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

You can find on this page detailed information on how to remove Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Microsoft Corporation. Go over here for more details on Microsoft Corporation. The application is frequently installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools folder. Keep in mind that this location can vary being determined by the user's decision. You can uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 by clicking on the Start menu of Windows and pasting the command line C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe. Note that you might get a notification for administrator rights. The program's main executable file is called MSBuild.exe and it has a size of 310.55 KB (318000 bytes).

The following executable files are contained in Visual Studio Build Tools 2017. They occupy 101.81 MB (106757840 bytes) on disk.

  • vsn.exe (23.27 KB)
  • cmake.exe (7.92 MB)
  • cmcldeps.exe (1.33 MB)
  • cpack.exe (8.12 MB)
  • ctest.exe (8.86 MB)
  • ninja.exe (508.13 KB)
  • ActivateApplication.exe (32.98 KB)
  • vstest.console.exe (143.46 KB)
  • vstest.discoveryengine.exe (89.01 KB)
  • vstest.discoveryengine.x86.exe (89.03 KB)
  • vstest.executionengine.clr20.exe (31.04 KB)
  • vstest.executionengine.exe (32.01 KB)
  • vstest.executionengine.x86.clr20.exe (31.06 KB)
  • vstest.executionengine.x86.exe (32.45 KB)
  • datacollector.exe (27.77 KB)
  • QTAgent.exe (31.26 KB)
  • QTAgent32.exe (31.27 KB)
  • QTAgent32_35.exe (30.27 KB)
  • QTAgent32_40.exe (30.27 KB)
  • QTAgent_35.exe (30.26 KB)
  • QTAgent_40.exe (30.27 KB)
  • QTDCAgent.exe (28.06 KB)
  • QTDCAgent32.exe (28.27 KB)
  • SettingsMigrator.exe (33.27 KB)
  • testhost.exe (35.74 KB)
  • testhost.x86.exe (36.27 KB)
  • vstest.console.exe (179.77 KB)
  • VSTestVideoRecorder.exe (41.38 KB)
  • VSTestVideoRecorder.exe (41.39 KB)
  • errlook.exe (56.10 KB)
  • guidgen.exe (42.13 KB)
  • makehm.exe (36.63 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)
  • FxCopCmd.exe (91.27 KB)
  • vc_redist.x64.exe (14.60 MB)
  • vc_redist.x86.exe (13.96 MB)
  • bscmake.exe (96.45 KB)
  • cl.exe (414.91 KB)
  • cvtres.exe (45.97 KB)
  • dumpbin.exe (21.39 KB)
  • editbin.exe (21.39 KB)
  • lib.exe (21.39 KB)
  • link.exe (1.63 MB)
  • ml64.exe (577.41 KB)
  • mspdbcmf.exe (1.31 MB)
  • mspdbsrv.exe (174.91 KB)
  • nmake.exe (106.92 KB)
  • pgocvt.exe (68.97 KB)
  • pgomgr.exe (103.91 KB)
  • pgosweep.exe (72.94 KB)
  • undname.exe (23.91 KB)
  • vctip.exe (369.49 KB)
  • xdcmake.exe (40.45 KB)
  • cl.exe (417.42 KB)
  • dumpbin.exe (21.41 KB)
  • editbin.exe (21.41 KB)
  • lib.exe (21.41 KB)
  • link.exe (1.63 MB)
  • ml.exe (619.41 KB)
  • pgomgr.exe (103.72 KB)
  • vctip.exe (369.49 KB)
  • cl.exe (346.41 KB)
  • dumpbin.exe (19.89 KB)
  • editbin.exe (19.90 KB)
  • lib.exe (19.89 KB)
  • link.exe (1.35 MB)
  • ml64.exe (434.91 KB)
  • pgomgr.exe (89.92 KB)
  • vctip.exe (277.49 KB)
  • bscmake.exe (83.95 KB)
  • cl.exe (348.41 KB)
  • cvtres.exe (39.97 KB)
  • dumpbin.exe (19.89 KB)
  • editbin.exe (19.90 KB)
  • ifc.exe (156.87 KB)
  • lib.exe (19.90 KB)
  • link.exe (1.35 MB)
  • ml.exe (472.90 KB)
  • mspdbcmf.exe (1.04 MB)
  • mspdbsrv.exe (128.41 KB)
  • nmake.exe (97.42 KB)
  • pgocvt.exe (60.99 KB)
  • pgomgr.exe (89.93 KB)
  • pgosweep.exe (65.95 KB)
  • undname.exe (21.91 KB)
  • vctip.exe (277.49 KB)
  • xdcmake.exe (40.44 KB)
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This data is about Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 version 15.9.28307.1146 alone. You can find below info on other versions of Visual Studio Build Tools 2017:

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After the uninstall process, the application leaves some files behind on the PC. Part_A few of these are shown below.

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the keys below:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\69ff87cc


How to remove Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 is a program released by Microsoft Corporation. Frequently, computer users decide to remove this program. This can be troublesome because deleting this manually requires some skill related to Windows program uninstallation. The best SIMPLE solution to remove Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





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5. All the applications installed on the computer will be made available to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you find Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 or simply activate the Search feature 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. After you click Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 in the list of programs, the following data about the program is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the left lower corner). This tells you the opinion other users have about Visual Studio Build Tools 2017, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other users - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Details about the application you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A confirmation page will appear. Confirm the uninstall by clicking Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Visual Studio Build Tools 2017.
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8. After uninstalling Visual Studio Build Tools 2017, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run a cleanup. Click Next to perform the cleanup. All the items of Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 which have been left behind will be found and you will be asked if you want to delete them. By removing Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 using Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your disk.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a piece of advice to uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 by Microsoft Corporation from your computer, we are not saying that Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application for your computer. This page simply contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 in case you want to. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' computers.

2020-05-14 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2020-05-14 03:14:59.970