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A way to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your PC

This page is about Microsoft Visual Studio Installer for Windows. Here you can find details on how to remove it from your computer. It is made by Microsoft Corporation. You can find out more on Microsoft Corporation or check for application updates here. The application is frequently located in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer folder. Take into account that this location can differ depending on the user's decision. The entire uninstall command line for Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe. The program's main executable file is called vs_installer.exe and its approximative size is 182.30 KB (186680 bytes).

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer contains of the executables below. They take 49.90 MB (52322216 bytes) on disk.




  • vswhere.exe (418.19 KB)
  • vs_installer.exe (182.30 KB)
  • vs_installershell.exe (47.19 MB)
  • CheckHyperVHost.exe (90.40 KB)
  • handle.exe (415.63 KB)
  • InstallCleanup.exe (42.59 KB)
  • Setup.exe (125.16 KB)
  • vs_installer.windows.exe (37.67 KB)
  • Microsoft.ServiceHub.Controller.exe (199.60 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.exe (15.56 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.x86.exe (15.59 KB)
  • BackgroundDownload.exe (69.64 KB)
  • VSHiveStub.exe (26.35 KB)
  • VSIXAutoUpdate.exe (188.85 KB)
  • VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe (29.65 KB)
  • VSIXInstaller.exe (412.05 KB)
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This web page is about Microsoft Visual Studio Installer version 2.0.1183.116 only. Click on the links below for other Microsoft Visual Studio Installer versions:

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When you're planning to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

The files below are left behind on your disk by Microsoft Visual Studio Installer when you uninstall it:
  • C:\Users\%user%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.Windows.Cortana_cw5n1h2txyewy\LocalState\AppIconCache\100\{7C5A40EF-A0FB-4BFC-874A-C0F2E0B9FA8E}_Microsoft Visual Studio_Installer_vs_installer_exe

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6F320B93-EE3C-4826-85E0-ADF79F8D4C61}


How to erase Microsoft Visual Studio Installer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is an application offered by the software company Microsoft Corporation. Some people choose to erase this application. Sometimes this can be troublesome because removing this manually requires some know-how regarding Windows program uninstallation. The best EASY action to erase Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





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

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  • go to Download Link
  • download the program by pressing the green DOWNLOAD button
  • set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and wealth of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a powerful system utility.

3. Click on the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Press the Uninstall Programs button
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. A list of the applications existing on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you find Microsoft Visual Studio Installer or simply click the Search feature and type in "Microsoft Visual Studio Installer". If it exists on your system the Microsoft Visual Studio Installer program will be found automatically. When you select Microsoft Visual Studio Installer in the list of applications, the following information about the program 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.
  • Technical information about the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer.
Uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer


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

Your Windows computer will remain clean, speedy and able to run without errors or problems.



Disclaimer

This page is not a recommendation to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer by Microsoft Corporation from your PC, we are not saying that Microsoft Visual Studio Installer by Microsoft Corporation is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer supposing you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that other software left behind and Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2019-01-24 / Written by Daniel Statescu for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-01-24 13:43:50.020