Microsoft Visual Studio Installer

A guide to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your PC

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is a computer program. This page is comprised of details on how to remove it from your computer. The Windows release was created by Microsoft Corporation. Further information on Microsoft Corporation can be found here. The application is usually found in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer folder. Take into account that this path can vary depending on the user's preference. The complete uninstall command line for Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe. The application's main executable file is labeled vs_installer.exe and its approximative size is 204.38 KB (209288 bytes).

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer contains of the executables below. They take 54.24 MB (56879216 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 (202.86 KB)
• VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe (22.91 KB)
• VSIXInstaller.exe (414.86 KB)

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The current web page applies to Microsoft Visual Studio Installer version 2.5.2059.317 alone. You can find below info on other versions of Microsoft Visual Studio Installer:

• 2.9.1041.1202
• 2.4.1098.1211
• 0.1.020160329.1
• 0.1.020160506.11
• 0.1.020160702.1
• 0.1.020160818.3
• 0.1.020160825.1
• 0.1.01.0.16100101
• 0.1.01.0.16100708
• 1.15.2197.117
• 1.14.97.1005
• 1.14.125.1030
• 1.14.121.1018
• 1.14.138.1109
• 1.15.155.1130
• 1.14.151.1127
• 1.14.162.1217
• 1.14.160.1208
• 1.14.167.122
• 1.14.164.111
• 1.15.1173.104
• 1.15.3224.202
• 1.15.3229.209
• 1.15.3241.220
• 1.15.3245.307
• 1.15.3248.309
• 1.15.3242.223
• 1.16.79.223
• 1.16.1153.324
• 1.16.112.315
• 1.16.1243.427
• 1.16.1214.412
• 1.16.1237.423
• 1.17.144.520
• 1.16.1247.518
• 1.17.1286.718
• 1.16.1251.625
• 1.17.1227.606
• 1.17.1261.626
• 1.17.1289.727
• 1.16.1252.717
• 1.17.1296.827
• 1.17.1298.831
• 1.18.1050.913
• 1.18.41.831
• 1.18.1076.1019
• 1.18.1080.1029
• 1.18.1089.1204
• 2.0.72.1114
• 2.0.1183.116
• 1.18.1095.110
• 1.18.1096.130
• 2.0.3270.221
• 2.0.1184.128
• 2.0.3283.305
• 2.0.2220.201
• 2.0.3274.226
• 1.18.1100.314
• 2.0.3287.312
• 2.0.3297.403
• 2.1.1092.417
• 2.1.29.321
• 2.1.2105.426
• 2.2.14.514
• 2.2.1042.525
• 2.1.3125.514
• 2.2.2059.610
• 2.1.3129.607
• 2.3.13.627
• 2.2.3073.701
• 1.18.1104.625
• 2.1.3131.625
• 2.3.1146.807
• 2.3.2207.828
• 2.2.3085.814
• 2.3.2209.906
• 2.0.3307.627
• 2.3.2217.1010
• 2.3.2214.1002
• 2.4.43.1002
• 2.4.1078.1106
• 2.4.1069.1023
• 2.4.1080.1113
• 2.5.20.1114
• 2.5.1047.108
• 2.5.2057.204
• 2.6.3.225
• 2.6.1018.320
• 2.4.1083.303
• 2.5.2061.411
• 1.18.1109.411
• 2.6.2033.413
• 2.6.2035.522
• 2.7.8.428
• 2.7.1025.522
• 2.6.2037.624
• 2.7.3057.710
• 2.7.2030.609
• 2.8.18.721
• 2.7.3061.716

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Several files, folders and registry data can not be deleted when you remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your PC.

Generally, the following files are left on disk:

• C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Search_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Microsoft Visual Studio_Installer_vs_installer_exe

Generally the following registry data will not be cleaned:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 8|Common7|IDE|PrivateAssemblies|Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Project.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 8|Common7|IDE|PublicAssemblies|Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.Adapter.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 8|Common7|IDE|PublicAssemblies|Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.AddInManager.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 8|Common7|IDE|PublicAssemblies|Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.ComRPCChannel.dll
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Installer\Assemblies\C:|Program Files (x86)|Microsoft Visual Studio 8|Common7|IDE|PublicAssemblies|Microsoft.VisualStudio.Tools.Applications.DesignTime.dll
• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6F320B93-EE3C-4826-85E0-ADF79F8D4C61}

How to delete Microsoft Visual Studio Installer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is an application released by the software company Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes, people choose to erase this application. This is troublesome because deleting this by hand requires some advanced knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best QUICK approach to erase Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very potent uninstaller and general utility to take care of your system.

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

2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to admire the program's design and wealth of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools category


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button


5. All the applications existing on your PC will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Microsoft Visual Studio Installer or simply activate the Search field and type in "Microsoft Visual Studio Installer". The Microsoft Visual Studio Installer app will be found very quickly. When you click Microsoft Visual Studio Installer in the list of applications, some data regarding the program is available to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
• Technical information regarding the program you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation dialog will come up. accept the uninstall by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer.


8. After uninstalling Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items of Microsoft Visual Studio Installer which have been left behind will be detected and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Microsoft Visual Studio Installer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to take on new tasks.

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 application for your computer. This text simply contains detailed info on how to remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer supposing you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.