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What percent of users and experts removed it?
5% remove it95% keep it
Overall Sentiment
Excellent
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How common is it?
Global Rank #37,854
United States Rank #23,464
Reach 0.0028%

Versions

VersionDistribution
15.9.28307.960 1.79%
15.9.28307.344 1.79%
15.9.28307.222 1.79%
15.9.28307.145 1.79%
15.7.27703.2035 3.57%
15.7.27703.2026 1.79%
15.7.27703.2018 1.79%
15.7.27703.2000 3.57%
15.7.27703.1 1.79%
15.6.27428.2043 5.36%
15.6.27428.2037 7.14%
15.6.27428.2027 7.14%
15.6.27428.2015 5.36%
15.6.27428.2011 3.57%
15.6.27428.2005 1.79%
15.6.27428.2002 1.79%
15.6.27428.1 3.57%
15.5.27130.2036 8.93%
15.5.27130.2027 10.71%
15.5.27130.2026 1.79%
15.5.27130.2024 5.36%
15.5.27130.2020 3.57%
15.5.27130.2010 12.50%
15.5.27130.2003 1.79%

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Visual Studio Professional 2017

Overview

Visual Studio Professional 2017 is a software program developed by Microsoft. The most common release is 15.5.27130.2010, with over 98% of all installations currently using this version. The primary executable is named devenv.exe. The setup package generally installs about 106 files and is usually about 3.55 MB (3,724,491 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 86% of users of Visual Studio Professional 2017 come from the United States, it is also popular in Netherlands and France.

Program detailsProgram details

Installation folder: C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Professional
Uninstaller: "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe" uninstall --installPath "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Professio
Estimated size: 3.55 MB

Program filesFiles installed by Visual Studio Professional 2017

Program executable:devenv.exe
Name:Microsoft® Visual Studio®
Microsoft Visual Studio 2017
Path:C:\Program Files\microsoft visual studio\2017\professional\common7\ide\devenv.exe
MD5:a1c0f4a56f87c26809863ee676c30ec0
Additional files:
  • TCM.exe - Microsoft® Visual Studio® Team Foundation Server®
  • concrt140.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2015 (Microsoft® Concurrency Runtime Library)
  • dbgcore.dll - Windows Core Debugging Helpers
  • errlook.exe - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2017 (ERRLOOK MFC Application)
  • guidgen.exe - Microsoft ® GUIDGEN Application
  • makehm.exe - Microsoft ® Makehm Application
  • Microsoft.DiaSymReader.Native.amd64.dll - Dia based SymReader
  • Microsoft.DiaSymReader.Native.x86.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Converters.Interop.dll - Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2013 (Conversion Interop Assembly)
  • msdia140.dll - Microsoft® Debug Information Accessor
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Designer.Interfaces.dll - Microsoft (R) .NET Framework
  • EntityFramework.dll - Microsoft Entity Framework (EntityFramework)
  • EntityFramework.SqlServer.dll - EntityFramework.SqlServer
  • EntityFramework.SqlServerCompact.dll - EntityFramework.SqlServerCompact
  • Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.BootstrapPackage.dll - Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.BootstrapPackage
  • Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.DatabaseGeneration.dll - Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.DatabaseGeneration
  • Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.dll - Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design
  • Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.EntityDesigner.dll - Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.EntityDesigner
  • Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.Model.dll - Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.Model
  • Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.Package.dll - Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.Package
  • Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.VersioningFacade.dll - Microsoft.Data.Entity.Design.VersioningFacade
  • Microsoft.Data.Tools.Design.XmlCore.dll - Microsoft.Data.Tools.Design.XmlCore
  • Blend.exe - Microsoft® Visual Studio® (Blend for Visual Studio)
  • BlendDesc.dll - Blend for Visual Studio Description Resource DLL
  • BlendDesc-Ln.dll
  • BlendMnu.dll - Blend for Visual Studio Menu Package
  • CodeMarkersEtwRc.dll - Visual Studio CodeMarker ETW Provider Resources
  • compluslm.dll - Complus Library Manager Package
  • DDConfigCA.exe - Microsoft DDConfig Custom Action
  • devenvdesc.dll - Visual Studio App Description Resource DLL
  • FeedbackCollector.exe
  • iisresolver.dll
  • Microsoft.Data.ConnectionUI.Dialog.dll - Microsoft Data Connection UI Dialog
  • Microsoft.Data.ConnectionUI.dll - Microsoft Data Connection UI
  • Microsoft.JavaScript.Services.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Activities.dll - Microsoft VisualStudio Workflow Tools
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Activities.ExpressionEvaluator.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Activities.HostView.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.CallHierarchy.Package.Definitions.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.CallHierarchy.Package.Implementation.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.CodeMarkers.dll - Microsoft.VisualStudio.CodeMarkers Performance Event Provider
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.CommandTable.Compression.10.0.dll - VSCT Compressor
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.CommandTable.Utility.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Configuration.dll - Visual Studio Configurable Properties
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.ConfigurationUI.dll - Visual Studio .NET Framework Designer Configuration
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Compatibility.dll - Visual Studio Data Compatibility
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.dll - Visual Studio Data Framework
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Host.dll - Visual Studio Data Host
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Interop.dll - Visual Studio Data Framework Interop Assembly
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Package.dll - Visual Studio Data Package
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Data.Providers.Common.dll - Visual Studio Data Providers Common
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Debugger.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Debugger.Engine.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Diagnostics.Measurement.Native.dll - Native MeasurementBlock
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.dll - Visual Studio .NET Framework Components
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.ImageCatalog.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Imaging.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Licensing.dll - Microsoft Visual Studio Licensing Library DLL
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.OnlineLicensing.dll
  • Microsoft.VisualStudio.Package.LanguageService.10.0.dll - Microsoft® .NET Framework

Program behaviorsBehaviors exhibited

Startup File (User Run Once)
  • devenv.exe is loaded once in the current user (HKCU) registry as a startup file name 'Application Restart #0' which loads as C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe "C:\users\user\documents\Visual Studio 2017\Exemples\Zak Visual Basic Data Files 9781337102124\Chapter 5 Data Files\VB20.

How do I remove Visual Studio Professional 2017?

You can uninstall Visual Studio Professional 2017 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 Visual Studio Professional 2017, 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 Professional 2017.

OS VERSIONS
Win 10 86%
Win 7 (SP1) 14%
 
USER ACTIONS
Uninstall it 5%
Keep it 95%
 
GLOBAL RANK
#37,854

Windows OS versionsWindows

Which Windows OS versions does it run on?
Windows 10 85.71%
Windows 7 14.29%
Which OS releases does it run on?
Windows 10 Pro 46.43%
Windows 10 Home 19.64%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.14%
Windows 7 Enterprise 5.36%
Windows 10 Enterprise 3.57%
Windows 10 Enterprise Ins... 3.57%

Distribution by countryGeography

86.36% of installs come from the United States
Which countries install it?
  United States 86.36%
  Netherlands 3.41%
  France 2.27%
  Germany 1.14%
  United Kingdom 1.14%
  Hong Kong 1.14%
  Hungary 1.14%
  Norway 1.14%
  Portugal 1.14%
  Singapore 1.14%

OEM distributionPC manufacturers

What PC manufacturers (OEMs) have it installed?
Dell 26.67%
Hewlett-Packard 26.67%
Lenovo 17.78%
Acer 11.11%
MSI 6.67%
GIGABYTE 4.44%
Alienware 2.22%
Medion 2.22%
ASUS 2.22%
Common models
HP HP Notebook 4.44%
Hewlett-Packard SLIC-CPC 2.22%
HP ZBook 15 G2 2.22%
HP Z220 CMT Workstation 2.22%
HP ProBook 645 G1 2.22%
HP ProBook 6360b 2.22%

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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