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A way to uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 from your computer

You can find below detailed information on how to remove Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 for Windows. It is made by Microsoft Corporation. Check out here for more details on Microsoft Corporation. Usually the Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 program is installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools directory, depending on the user's option during setup. The full command line for removing Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe. Keep in mind that if you will type this command in Start / Run Note you might receive a notification for admin rights. MSBuild.exe is the Visual Studio Build Tools 2017's main executable file and it occupies around 310.55 KB (318000 bytes) on disk.

The executables below are part of Visual Studio Build Tools 2017. They take an average of 1.61 MB (1686344 bytes) on disk.

  • vsn.exe (15.88 KB)
  • MSBuild.exe (311.55 KB)
  • MSBuildTaskHost.exe (219.09 KB)
  • Tracker.exe (170.54 KB)
  • MSBuild.exe (310.55 KB)
  • MSBuildTaskHost.exe (218.59 KB)
  • Tracker.exe (201.75 KB)
  • csc.exe (48.84 KB)
  • csi.exe (15.34 KB)
  • vbc.exe (48.84 KB)
  • VBCSCompiler.exe (85.86 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 15.9.28307.1300 of Visual Studio Build Tools 2017. For more Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 versions please click below:

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Following the uninstall process, the application leaves leftovers on the computer. Part_A few of these are listed below.

Folders left behind when you uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2017:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools

The files below remain on your disk when you remove Visual Studio Build Tools 2017:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\MSBuild\Microsoft.Build.Conversion.Core.pkgdef
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\MSBuild\Microsoft.Build.Engine.pkgdef
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\MSBuild\Microsoft.Build.Framework.pkgdef
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\MSBuild\Microsoft.Build.pkgdef
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\MSBuild\Microsoft.Build.Tasks.Core.pkgdef
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\CommonExtensions\MSBuild\Microsoft.Build.Utilities.Core.pkgdef
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\alink.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\AppHostDebugger_Local.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\AppHostDebugger_Remote.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\AppHostDebugger_Simulator.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\AppHostDebugger_Tethered.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\bscmake.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\build_events.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\cl.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\cl_nmake.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\clang.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\copy_file.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\custom_build_step.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\custom_build_tool.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\debugger_general.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\debugger_local_windows.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\debugger_remote_windows.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\debugger_web_browser.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\debugger_web_service.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\directories.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\envvars.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\folder.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\fxc.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\general.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\general_appcontainerapplication.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\general_file.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\general_makefile.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\general_makefile_ps.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\general_ps.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\isense_general.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\lib.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\link.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\midl.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\mt.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\nmake.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\ProjectItemsSchema.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\rc.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\resgen.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\unity_cl_extension.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\usermacros.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\WindowsAppEmulatorDebugger.xaml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\WindowsDeviceDebugger.xaml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\xaml.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\xdcmake.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\xp_AppHostDebugger_Local.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\1033\xsd.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\BuildCustomizations\ImageContentTask.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\BuildCustomizations\ImageContentTask.targets
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\BuildCustomizations\ImageContentTask.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\BuildCustomizations\lc.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\BuildCustomizations\lc.targets
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\BuildCustomizations\lc.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\BuildCustomizations\marmasm.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\BuildCustomizations\marmasm.targets
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\BuildCustomizations\marmasm.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\BuildCustomizations\masm.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\BuildCustomizations\masm.targets
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\BuildCustomizations\masm.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\BuildCustomizations\MeshContentTask.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\BuildCustomizations\MeshContentTask.targets
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\BuildCustomizations\MeshContentTask.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\BuildCustomizations\ShaderGraphContentTask.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\BuildCustomizations\ShaderGraphContentTask.targets
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\BuildCustomizations\ShaderGraphContentTask.xml
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Build.CPPTasks.Common.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.BuildSteps.targets
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cl.Common.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.AppContainerApplication.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.Application.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.BuildBsc.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.Clang.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.Clang.targets
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.Common.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.CoreWin.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.Current.targets
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.Default.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.DesignTime.targets
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.InvalidPlatform.targets
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.ManagedExtensions.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.managedExtensionsOldSyntax.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.ManagedExtensionsPure.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.ManagedExtensionsSafe.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.mfcDynamic.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.mfcStatic.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.MissingToolset.targets
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.MultiByteCharSupport.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.pginstrument.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.pgoptimize.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.pgupdate.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.Platform.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.Platform.targets
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.Redirect.10.props
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.Redirect.10.targets
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools\Common7\IDE\VC\VCTargets\Microsoft.Cpp.Redirect.11.props

Registry that is not removed:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\96288149


A way to erase Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 is an application by the software company Microsoft Corporation. Frequently, users decide to uninstall this program. Sometimes this can be troublesome because performing this manually takes some knowledge related to removing Windows applications by hand. The best QUICK manner to uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here are some detailed instructions about how to do this:





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6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 or simply click the Search field and type in "Visual Studio Build Tools 2017". If it is installed on your PC the Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 program will be found automatically. Notice that when you select Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 in the list of applications, the following information regarding the program is shown to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have regarding Visual Studio Build Tools 2017, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
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8. After removing Visual Studio Build Tools 2017, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will ask you to run a cleanup. Press Next to go ahead with the cleanup. All the items that belong Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry items, files or directories are left behind on your system.

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Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 by Microsoft Corporation from your PC, we are not saying that Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application. This text only contains detailed info on how to uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 in case you decide this is what you want to do. The information above contains registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO stumbled upon and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2020-11-11 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-11-11 03:15:05.217