Vsprecleanvsexe Visual Studio 2012 Exclusive ❲CONFIRMED❳

Article last reviewed for Visual Studio 2012 Update 5 – still valid as of Windows 10 LTSC 2019.

If you have ever tried to install, uninstall, or repair Visual Studio 2012, you may have encountered a mysterious background process or error message referencing vsprecleanvs.exe . While it doesn’t get as much attention as the main IDE, this small executable is often the "silent gatekeeper" of a successful installation. vsprecleanvsexe visual studio 2012 exclusive

Technically, VS_PreClean_vs.exe is a script-based utility executed during the "Preparation" phase of the Visual Studio 2012 installation. Its main functions include: Article last reviewed for Visual Studio 2012 Update

When the Visual Studio profiler attaches to a process, it often sets environment variables to signal .NET runtime or Windows Performance Toolkit to load profiling hooks. If a process is launched with these variables still set—especially in exclusive mode—you may encounter: Technically, VS_PreClean_vs