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How to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2022 from your system

Visual Studio Community 2022 is a software application. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was developed by Microsoft Corporation. You can read more on Microsoft Corporation or check for application updates here. Visual Studio Community 2022 is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community folder, depending on the user's choice. The full command line for removing Visual Studio Community 2022 is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\setup.exe. Note that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you may be prompted for admin rights. Visual Studio Community 2022's main file takes around 1.19 MB (1248664 bytes) and is named OpenConsole.exe.

The following executables are installed alongside Visual Studio Community 2022. They occupy about 132.83 MB (139279255 bytes) on disk.

  • DDConfigCA.exe (144.94 KB)
  • mspdbsrv.exe (179.94 KB)
  • UserControlTestContainer.exe (30.45 KB)
  • vb7to8.exe (3.04 MB)
  • VcxprojReader.exe (123.45 KB)
  • VsDebugWERHelper.exe (33.50 KB)
  • VSHiveStub.exe (20.89 KB)
  • vshost-clr2.exe (15.91 KB)
  • vshost.exe (16.41 KB)
  • vshost32-clr2.exe (15.91 KB)
  • vshost32.exe (16.91 KB)
  • VSIXInstaller.exe (406.38 KB)
  • VSLaunchBrowser.exe (19.41 KB)
  • vsn.exe (16.89 KB)
  • VSWebHandler.exe (97.46 KB)
  • VSWebLauncher.exe (347.98 KB)
  • winpty-agent.exe (875.43 KB)
  • OpenConsole.exe (1.19 MB)
  • python.exe (99.23 KB)
  • pythonw.exe (97.73 KB)
  • Pythonwin.exe (70.50 KB)
  • cli.exe (64.00 KB)
  • cli-64.exe (73.00 KB)
  • cli-arm64.exe (134.00 KB)
  • gui.exe (64.00 KB)
  • gui-64.exe (73.50 KB)
  • gui-arm64.exe (134.50 KB)
  • pythonservice.exe (18.00 KB)
  • f2py.exe (103.88 KB)
  • normalizer.exe (103.91 KB)
  • wheel.exe (103.88 KB)
  • VsDebugConsole.exe (202.48 KB)
  • CheckHyperVHost.exe (91.95 KB)
  • AppxDebugSysTray.exe (66.88 KB)
  • msvsmon.exe (4.37 MB)
  • VsDebugLaunchNotify.exe (29.52 KB)
  • msvsmon.exe (3.61 MB)
  • VsDebugLaunchNotify.exe (27.51 KB)
  • VsDebugWERHelper.exe (30.00 KB)
  • isense_model_extractor.exe (126.96 KB)
  • vcpkgsrv.exe (1.45 MB)
  • errlook.exe (50.43 KB)
  • guidgen.exe (36.48 KB)
  • makehm.exe (31.95 KB)
  • spyxx.exe (757.95 KB)
  • spyxx_amd64.exe (930.97 KB)
  • dotnet.exe (133.65 KB)
  • createdump.exe (56.22 KB)
  • clang-format.exe (2.47 MB)
  • clang-tidy.exe (51.29 MB)
  • clang-format.exe (2.68 MB)
  • clang-tidy.exe (56.60 MB)
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The current web page applies to Visual Studio Community 2022 version 17.4.2 alone. Click on the links below for other Visual Studio Community 2022 versions:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are listed below.

You should delete the folders below after you uninstall Visual Studio Community 2022:
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community

Check for and delete the following files from your disk when you uninstall Visual Studio Community 2022:
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\BlendMui_Brand_708_10000.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\cmddefui.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExportTemplateUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.WebUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Windows.FormsUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudioUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VSDesignerUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\msenvmui.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\MsEnvMui_Brand_708_0.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\msenvui.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\UpgradeReport.xslt
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\vb7to8ui.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\vbdebugui.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\VsGraphicsMui.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\vslogui.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\vsslnui.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\VsWizUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\WindowsFormsIntegration.PackageUI.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\AddItemTemplateInfo\WebFolderItemTemplates.xml
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\adodb.manifest
  • 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\clientbuildmgr.tlb
  • 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\DiagnosticsTap.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dsref80.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\Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.Wizard.TestProjectWizards.dll
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.Wizard.TestProjectWizards.manifest
  • C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\msdia140.dll
  • 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

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\9d7c61bf

Additional registry values that you should delete:
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe.ApplicationCompany
  • HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe.FriendlyAppName


How to remove Visual Studio Community 2022 from your PC using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Visual Studio Community 2022 is an application marketed by Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes, computer users decide to uninstall this application. This can be difficult because doing this by hand takes some experience related to Windows internal functioning. The best QUICK manner to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2022 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





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

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  • navigate to Download Link
  • download the setup by clicking on the DOWNLOAD NOW button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools category
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4. Click on the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the programs existing on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you locate Visual Studio Community 2022 or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Visual Studio Community 2022". If it exists on your system the Visual Studio Community 2022 program will be found very quickly. Notice that after you click Visual Studio Community 2022 in the list of apps, the following data regarding the program is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Visual Studio Community 2022, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information regarding the program you are about to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will come up. Confirm the removal by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Visual Studio Community 2022.
Uninstall Visual Studio Community 2022


8. After removing Visual Studio Community 2022, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Visual Studio Community 2022 that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Visual Studio Community 2022 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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



Disclaimer

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

2022-12-01 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-12-01 07:46:23.967