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I am unable to disable/remove some extensions in Visual Studio 2015, including extensions like the "Multilingual App Toolkit" and "MySQL for Visual Studio" that I have installed myself. In several cases, both the Disable and Uninstall buttons are grayed out in the Extensions and Updates manager.
I've tried starting VS as administrator, and also launching VS in safe mode (using devenv.exe /safemode).
Why is it not possible to disable some extensions, and what is the correct way to safely disable them?
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Uninstall or disable an extensionFind the extension and click Uninstall or Disable. Restart Visual Studio to unload a disabled extension. You can disable VSIX extensions but not extensions that were installed using an MSI. MSI-installed extensions can only be uninstalled.
If you don't want to permanently remove an extension, you can instead temporarily disable the extension by clicking the gear button at the right of an extension entry. You can disable an extension globally or just for your current Workspace. You will be prompted to reload VS Code after you disable an extension.
Once the extension is successfully installed, you can see it in the list of “Installed” extensions in the “Extensions ➡ Manage Extensions” dialog of Visual Studio.
You can manage extensions from Visual Studio only if they use standard .vsix installer. If they use other installer like .msi you typically use Control Panel - Programs and Features to uninstall them.
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Windows Control Panel -> Programs and Features can uninstall most of those addons.
For anything else, there is an awesome simple utility: Total-Uninstaller. It can uninstall virtually anything, including hidden stuff.
Warning: uninstalling too much can make Visual Studio crashing / unusable and can even damage Windows installation. Make sure to back up important info before proceeding.
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