action to erase Visual Studio Community 2022 Preview is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:

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The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2022 Preview by Microsoft Corporation from your PC, we are not saying that Visual Studio Community 2022 Preview by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2022 Preview in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2025-04-29 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2025-04-29 18:40:42.003

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A way to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2022 Preview from your system

A way to delete Visual Studio Community 2022 Preview from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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