visual-studioofflineuninstallation

How to uninstall Visual Studio 2019 from a Windows PC without internet connection


I need to uninstall Visual Studio 2019 from am offline Windows PC without internet connection.

As soon as I try to uninstall it from "add/remove programs" it opens the Visual Studio Installer application. Then Visual Studio Installer hangs trying to update itself.

I have tried to launch it from command line with the following options:

vs_installer.exe --noWeb --noUpdateInstaller

but nevertheless, after a while, it asks to be updated.

I have searched for an offline installer for "Visual Studio Installer", but I haven't found it, it seems that Microsoft does not offers it.

Update:

I have tried using InstallCleanup.exe as explained in link but it does not exists on the Visual Studio 2019 instance I want to uninstall. I have tried to copy it (along with its .config file) from another VS Installation I have but It does not work:

The application has failed to start because its side-by-side configuration is incorrect. Please see the application event log or use the command-line sxstrace.exe tool for more detail.

Thanks


Solution

  • Uninstall the visual studio installer from add/remove programs