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Should I remove Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2015 with Updates?

What percent of users and experts removed it?
6% remove it94% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
What do people think about it?
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How common is it?
Global Rank #30,318
United States Rank #22,998
Reach 0.0047%

Versions

VersionDistribution
14.0.25420.1 89.13%
14.0.24720.41 10.87%

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Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2015 with Updates

Overview

Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2015 with Updates is a program developed by Microsoft. The most used version is 14.0.25420.1, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The main program executable is vs_professional.exe. The software installer includes 1 files and is usually about 6.68 MB (7,004,028 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 63% of users of Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2015 with Updates come from the United States, it is also popular in Netherlands and France.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\ProgramData\package cache\{a82a09b9-ea11-47a9-bc95-f8e799c16971}
Uninstaller: "C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{a82a09b9-ea11-47a9-bc95-f8e799c16971}\vs_professional.exe" /uninstall
Estimated size: 6.68 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2015 with Updates

Program executable:vs_professional.exe
Name:Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 2015 with Updates
Path:C:\ProgramData\package cache\{a82a09b9-ea11-47a9-bc95-f8e799c16971}\vs_professional.exe
MD5:b9f7b9da83fb0763ca2feebfcd1e6e2d

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (All Users Run Once)
  • vs_professional.exe is loaded once in the all users (HKLM) registry as a startup file name '{a82a09b9-ea11-47a9-bc95-f8e799c16971}' which loads as "C:\ProgramData\Package Cache\{a82a09b9-ea11-47a9-bc95-f8e799c16971}\vs_professional.exe" /burn.runonce.

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

You can uninstall Microsoft Visual Studio Professional 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 Professional 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 Professional 2015 with Updates.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 91%
Win 7 (SP1) 9%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 6%
Keep it 94%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#30,318

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 91.30%
Windows 7 8.70%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Pro 43.48%
Windows 10 Home 16.30%
Windows 10 Home Single La... 9.78%
Windows 10 Enterprise 6.52%
Windows 8.1 Pro 4.35%
Windows 7 Enterprise 3.26%

Distribution by countryGeography

62.60% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 62.60%
  Netherlands 4.88%
  France 3.25%
  Italy 3.25%
  Germany 2.44%
  Singapore 2.44%
  Canada 1.63%
  Spain 1.63%
  United Kingdom 1.63%
  Turkey 1.63%
  AO 0.81%
  Australia 0.81%
  BG 0.81%
  Brazil 0.81%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 28.57%
Hewlett-Packard 26.98%
Lenovo 17.46%
ASUS 12.70%
Acer 7.94%
GIGABYTE 3.17%
Alienware 1.59%
American Megatrends 1.59%
Common models
ASUS All Series 3.90%
Dell Inspiron 3542 3.90%
Dell Precision M4800 2.60%
LENOVO 20287 2.60%
HP 2000 Notebook PC 2.60%
Acer Aspire one 1-431 2.60%

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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