Visual Studio Community 2017

How to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 from your computer

This web page contains detailed information on how to remove Visual Studio Community 2017 for Windows. It was coded for Windows by Microsoft Corporation. Further information on Microsoft Corporation can be found here. The program is usually located in the C:\VS2017 directory. Keep in mind that this location can differ being determined by the user's decision. Visual Studio Community 2017's complete uninstall command line is C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe. vs_installer.exe is the Visual Studio Community 2017's main executable file and it occupies approximately 181.11 KB (185456 bytes) on disk.

Visual Studio Community 2017 is comprised of the following executables which occupy 49.65 MB (52058488 bytes) on disk:

• vswhere.exe (418.19 KB)
• vs_installer.exe (181.11 KB)
• vs_installershell.exe (47.19 MB)
• CheckHyperVHost.exe (88.89 KB)
• handle.exe (415.63 KB)
• InstallCleanup.exe (42.59 KB)
• Setup.exe (125.18 KB)
• vs_installer.windows.exe (37.88 KB)
• vs_installerservice.exe (15.40 KB)
• vs_installerservice.x86.exe (15.40 KB)
• VSHiveStub.exe (26.55 KB)
• VSIXAutoUpdate.exe (201.35 KB)
• VSIXConfigurationUpdater.exe (32.66 KB)
• VSIXInstaller.exe (412.35 KB)

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The information on this page is only about version 15.9.28307.770 of Visual Studio Community 2017. You can find below info on other releases of Visual Studio Community 2017:

• 15.5.27130.0
• 15.5.27110.0
• 15.5.27130.2003
• 15.5.27130.2010
• 15.4.27004.2005
• 15.3.26730.16
• 15.5.27130.2026
• 15.5.27130.2020
• 15.4.27004.2008
• 15.5.27130.2024
• 15.5.27130.2036
• 15.5.27130.2027
• 15.3.26730.3
• 15.6.27428.1
• 15.8.28010.2041
• 15.6.27309.0
• 15.6.27428.2002
• 15.6.27428.2005
• 15.6.27428.2011
• 15.6.27428.2015
• 15.6.27428.2043
• 15.6.27428.2027
• 15.7.27703.2000
• 15.6.27428.2037
• 15.0.26403.7
• 15.7.27703.1
• 15.7.27703.2018
• 15.7.27703.2026
• 15.3.26730.10
• 15.8.28010.2046
• 15.7.27703.2035
• 15.7.27703.2047
• 15.7.27703.2042
• 15.6.27205.2004
• 15.8.28010.0
• 15.8.28010.2019
• 15.8.28010.2026
• 15.8.28010.2003
• 15.8.28010.2016
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If you're planning to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 you should check if the following data is left behind on your PC.

Folders found on disk after you uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 from your PC:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community

Files remaining:

• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\BlendMui_Brand_708_10000.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\cmddefui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.EditorsUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExportTemplateUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Windows.FormsUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\Microsoft.VisualStudioUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\msenvmui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\MsEnvMui_Brand_708_0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\msenvui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\UpgradeReport.xslt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\vb7to8ui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\vbdebugui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\VSConvertersPackageUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\vslogui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\vsslnui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\VsWizUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1033\WindowsFormsIntegration.PackageUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1049\BlendMui_Brand_708_10000.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1049\cmddefui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1049\Microsoft.VisualStudio.DesignUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1049\Microsoft.VisualStudio.EditorsUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1049\Microsoft.VisualStudio.ExportTemplateUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1049\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Windows.FormsUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1049\Microsoft.VisualStudioUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1049\msenvmui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1049\MsEnvMui_Brand_708_0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1049\msenvui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1049\UpgradeReport.xslt
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1049\vb7to8ui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1049\vbdebugui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1049\VSConvertersPackageUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1049\vslogui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1049\vsslnui.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1049\VsWizUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\1049\WindowsFormsIntegration.PackageUI.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\adodb.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-file-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-file-l2-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-localization-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-processthreads-l1-1-1.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-synch-l1-2-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-core-timezone-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-convert-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-environment-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-filesystem-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-heap-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-locale-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-math-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-multibyte-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-runtime-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-stdio-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-string-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-time-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\api-ms-win-crt-utility-l1-1-0.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-black_scale-100.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-black_scale-140.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-black_scale-180.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-black_scale-80.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-100.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-140.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-180.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-standard_scale-80.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-white_scale-100.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-white_scale-140.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-white_scale-180.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.150x150.contrast-white_scale-80.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-black_scale-100.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-black_scale-140.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-black_scale-180.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-black_scale-80.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-100.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-140.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-180.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-standard_scale-80.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-white_scale-100.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-white_scale-140.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-white_scale-180.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Assets\VisualStudio.70x70.contrast-white_scale-80.png
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation.manifest
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\clientbuildmgr.tlb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\coloader80.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\coloader80.tlb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\contextp.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\cscodemodelextensibility.tlb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\csiface.tlb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\DebuggerProxy.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\DiagnosticsTap.dll
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte100.olb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte80.olb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte80a.olb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte90.olb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dte90a.olb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties.tlb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties100.tlb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties110.tlb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties120.tlb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties90.tlb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\dteproperties90a.tlb
• C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\Automation\Microsoft.VisualStudio.CompilerHostObjectsProxy.dll

You will find in the Windows Registry that the following data will not be removed; remove them one by one using regedit.exe:

• HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\215e6cbf

Open regedit.exe to delete the registry values below from the Windows Registry:

• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe.ApplicationCompany
• HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\Local Settings\Software\Microsoft\Windows\Shell\MuiCache\C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe.FriendlyAppName

A way to delete Visual Studio Community 2017 from your computer using Advanced Uninstaller PRO

Visual Studio Community 2017 is a program by the software company Microsoft Corporation. Sometimes, people try to erase this application. This is efortful because deleting this manually takes some experience regarding PCs. The best SIMPLE practice to erase Visual Studio Community 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 already installed on your PC, install it. This is good because Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very efficient uninstaller and all around tool to optimize your system.

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• navigate to Download Link
• download the program by pressing the DOWNLOAD NOW button
• set up Advanced Uninstaller PRO

2. Start Advanced Uninstaller PRO. Take your time to get familiar with the program's design and wealth of features available. Advanced Uninstaller PRO is a very useful Windows optimizer.

3. Click on the General Tools button


4. Press the Uninstall Programs feature


5. A list of the programs existing on the computer will be shown to you

6. Scroll the list of programs until you find Visual Studio Community 2017 or simply click the Search feature and type in "Visual Studio Community 2017". The Visual Studio Community 2017 application will be found very quickly. After you click Visual Studio Community 2017 in the list of programs, some data about the program is shown to you:

• Star rating (in the left lower corner). The star rating tells you the opinion other users have about Visual Studio Community 2017, from "Highly recommended" to "Very dangerous".
• Opinions by other users - Click on the Read reviews button.
• Technical information about the application you wish to remove, by pressing the Properties button.

7. Click the Uninstall button. A confirmation window will appear. accept the removal by pressing Uninstall. Advanced Uninstaller PRO will then uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017.


8. After removing Visual Studio Community 2017, Advanced Uninstaller PRO will offer to run an additional cleanup. Press Next to start the cleanup. All the items that belong Visual Studio Community 2017 that have been left behind will be detected and you will be able to delete them. By removing Visual Studio Community 2017 with Advanced Uninstaller PRO, you can be sure that no registry entries, files or directories are left behind on your PC.

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

Disclaimer

This page is not a piece of advice to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 by Microsoft Corporation from your computer, nor are we saying that Visual Studio Community 2017 by Microsoft Corporation is not a good software application. This page only contains detailed instructions on how to uninstall Visual Studio Community 2017 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.