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I cannot update my visual studio 2019 - installer stopped working
I was in the process of updating 16.9.3 to 16.9.4 when I received a BSOD (IRQL not less or equal!). After restarting I ran the updater but almost as soon as it started it quit. After a couple of attempts I tried the following:
Checked that my PC was up2date – ok
Installed the latest video drivers
Uninstalled the installer
Cleaned the registry with CCleaner
Restarted my PC
Downloaded vs_Comunity.exe and ran it.
It downloaded and installed the installer ok and the message “Almost done getting everything ready” was displayed. Then boom, it just vanished. I tried to run the installer again, but the same – starts then stops. I checked in the task manager and it was definitely gone.
If I start Visual studio, which still works luckily, the check for updates doesn’t do anything anymore.
Please, how can I repair the installer?
Thanks,
Gerry.
P.s. There doesn't seem to be a suitable tag for my issue.
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Anna Xiu-MSFT 30,821 Reputation points Microsoft Vendor
2021-04-16T02:03:44.51+00:00 Hi @Gerry Whitmarsh ,
It seems that your instance of Visual Studio is corrupted. Please try the following steps to perform a clean installation:
- Find the file on your machine: "%programfiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\layout\InstallCleanup.exe"
- Launch it from an admin command prompt with a -full param:
InstallCleanup.exe -full - Relaunch the newly downloaded vs_community.exe and install Visual Studio.
Sincerely,
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