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How to uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 from your system

This page is about Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 for Windows. Here you can find details on how to uninstall it from your PC. It was created for Windows by Microsoft Corporation. Check out here where you can read more on Microsoft Corporation. Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 is typically installed in the C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\BuildTools folder, subject to the user's option. 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 occupies 310.55 KB (318000 bytes) on disk and is named MSBuild.exe.

The following executables are incorporated in Visual Studio Build Tools 2017. They take 102.03 MB (106981832 bytes) on disk.

  • vsn.exe (16.89 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)
  • DevExpress.About.exe (170.00 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 (97.47 KB)
  • cl.exe (416.94 KB)
  • cvtres.exe (47.01 KB)
  • dumpbin.exe (22.43 KB)
  • editbin.exe (22.42 KB)
  • lib.exe (22.43 KB)
  • link.exe (1.63 MB)
  • ml64.exe (578.45 KB)
  • mspdbcmf.exe (1.31 MB)
  • mspdbsrv.exe (175.93 KB)
  • nmake.exe (107.95 KB)
  • pgocvt.exe (68.97 KB)
  • pgomgr.exe (103.91 KB)
  • pgosweep.exe (72.94 KB)
  • undname.exe (24.94 KB)
  • vctip.exe (370.52 KB)
  • xdcmake.exe (41.46 KB)
  • cl.exe (419.44 KB)
  • dumpbin.exe (22.41 KB)
  • editbin.exe (22.41 KB)
  • lib.exe (22.42 KB)
  • link.exe (1.63 MB)
  • ml.exe (620.44 KB)
  • pgomgr.exe (103.72 KB)
  • vctip.exe (370.53 KB)
  • cl.exe (348.44 KB)
  • dumpbin.exe (20.92 KB)
  • editbin.exe (20.93 KB)
  • lib.exe (20.93 KB)
  • link.exe (1.35 MB)
  • ml64.exe (435.94 KB)
  • pgomgr.exe (89.92 KB)
  • vctip.exe (278.52 KB)
  • bscmake.exe (84.98 KB)
  • cl.exe (350.44 KB)
  • cvtres.exe (40.99 KB)
  • dumpbin.exe (20.91 KB)
  • editbin.exe (20.93 KB)
  • ifc.exe (157.91 KB)
  • lib.exe (20.91 KB)
  • link.exe (1.35 MB)
  • ml.exe (473.94 KB)
  • mspdbcmf.exe (1.04 MB)
  • mspdbsrv.exe (129.43 KB)
  • nmake.exe (98.46 KB)
  • pgocvt.exe (60.99 KB)
  • pgomgr.exe (89.93 KB)
  • pgosweep.exe (65.95 KB)
  • undname.exe (22.94 KB)
  • vctip.exe (278.52 KB)
  • xdcmake.exe (41.46 KB)
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This web page is about Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 version 15.9.47 alone. You can find below a few links to other Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 versions:

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Some files and registry entries are frequently left behind when you uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2017.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 from your PC:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Shared\Packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.14\tools

Files remaining:
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Shared\Packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.14\tools\Install.ps1
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Shared\Packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.14\tools\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.targets
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Shared\Packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.14\tools\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.Tasks.dll
  • C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Shared\Packages\Microsoft.Bcl.Build.1.0.14\tools\Uninstall.ps1

Registry keys:
  • HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\2a4ee067


A way to delete Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 from your computer with the help of Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 is a program by Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes, computer users choose to uninstall it. This is difficult because uninstalling this by hand takes some knowledge regarding removing Windows programs manually. One of the best QUICK approach to uninstall Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 is to use Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take the following steps on how to do this:





1. If you don't have Advanced Uninstaller PRO on your PC, add it. This is a good step because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and general tool to optimize your computer.

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2. Run Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take some time to admire the program's design and number of functions available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful package of utilities.

3. Click on the General Tools category
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4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature
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5. All the programs installed on the computer will appear

6. Navigate the list of programs until you find Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 or simply activate 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. After you select Visual Studio Build Tools 2017 in the list of applications, the following information about the program is made available to you:


  • Safety rating (in the lower left corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other people have about Visual Studio Build Tools 2017, ranging from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
  • Opinions by other people - Click on the Read reviews button.
  • Technical information about the program you want to uninstall, by clicking on the Properties button.
7. Press the Uninstall button. A window asking you to confirm will show up. Confirm the uninstall 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 a cleanup. Press Next to perform 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 are assured that no Windows registry items, files or folders are left behind on your PC.

Your Windows PC will remain clean, speedy and able to serve you properly.

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Disclaimer

The text above is not a recommendation 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 for your PC. This text simply contains detailed instructions 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 Advanced Uninstaller PRO discovered and classified as "leftovers" on other users' PCs.

2022-04-26 / Written by Andreea Kartman for Advanced Uninstaller PRO

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Last update on: 2022-04-26 12:09:41.583