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Should I remove Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications x86 Runtime?

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 #3,609
United States Rank #4,247
Reach 0.1530%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 10.95 days
323.15 days >
Average installed length: 169.79 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
10.0.40220 100.00%

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Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications x86 Runtime 3.0

What is Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications x86 Runtime?

Visual Studio Tools for Applications (VSTA) is a set of tools that independent software vendors (ISVs) can use to build customization abilities into their applications for both automation and extensibility. Those customization abilities can be used by end-users to tailor the ISV's application within a managed extensibility environment just like VBA.

About  (from Microsoft)

Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications gives you a way to enable end users to customize your existing applications using Visual Basic and Visual C#. You can incorporate a custom integrated development environment (IDE) that is similar to the Visual Studio IDE into the application. End-user developers can use th...  Read more

Overview

The setup package is about 546.01 KB (559,112 bytes) when donwloaded.

Program detailsProgram details

URL: www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=30749
Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{191A6F65-6878-398D-A272-EF011B80F371}
(The Windows Installer is used for the installation, maintenance, and removal.)
Estimated size: 546.01 KB
Language: English (United States)

How do I remove Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications x86 Runtime?

You can uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Tools for Applications x86 Runtime 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 Tools for Applications x86 Runtime 3.0, 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 Tools for Applications x86 Runtime.

USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 8%
Keep it 92%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#3,609
 
REACH
~0.15%
PC installation base

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 54.31%
Windows 7 45.29%
Windows Vista 0.40%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 7 Professional 17.75%
Windows 8.1 Pro 12.65%
Windows 7 Ultimate 12.39%
Windows 10 Pro 7.99%
Windows 7 Home Premium 7.96%
Windows 8.1 5.89%

Distribution by countryGeography

40.89% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 40.89%
  India 4.41%
  United Kingdom 3.33%
  Germany 2.70%
  Brazil 2.43%
  France 2.34%
  Canada 2.34%
  Mexico 2.22%
  Iran 2.07%
  Italy 2.04%
  Australia 1.59%
  South Africa 1.59%
  Turkey 1.47%
  Netherlands 1.38%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 31.01%
Hewlett-Packard 24.77%
ASUS 11.72%
Lenovo 8.75%
Acer 7.11%
Toshiba 4.50%
GIGABYTE 4.25%
Samsung 2.87%
Intel 2.51%
MSI 0.97%
Apple 0.92%
Alienware 0.61%
Common models
ASUS All Series 3.95%
VMware, Inc. VMware Virtu... 2.80%
HP Pavilion dv6 Notebook ... 2.68%
Dell Inspiron N5110 2.42%
HP Pavilion g6 Notebook P... 2.42%
Dell Latitude E6520 2.29%

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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