"Unknown Error" when launching Visual Studio 2017 Community after installation
I am getting an "Unknown Error" (shown below) alert when I try to launch Visual Studio 2017 Community after successful installation.
UPDATE: After Force uninstall & reinstallation
remove this folder (or similar):
%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\15.0_db2a872f
- folder name
15.0_db2a872f
could be different in your machine eg.15.0_XXXXXXX
- found in the vs startup log that processing of
Progression_NativePackage_Component_x86.pkgdef
bailed out, indicating an inconsistent extension installation
I only had to rename(if you wan't to back it up)/delete the following file:
privateregistry.bin
or
privateregistry.user.bin
depending on Visual Studio version.
%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\15.0_********\privateregistry.bin
%LocalAppData%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\15.0_********\privateregistry.user.bin
After restarting Visual Studio 2017 you may need to activate Tools or Extensions
again.
Please check if the machine has Symantec Workspace Virtualization Agent installed. Removing the product from add\remove programs fixed the unknown error while launching VS 2017.
Here is the detail of the product. Product code: {785F9A4D-D113-43B3-AA1D-77AD777F0A2F} Package code: {32DB9767-3EF7-465A-ADF2-7ECFD25ABC12} Install date: 2015.05.21 Version: 6.4.1266 Publisher: Symantec