

- #HOW TO REPAIR VISUAL STUDIO 2015 INSTALL#
- #HOW TO REPAIR VISUAL STUDIO 2015 UPDATE#
- #HOW TO REPAIR VISUAL STUDIO 2015 WINDOWS 10#
- #HOW TO REPAIR VISUAL STUDIO 2015 SOFTWARE#
It sounds like something is indeed blocking the repair process as well as the uninstall process. Some users suggested to turn off the antivirus/antimalware program in these situations.
#HOW TO REPAIR VISUAL STUDIO 2015 WINDOWS 10#
PS: at the time of writing, Microsoft FixIt, that is supposed to repair the blocked install/uninstall, does not support Windows 10 (check the screenshot below) BUT all this patience paid in the end, Visual Studio started properly without the warning of incomplete installation. Eventually I have to force close the setup. Also, After passing all of the components, in the final step of house keeping it again stuck for all night. This canceled sign-out as suggested by indeed pushed the progress bar, but I have to repeat it like a dozen of times. In case some thing(s) is conflicting, the setup simply stuck at initial stages for hrs. The install/repair/uninstall time depends on the machine specifications only when it is going smoothly (in the ideal case).
#HOW TO REPAIR VISUAL STUDIO 2015 UPDATE#
So until there is a proper update from Microsoft, we have to suffer like this. Tried to uninstall + repair, all behave the same. I started the process maybe 36 hours ago and it's not finished yet. I'm removing it ahead of a VS2017 install. VS2015 also takes hours, maybe days, to uninstall. Now the blue "Applying" progress bar is 3/4 through rather than sitting for days at 1/10. Again the uninstall picked up speed and worked through more subtasks. So again I went to reboot and then cancelled it. Suddenly the uninstall started moving quickly. Today I was going to reboot again then cancelled out of it. If you reboot, Visual Studio remembers where you were in the uninstall and picks up again where you left off, but one uninstall subtask further on. I've stumbled on a way of speeding up the uninstall.

Those five little dots come in, join up, and fly away again, over and over again. It has been sitting doing not a lot for a few hours apart from 'Applying: Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Diagnostic Tools - x86'. Entered the command vs_community.exe /uninstall /force. Rebooting seems to be the only thing to clear whatever flags have been left by the repair process.
#HOW TO REPAIR VISUAL STUDIO 2015 INSTALL#
If one tries to uninstall immediately after a killed repair, a message comes up about an install in progress. Killing the repair will require a reboot. I'm tempted to delete the Visual Studio folder tree, run CCleaner on the registry to at least partially cleanup the mess, and then install from scratch. How long should I expect 2015 to spend repairing itself? It's been over 8 hours and we haven't moved beyond "Microsoft Build Tools 14.0 (x86)" for the better part of that time.
#HOW TO REPAIR VISUAL STUDIO 2015 SOFTWARE#
This software update will be included in Update 1 for Microsoft Visual Studio 2015.Context: Toshiba Satellite L75D-A7280 64bit, Windows 10 Home 64bit Restart requirementAfter you install this update, you must close and restart all instances of Visual Studio 2015 to force a reload of the updated assemblies. PrerequisitesThere are no prerequisites for installing this update. Updated filesFor a complete list of the files that this update adds or changes, double-click the update installer, and then click Show Files on the File menu. The file is stored on security-enhanced servers that help prevent any unauthorized changes to it. Microsoft scanned this file for viruses, using the most current virus-detection software that was available on the date that the file was posted.
