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Should I remove Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Tools for Windows 10 Technical Preview?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
8% remove it92% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #36,242
United States Rank #32,349
Reach 0.0031%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 6.84 days
43.95 days >
Average installed length: 23.09 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
14.0.22823.1y 1.61%
14.0.22823.1 91.94%
14.0.22710.0 6.45%

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Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Tools for Windows 10 Technical Preview

Overview

Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Tools for Windows 10 Technical Preview is a program developed by Microsoft. The most used version is 14.0.22823.1, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The main program executable is windows_full.exe. The software installer includes 2 files and is usually about 2.73 MB (2,858,051 bytes). In comparison to the total number of users, most PCs are running the OS Windows 10 as well as Windows 7 (SP1). While about 49% of users of Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Tools for Windows 10 Technical Preview come from the United States, it is also popular in India and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\package cache\{7eb3c2eb-9c56-4ef0-a96e-7ca9060d2f0e}
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{7eb3c2eb-9c56-4ef0-a96e-7ca9060d2f0e}\Windows_Full.exe" /uninstall
Estimated size: 2.73 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Tools for Windows 10 Technical Preview

Program executable:windows_full.exe
Name:Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Tools for Windows 10 (Technical Preview)
Path:C:\ProgramData\package cache\{7eb3c2eb-9c56-4ef0-a96e-7ca9060d2f0e}\windows_full.exe
MD5:8719d6f4f8cbee25d90b9cef4a993cf3
Additional files:
  • Windows_VSTools.exe - Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Tools for Windows 10 (Technical Preview)

How do I remove Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Tools for Windows 10 Technical Preview?

You can uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Tools for Windows 10 Technical Preview from your computer by using the Add/Remove Program feature in the Window's Control Panel.
  1. On the Start menu (for Windows 8, right-click the screen's bottom-left corner), click Control Panel, and then, under Programs, do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall a Program.
    • Windows XP: Click Add or Remove Programs.
  2. When you find the program Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Tools for Windows 10 (Technical Preview), click it, and then do one of the following:
    • Windows Vista/7/8/10: Click Uninstall.
    • Windows XP: Click the Remove or Change/Remove tab (to the right of the program).
  3. Follow the prompts. A progress bar shows you how long it will take to remove Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Tools for Windows 10 Technical Preview.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 79%
Win 7 (SP1) 21%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#36,242

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 79.03%
Windows 7 20.97%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 8.1 14.52%
Windows 8.1 Pro 12.90%
Windows 10 Pro Insider Pr... 12.90%
Windows 10 Pro 8.06%
Windows 7 Ultimate 8.06%
Windows 7 Home Premium 8.06%

Distribution by countryGeography

49.35% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 49.35%
  India 5.19%
  Germany 5.19%
  Australia 3.90%
  Netherlands 3.90%
  Brazil 2.60%
  Thailand 2.60%
  Sweden 2.60%
  Ireland 2.60%
  Singapore 1.30%
  TN 1.30%
  France 1.30%
  Switzerland 1.30%
  Korea 1.30%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 25.71%
Dell 17.14%
Lenovo 17.14%
GIGABYTE 11.43%
Toshiba 11.43%
Acer 8.57%
ASUS 5.71%
Sony 2.86%
Common models
ASUS All Series 5.66%
HP 15 Notebook PC 3.77%
VMware, Inc. VMware Virtu... 1.89%
TOSHIBA TECRA S11 1.89%
TOSHIBA SATELLITE PRO L87... 1.89%
TOSHIBA Satellite C650 1.89%

About Microsoft

Microsoft Corporation develops, manufactures, licenses and supports a variety of products and services related to computing.
Publisher URL: www.microsoft.com

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