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Should I remove Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2015 with Update 2?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #10,477
United States Rank #8,268
Reach 0.0338%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 8.86 days
261.42 days >
Average installed length: 137.35 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
14.0.25123.0W 0.30%
14.0.25123.0 99.70%

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Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2015 with Update 2

Overview

Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2015 with Update 2 is a software program developed by Microsoft. The most common release is 14.0.25123.0, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The primary executable is named vs_community.exe. The setup package generally installs about 1 files and is usually about 6 MB (6,294,799 bytes). Relative to the overall usage of users who have this installed on their PCs, most are running Windows 10 and Windows 7 (SP1). While about 57% of users of Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2015 with Update 2 come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Italy.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\package cache\{04fa3a35-1f49-4510-8051-819cdc1e6e01}
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{04fa3a35-1f49-4510-8051-819cdc1e6e01}\vs_community.exe" /uninstall
Estimated size: 6 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2015 with Update 2

Program executable:vs_community.exe
Name:Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2015 with Update 2
Path:C:\ProgramData\package cache\{04fa3a35-1f49-4510-8051-819cdc1e6e01}\vs_community.exe
MD5:1b234f9d6bb577987ed81ebed54aca97

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run Once)
  • vs_community.exe is loaded once in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name '{04fa3a35-1f49-4510-8051-819cdc1e6e01}' which loads as "C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{04fa3a35-1f49-4510-8051-819cdc1e6e01}\vs_community.exe" /burn.runonce.

How do I remove Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2015 with Update 2?

You can uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2015 with Update 2 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 Community 2015 with Update 2, 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 Community 2015 with Update 2.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 83%
Win 7 (SP1) 17%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#10,477

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 82.91%
Windows 7 17.09%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 41.11%
Windows 10 Pro 25.45%
Windows 7 Ultimate 6.17%
Windows 10 Home Single La... 5.87%
Windows 7 Professional 4.52%
Windows 7 Home Premium 4.37%

Distribution by countryGeography

57.04% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 57.04%
  United Kingdom 4.31%
  Italy 3.26%
  Brazil 3.14%
  France 2.21%
  Canada 1.98%
  Australia 1.63%
  Spain 1.63%
  Turkey 1.51%
  Germany 1.40%
  India 1.40%
  Netherlands 1.40%
  Norway 1.16%
  Mexico 1.05%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 22.33%
Dell 18.20%
ASUS 16.02%
Acer 13.35%
Lenovo 9.95%
Samsung 6.07%
Toshiba 5.10%
GIGABYTE 3.40%
MSI 2.67%
Alienware 1.70%
Intel 0.73%
American Megatrends 0.49%
Common models
ASUS All Series 10.29%
HP HP Pavilion Notebook 3.70%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 2.47%
HP Pavilion 17 Notebook P... 2.47%
HP HP Notebook 2.47%
Samsung 300E5EV/300E4EV/2... 2.47%

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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