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Should I remove Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2015 with Updates?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
3% remove it97% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
(click star to rate)
How common is it?
Global Rank #5,303
United States Rank #3,883
Reach 0.0932%
Lifespan of installation (until removal)
< 7.48 days
220.57 days >
Average installed length: 115.89 days

Versions

VersionDistribution
14.0.25420.1W 0.05%
14.0.25420.1i 0.05%
14.0.25420.1 93.74%
14.0.25402.0 0.05%
14.0.24720.41 6.10%

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Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2015 with Updates

Overview

Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2015 with Updates is a software program developed by Microsoft. The most common release is 14.0.25420.1, 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 3.44 MB (3,607,557 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 62% of users of Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2015 with Updates come from the United States, it is also popular in United Kingdom and Germany.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\package cache\{dfcbf7c4-6232-423c-b43c-38d118e2378f}
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{dfcbf7c4-6232-423c-b43c-38d118e2378f}\vs_community.exe" /uninstall
Estimated size: 3.44 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2015 with Updates

Program executable:vs_community.exe
Name:Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2015 with Updates
Path:C:\ProgramData\package cache\{dfcbf7c4-6232-423c-b43c-38d118e2378f}\vs_community.exe
MD5:44a5f188b2768c707684905d28feb9ff

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 '{79b486b9-c5f0-4096-a00c-8351f59587c2}' which loads as "C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{79b486b9-c5f0-4096-a00c-8351f59587c2}\vs_community.exe" /burn.runonce.

How do I remove Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2015 with Updates?

You can uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2015 with Updates 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 Updates, 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 Updates.

USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 3%
Keep it 97%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#5,303
 
REACH
~0.09%
PC installation base

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 82.48%
Windows 7 17.52%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Home 38.91%
Windows 10 Pro 27.08%
Windows 7 Ultimate 6.05%
Windows 7 Professional 5.78%
Windows 10 Home Single La... 5.45%
Windows 7 Home Premium 4.36%

Distribution by countryGeography

62.02% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 62.02%
  United Kingdom 5.35%
  Germany 3.74%
  Netherlands 3.18%
  Italy 3.09%
  France 2.73%
  Canada 1.53%
  Spain 1.45%
  Brazil 1.37%
  Singapore 1.29%
  Australia 1.21%
  Poland 1.05%
  DK 0.96%
  Sweden 0.72%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Hewlett-Packard 24.01%
ASUS 19.04%
Dell 15.82%
Lenovo 13.34%
Acer 13.34%
Toshiba 4.05%
GIGABYTE 3.50%
MSI 2.85%
Samsung 2.30%
Alienware 1.10%
Intel 0.64%
Common models
ASUS All Series 13.53%
HP HP Notebook 3.92%
HP HP Pavilion Notebook 2.75%
HP 15 Notebook PC 2.55%
HP Pavilion 15 Notebook P... 2.35%
Microsoft Corporation Sur... 1.76%

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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