Visual Studio Uninstaller

According to Microsoft, the default uninstaller for Visual Studio can be erroneous at times since more often than not it leaves behind unwanted junk files or artifacts.

This is exactly where Visual Studio Uninstaller comes in handy since it specially designed to safely and unobtrusively remove all traces of Visual Studio from your computer's system.

The first thing you need to know about this Microsoft-vetted tool is the fact that it can only help you thoroughly remove BURN-based versions of Visual Studio, namely all versions from Visual Studio 2012 onwards (all Preview/RC/RTM of Visual Studio 2013, Visual Studio 2015 and Visual Studio vNext).

Using the utility is by no means a challenging situation since, in spite of not having a proper user interface, the tool comes with a very straightforward workflow.

This said, after you download it, simply unzip its package named 'TotalUninstaller.zip', and run the 'Setup.ForcedUninstall.exe' file while providing it with full administrator rights.

Upon first launching the tool, it automatically scans and detects Visual Studio bundles present on your system.

Before you go through with the uninstall process, you should know that Microsoft recommends that you use this tool only as a last resort to clean up the user's system before any other operation such as resorting to reimaging the machine, for example.

To complete the uninstall process, just type in 'Y' and hit Enter on your keyboard and that is about it. The application provides you with a minimum amount of visual feedback regarding the process by displaying the path of the removed components and not much else.

To conclude, if you want to make sure that you have removed all VS registries, junk files or artifacts after a typical uninstall process, then you should take the time to download this official Microsoft tool and give it a quick spin to see the results.