Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Pre-Clean Tool Review
Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Pre-Clean Tool (also known as the "Developer Preview Pre-Clean Tool") is a specialized utility designed to prepare systems for a fresh installation by removing remnants of earlier preview builds. Tool Functionality microsoft visual studio 2012 pre clean tool download upd
Because VS 2012 is in "Extended Support" or "Out of Support" status depending on your license, Microsoft has consolidated many old download links. Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Pre-Clean Tool Review Microsoft
Often, VS 2012 Updates will fail if the base installation is corrupted. : Often, "pre-clean" issues are resolved by installing
del /s /q "%LOCALAPPDATA%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\11.0\*.cache"
del /s /q "%APPDATA%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\11.0\*.suo"
rd /s /q "%TEMP%\VS11"
rd /s /q "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 11.0\Common7\IDE\Extensions\*.cache"
: Often, "pre-clean" issues are resolved by installing specific patches that fix compatibility with newer .NET frameworks: Update KB2781514