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A guide to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your PC

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is a computer program. This page holds details on how to remove it from your computer. It is produced by Microsoft Corporation. Check out here for more information on Microsoft Corporation. Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is usually set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer folder, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the program. You can remove Microsoft Visual Studio Installer by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe. Keep in mind that you might get a notification for admin rights. vs_installer.exe is the Microsoft Visual Studio Installer's primary executable file and it takes close to 211.60 KB (216680 bytes) on disk.

The following executables are incorporated in Microsoft Visual Studio Installer. They occupy 50.04 MB (52466368 bytes) on disk.

  • vswhere.exe (447.59 KB)
  • vs_installer.exe (211.60 KB)
  • vs_installershell.exe (47.22 MB)
  • CheckHyperVHost.exe (90.20 KB)
  • handle.exe (415.63 KB)
  • InstallCleanup.exe (43.30 KB)
  • Setup.exe (154.67 KB)
  • vs_installer.windows.exe (37.88 KB)
  • Microsoft.ServiceHub.Controller.exe (205.90 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.exe (15.38 KB)
  • vs_installerservice.x86.exe (15.88 KB)
  • BackgroundDownload.exe (71.84 KB)
  • VSHiveStub.exe (26.35 KB)
  • VSIXAutoUpdate.exe (201.56 KB)
  • VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe (30.15 KB)
  • VSIXInstaller.exe (412.85 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 2.2.2059.610 of Microsoft Visual Studio Installer. For more Microsoft Visual Studio Installer versions please click below:

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Microsoft Visual Studio Installer has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

The files below are left behind on your disk by Microsoft Visual Studio Installer's application uninstaller when you removed 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

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{6F320B93-EE3C-4826-85E0-ADF79F8D4C61}


A way to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer from your computer with Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is an application released by the software company Microsoft Corporation. Frequently, people decide to remove this program. This can be difficult because removing this by hand requires some knowledge related to Windows program uninstallation. One of the best SIMPLE way to remove 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, add it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is the best uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance 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 some time to get familiar with Advanced Uninstaller PRO's interface and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good system optimizer.

3. Press the General Tools category
Go to General Tools


4. Activate the Uninstall Programs feature
Go to Uninstall Programs


5. All the applications existing on the PC will appear

6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Microsoft Visual Studio Installer or simply click the Search field and type in "Microsoft Visual Studio Installer". If it is installed on your PC the Microsoft Visual Studio Installer app will be found very quickly. After you select Microsoft Visual Studio Installer in the list of applications, some information about the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the app you wish to uninstall, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the removal by pressing the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer.
Uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer


8. After removing Microsoft Visual Studio Installer, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Microsoft Visual Studio Installer that have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By uninstalling Microsoft Visual Studio Installer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry entries, files or folders are left behind on your computer.

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



Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer by Microsoft Corporation from your PC, nor are we saying that Microsoft Visual Studio Installer by Microsoft Corporation is not a good software application. This text simply contains detailed info on how to uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Installer in case you want to. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2019-06-29 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2019-06-29 16:41:37.537