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Using the Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Pre-Clean Tool can provide several benefits, including:

: For newer environments where the Visual Studio Installer is present, this tool can remove installation files and product information for all instances of Visual Studio. It is typically found at microsoft visual studio 2012 pre clean tool download upd

As Visual Studio 2012 is a legacy product, official direct download links for the standalone "Pre-Clean Tool" are often bundled within the installer or hosted on developer subscription portals. Super User Official Installer Using the Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Pre-Clean Tool

: This is the current standard tool for removing all Visual Studio installation files and product information. Visual Studio 2012’s servicing stack (the engine that

Visual Studio 2012’s servicing stack (the engine that installs updates) is fragile. If you attempt to install Update 5 (the final, cumulative update) over a corrupted cache or partial Update 4, you will encounter the dreaded "Expected v11.0.60315.01 but found v11.0.50727.1" error. A pre-clean tool circumvents this.

Microsoft released a specific command-line tool to strip the system of Visual Studio 2012 artifacts.