Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express
A guide to uninstall Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express from your system
You can find on this page detailed information on how to uninstall Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express for Windows. It was created for Windows by
Microsoft Corporation. More information on Microsoft Corporation can be found
here. Usually the Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express application is installed in the C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress directory, depending on the user's option during setup. C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express. WDExpress.exe is the Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express's main executable file and it takes around 641.18 KB (656568 bytes) on disk.
Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express installs the following the executables on your PC, taking about 45.49 MB (
47701732 bytes) on disk.
- DDConfigCA.exe (153.57 KB)
- FeedbackCollector.exe (332.53 KB)
- PerfWatson2.exe (62.57 KB)
- StorePID.exe (47.12 KB)
- TCM.exe (195.47 KB)
- VSFinalizer.exe (107.78 KB)
- VSHiveStub.exe (26.55 KB)
- VSInitializer.exe (88.28 KB)
- VSIXInstaller.exe (412.35 KB)
- VSLaunchBrowser.exe (25.82 KB)
- vsn.exe (23.27 KB)
- VsRegEdit.exe (344.88 KB)
- VSWebHandler.exe (102.42 KB)
- VSWebLauncher.exe (187.96 KB)
- WDExpress.exe (641.18 KB)
- BuildNotificationApp.exe (320.34 KB)
- EndTask.exe (48.48 KB)
- TF.exe (376.27 KB)
- TFSBuild.exe (179.98 KB)
- TfsDeleteProject.exe (32.32 KB)
- TFSSecurity.exe (61.30 KB)
- vsDiffMerge.exe (244.50 KB)
- witadmin.exe (232.79 KB)
- git.exe (41.59 KB)
- blocked-file-util.exe (20.22 KB)
- git-credential-store.exe (1.29 MB)
- git-credential-wincred.exe (30.63 KB)
- git-fast-import.exe (1.32 MB)
- git-http-fetch.exe (1.40 MB)
- git-http-push.exe (1.42 MB)
- git-receive-pack.exe (41.59 KB)
- git-remote-https.exe (1.42 MB)
- git-sh-i18n--envsubst.exe (1.28 MB)
- git-show-index.exe (1.28 MB)
- git-upload-pack.exe (1.36 MB)
- git.exe (2.34 MB)
- i686-w64-mingw32-deflatehd.exe (64.34 KB)
- i686-w64-mingw32-inflatehd.exe (61.29 KB)
- proxy-lookup.exe (19.63 KB)
- git-askpass.exe (232.31 KB)
- git-credential-manager.exe (182.34 KB)
- GitHub.Authentication.exe (293.50 KB)
- awk.exe (563.63 KB)
- b2sum.exe (72.64 KB)
- basename.exe (32.24 KB)
- cat.exe (38.28 KB)
- comm.exe (38.18 KB)
- cp.exe (107.26 KB)
- cut.exe (41.83 KB)
- dash.exe (102.08 KB)
- date.exe (116.86 KB)
- dirname.exe (32.18 KB)
- echo.exe (32.55 KB)
- env.exe (31.27 KB)
- expr.exe (100.16 KB)
- false.exe (30.01 KB)
- find.exe (259.91 KB)
- getfacl.exe (158.69 KB)
- getopt.exe (16.95 KB)
- grep.exe (212.51 KB)
- head.exe (46.49 KB)
- ls.exe (138.32 KB)
- mkdir.exe (70.80 KB)
- mktemp.exe (43.28 KB)
- mv.exe (116.93 KB)
- pathchk.exe (32.30 KB)
- printf.exe (69.53 KB)
- pwd.exe (34.08 KB)
- readlink.exe (46.10 KB)
- rebase.exe (914.61 KB)
- rm.exe (62.82 KB)
- rmdir.exe (61.04 KB)
- sed.exe (161.14 KB)
- sh.exe (2.06 MB)
- sort.exe (105.99 KB)
- ssh-add.exe (367.53 KB)
- ssh-agent.exe (382.54 KB)
- ssh.exe (718.99 KB)
- tail.exe (57.32 KB)
- test.exe (67.57 KB)
- touch.exe (104.94 KB)
- tr.exe (49.27 KB)
- true.exe (30.01 KB)
- uname.exe (32.17 KB)
- uniq.exe (43.75 KB)
- wc.exe (47.30 KB)
- xargs.exe (64.97 KB)
- CheckHyperVHost.exe (88.89 KB)
- ServiceHub.RoslynCodeAnalysisService.exe (15.58 KB)
- ServiceHub.Host.CLR.x64.exe (15.09 KB)
- ServiceHub.VSDetouredHost.exe (15.88 KB)
- ServiceHub.Host.Node.x86.exe (17.84 MB)
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15.9.28307.960 of Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express. For more Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express versions please click below:
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If you are manually uninstalling Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express we suggest you to check if the following data is left behind on your PC.
Folders that were found:- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress
Check for and remove the following files from your disk when you uninstall Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express:- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\1033\cmddefui.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignUI.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.EditorsUI.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExportTemplateUI.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Windows.FormsUI.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudioUI.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VSDesignerUI.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\1033\msenvui.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\1033\UpgradeReport.xslt
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\1033\vb7to8ui.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\1033\vbdebugui.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\1033\VSConvertersPackageUI.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\1033\vslogui.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\1033\vsslnui.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\1033\VsWizUI.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\1033\WDExpressMUI.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\1033\WindowsFormsIntegration.PackageUI.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\adodb.manifest
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Assets\WDExpress.150x150.contrast-black_scale-100.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Assets\WDExpress.150x150.contrast-black_scale-140.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Assets\WDExpress.150x150.contrast-black_scale-180.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Assets\WDExpress.150x150.contrast-black_scale-80.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Assets\WDExpress.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-100.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Assets\WDExpress.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-140.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Assets\WDExpress.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-180.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Assets\WDExpress.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-80.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Assets\WDExpress.150x150.contrast-white_scale-100.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Assets\WDExpress.150x150.contrast-white_scale-140.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Assets\WDExpress.150x150.contrast-white_scale-180.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Assets\WDExpress.150x150.contrast-white_scale-80.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Assets\WDExpress.70x70.contrast-black_scale-100.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Assets\WDExpress.70x70.contrast-black_scale-140.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Assets\WDExpress.70x70.contrast-black_scale-180.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Assets\WDExpress.70x70.contrast-black_scale-80.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Assets\WDExpress.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-100.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Assets\WDExpress.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-140.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Assets\WDExpress.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-180.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Assets\WDExpress.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-80.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Assets\WDExpress.70x70.contrast-white_scale-100.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Assets\WDExpress.70x70.contrast-white_scale-140.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Assets\WDExpress.70x70.contrast-white_scale-180.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Assets\WDExpress.70x70.contrast-white_scale-80.png
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation.manifest
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\clientbuildmgr.tlb
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\coloader80.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\coloader80.tlb
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\contextp.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\cscodemodelextensibility.tlb
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\csiface.tlb
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\DebuggerProxy.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\DiagnosticsTap.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\dsref80.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte100.olb
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte80.olb
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte80a.olb
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte90.olb
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte90a.olb
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties.tlb
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties100.tlb
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties110.tlb
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties120.tlb
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties90.tlb
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties90a.tlb
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.CompilerHostObjectsProxy.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.ProductKeyDialog.tlb
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.Wizard.TestProjectWizards.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.QualityTools.Wizard.TestProjectWizards.manifest
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\msdia140.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv100p.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv110p.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv120p.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv121p.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv140p.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv141p.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv150p.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv151p.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv153p.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv155p.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv156p.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv157p.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv158p.dll
- C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\WDExpress\Common7\IDE\Automation\msenv159p.dll
Registry keys:- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\28FF6EE2B83D2683BA627B589D8B18E8
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\33B8D51568C068D3FBEDED2C0F94B305
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6268CF9129A135932A64398E71A49D28
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\b2b7ef9f
Open regedit.exe in order to delete the following values:- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\28FF6EE2B83D2683BA627B589D8B18E8\ProductName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\33B8D51568C068D3FBEDED2C0F94B305\ProductName
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Classes\Installer\Products\6268CF9129A135932A64398E71A49D28\ProductName
How to erase Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO
Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express is an application marketed by the software company Microsoft Corporation. Frequently, people choose to erase this application. This can be hard because performing this manually requires some experience regarding removing Windows programs manually. The best EASY procedure to erase Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express 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 already installed on your system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful uninstaller and general tool to maximize the performance of your computer.
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- download the setup by pressing the green DOWNLOAD NOW button
- set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. It's recommended to take your time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and number of tools available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows tool.
3. Press the General Tools button

4. Click on the Uninstall Programs tool

5. All the applications installed on the PC will be made available to you
6. Navigate the list of applications until you locate Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express or simply activate the Search feature and type in "Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express". If it is installed on your PC the Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express application will be found automatically. Notice that after you click Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express in the list , the following data regarding the program is shown to you:
- Safety rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have regarding Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
- Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
- Details regarding the application you are about to remove, by pressing the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. accept the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express.

8. After removing Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items that belong Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express which have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no registry items, files or folders are left behind on your system.
Your PC will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.
Disclaimer
This page is not a recommendation to remove Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express by Microsoft Corporation from your computer, nor are we saying that Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express by Microsoft Corporation is not a good software application. This page simply contains detailed info on how to remove Visual Studio 2017 Desktop Express supposing you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.
Last update on: 2019-12-21 08:16:52.130