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

This web page contains thorough information on how to remove Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Microsoft Corporation. More information about Microsoft Corporation can be seen here. Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 is usually set up in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools directory, but this location can differ a lot depending on the user's choice while installing the program. C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe is the full command line if you want to uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2017. Visual Studio Build Tools 2017's primary file takes around 309.76 KB (317192 bytes) and its name is MSBuild.exe.

Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 is comprised of the following executables which take 101.08 MB (105992904 bytes) on disk:

  • vsn.exe (22.73 KB)
  • cmake.exe (7.75 MB)
  • cmcldeps.exe (1.33 MB)
  • cpack.exe (7.97 MB)
  • ctest.exe (8.73 MB)
  • ninja.exe (508.13 KB)
  • ActivateApplication.exe (33.38 KB)
  • vstest.console.exe (143.84 KB)
  • vstest.discoveryengine.exe (89.38 KB)
  • vstest.discoveryengine.x86.exe (89.41 KB)
  • vstest.executionengine.clr20.exe (31.24 KB)
  • vstest.executionengine.exe (32.39 KB)
  • vstest.executionengine.x86.clr20.exe (31.49 KB)
  • vstest.executionengine.x86.exe (32.41 KB)
  • datacollector.exe (26.16 KB)
  • QTAgent.exe (31.15 KB)
  • QTAgent32.exe (31.18 KB)
  • QTAgent32_35.exe (30.16 KB)
  • QTAgent32_40.exe (30.18 KB)
  • QTAgent_35.exe (30.15 KB)
  • QTAgent_40.exe (30.15 KB)
  • QTDCAgent.exe (28.16 KB)
  • QTDCAgent32.exe (28.16 KB)
  • SettingsMigrator.exe (32.16 KB)
  • testhost.exe (35.13 KB)
  • testhost.x86.exe (35.65 KB)
  • vstest.console.exe (175.16 KB)
  • VSTestVideoRecorder.exe (41.27 KB)
  • VSTestVideoRecorder.exe (41.27 KB)
  • errlook.exe (56.08 KB)
  • guidgen.exe (42.09 KB)
  • makehm.exe (36.58 KB)
  • MSBuild.exe (310.27 KB)
  • MSBuildTaskHost.exe (218.31 KB)
  • Tracker.exe (170.63 KB)
  • MSBuild.exe (309.76 KB)
  • MSBuildTaskHost.exe (217.81 KB)
  • Tracker.exe (203.06 KB)
  • csc.exe (48.42 KB)
  • csi.exe (14.91 KB)
  • vbc.exe (48.42 KB)
  • VBCSCompiler.exe (85.42 KB)
  • FxCopCmd.exe (91.25 KB)
  • vc_redist.x64.exe (14.48 MB)
  • vc_redist.x86.exe (13.83 MB)
  • bscmake.exe (103.21 KB)
  • cl.exe (417.21 KB)
  • cvtres.exe (52.71 KB)
  • dumpbin.exe (28.21 KB)
  • editbin.exe (28.21 KB)
  • lib.exe (28.21 KB)
  • link.exe (1.63 MB)
  • ml64.exe (583.71 KB)
  • mspdbcmf.exe (1.32 MB)
  • mspdbsrv.exe (181.73 KB)
  • nmake.exe (113.70 KB)
  • pgocvt.exe (68.58 KB)
  • pgomgr.exe (103.08 KB)
  • pgosweep.exe (74.89 KB)
  • undname.exe (30.71 KB)
  • vctip.exe (376.00 KB)
  • xdcmake.exe (47.01 KB)
  • cl.exe (419.21 KB)
  • dumpbin.exe (28.21 KB)
  • editbin.exe (28.21 KB)
  • lib.exe (28.21 KB)
  • link.exe (1.63 MB)
  • ml.exe (626.21 KB)
  • pgomgr.exe (104.51 KB)
  • vctip.exe (376.01 KB)
  • cl.exe (349.21 KB)
  • dumpbin.exe (26.71 KB)
  • editbin.exe (26.71 KB)
  • lib.exe (26.71 KB)
  • link.exe (1.35 MB)
  • ml64.exe (441.71 KB)
  • pgomgr.exe (89.58 KB)
  • vctip.exe (283.51 KB)
  • bscmake.exe (90.51 KB)
  • cl.exe (351.21 KB)
  • cvtres.exe (46.73 KB)
  • dumpbin.exe (26.51 KB)
  • editbin.exe (26.50 KB)
  • ifc.exe (163.53 KB)
  • lib.exe (26.51 KB)
  • link.exe (1.35 MB)
  • ml.exe (479.51 KB)
  • mspdbcmf.exe (1.05 MB)
  • mspdbsrv.exe (135.01 KB)
  • nmake.exe (104.01 KB)
  • pgocvt.exe (60.58 KB)
  • pgomgr.exe (89.58 KB)
  • pgosweep.exe (65.58 KB)
  • undname.exe (28.51 KB)
  • vctip.exe (283.51 KB)
  • xdcmake.exe (47.01 KB)
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The information on this page is only about version 15.8.28010.2050 of Visual Studio Build Tools 2017. You can find below info on other versions of Visual Studio Build Tools 2017:

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Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 has the habit of leaving behind some leftovers.

Use regedit.exe to manually remove from the Windows Registry the data below:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\d516633f


How to uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 is a program by the software company Microsoft Corporation. Some users want to erase it. This can be troublesome because uninstalling this manually takes some know-how related to Windows internal functioning. The best SIMPLE manner to erase Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Here is how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO already installed on your Windows system, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is one of the best uninstaller and all around utility to maximize the performance of your Windows system.

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  • install Advanced Uninstaller PRO
2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire Advanced Uninstaller PRO's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very good PC management program.

3. Press the General Tools button
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4. Click on the Uninstall Programs button
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5. All the applications existing on your computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of applications until you locate Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 or simply click the Search feature and type in "Visual Studio Build Tools 2017". If it exists on your system the Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 program will be found automatically. When you click Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 in the list of apps, some information about the program is shown to you:


  • Star rating (in the lower left corner). This tells you the opinion other people have about Visual Studio Build Tools 2017, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Reviews by other people - Press the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the app you wish to remove, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will show up. Confirm the removal by clicking the Uninstall button. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will remove Visual Studio Build Tools 2017.
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8. After removing Visual Studio Build Tools 2017, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Click Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 which have been left behind will be found and you will be able to delete them. By removing Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you are assured that no Windows registry items, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows system will remain clean, speedy and ready to serve you properly.



Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation to uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 by Microsoft Corporation from your PC, nor are we saying that Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 by Microsoft Corporation is not a good application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 in case you decide this is what you want to do. Here you can find registry and disk entries that our application Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2018-11-05 / Written by Dan Armano for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2018-11-05 10:48:31.560