Microsoft Visual Studio Installer
How to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your PC
Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is a computer program. This page contains details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was coded for Windows by
Microsoft Corporation. Open
here for more info on Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is normally installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer folder, subject to the user's decision. Microsoft Visual Studio Installer's entire uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe. vs_installer.exe is the Microsoft Visual Studio Installer's primary executable file and it takes approximately 204.38 KB (209288 bytes) on disk.
The executable files below are installed alongside Microsoft Visual Studio Installer. They occupy about 49.97 MB (
52398680 bytes) on disk.
- vswhere.exe (447.59 KB)
- vs_installer.exe (204.38 KB)
- vs_installershell.exe (47.21 MB)
- CheckHyperVHost.exe (82.92 KB)
- handle.exe (415.63 KB)
- InstallCleanup.exe (35.88 KB)
- Setup.exe (147.63 KB)
- vs_installer.windows.exe (30.41 KB)
- Microsoft.ServiceHub.Controller.exe (205.90 KB)
- vs_installerservice.exe (15.38 KB)
- vs_installerservice.x86.exe (15.88 KB)
- BackgroundDownload.exe (63.90 KB)
- VSHiveStub.exe (26.35 KB)
- VSIXAutoUpdate.exe (201.55 KB)
- VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe (22.91 KB)
- VSIXInstaller.exe (412.85 KB)
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If you are manually uninstalling Microsoft Visual Studio Installer we recommend you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.
Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer:- C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\125\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Microsoft Visual Studio_Installer_vs_installer_exe
A way to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is a program by Microsoft Corporation. Some computer users choose to remove this application. This can be hard because performing this by hand takes some skill related to Windows program uninstallation. The best QUICK practice to remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer 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 system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general utility to optimize your Windows computer.
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- download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
- install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful system optimizer.
3. Click on the General Tools button

4. Press the Uninstall Programs tool

5. A list of the applications installed on the computer will be shown to you
6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Microsoft Visual Studio Installer or simply click the Search field and type in "Microsoft Visual Studio Installer". If it exists on your system the Microsoft Visual Studio Installer application will be found automatically. When you select Microsoft Visual Studio Installer in the list of programs, the following data about the application is made available to you:
- Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
- Details about the program you want to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer.

8. After removing Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to proceed with the cleanup. All the items of Microsoft Visual Studio Installer that have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By uninstalling Microsoft Visual Studio Installer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your computer.
Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
The text above is not a piece of advice to remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer by Microsoft Corporation from your computer, we are not saying that Microsoft Visual Studio Installer by Microsoft Corporation is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer supposing you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2019-08-21 05:57:04.637