Should I remove Visual Studio 2012 Prerequisites?

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Remove Visual Studio 2012 Prerequisites by Micr...

Visual Studio 2012 Prerequisites is a software program developed by Microsoft. The setup package generally installs about 6 files and is usually about 708 KB (724,992 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 7 (SP1) and Windows 10. While about 71% of users of Visual Studio 2012 Prerequisites come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom.

Help link: go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=133405

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\microsoft visual studio 11.0\common7\ide\xml

Uninstaller: MsiExec.exe /X{61862D7C-CDBC-48D5-8AE1-3B8BD1E23BC5}

Estimated size: 708 KB

Language: English (United States)

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 Visual Studio 2012 Prerequisites, 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 Visual Studio 2012 Prerequisites.

PC BRAND OF CHOICE 100% Dell

OS VERSIONS Win 7 (SP1) 50% Win 10 50%

USER ACTIONS Uninstall it 5% Keep it 95%

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?

United States	71.43%
United Kingdom	28.57%

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