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Visual Studio + Build Tools silencer scripts

Batch scripts to silence visual studio and build tools network communication

Should be rerun after each update of vs and/or build tools

Last updated: 23.06.2026

Contents

disableBuildToolsNetConnections

Disabling Build Tools internet connections from

  • %ProgramFiles% (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\%vs_year%\Build Tools\VC\Tools\MSVC\...\HostXX\xx\vctip.exe

Usage

$ disableBuildToolsNetConnections.bat [/all] [/t] [/x] [/vsy <year>] [/h] [/v]

Targets:

  • /all: All following targets (default).
  • /t: Block BuildTools vctip.exe

VS flavour:

  • /vsy: Year. Default: 2022

Flags:

  • /x: Delete the specified rule(s) (instead of adding them).

Other:

  • /v: More verbose.
  • /h: Print this.

Defaults to set all targets.

disableHosts

Adds entries of known hosts to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\hosts. Just one direction (add active entries).

Usage

$ disableHosts.bat

disableMsBuildNetConnections

Adds (blocking) firewall entries for all found MsBuild.exe in "C:\Program Files (x86)" and "C:\Program Files".

Usage

$ disableMsBuildNetConnections.bat [/x]

Flags:

  • /x: Delete the specified rule(s) (instead of adding them).

disablePerfWatson

Renaming all occurrences of PerfWatson2 found in "C:\Program Files (x86)" and "C:\Program Files" to disable them. At least in VS 2026 (18) PerfWatson2 throws annoying errors at each startup because of not found (disabled) services. Which is circumvented this way.

Usage

$ disablePerfWatson.bat

disableVSNetConnections

Disabling Visual Studio internet connections from

  • %ProgramFiles% (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\%vs_year%\%vs_edition%\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe
  • %ProgramFiles% (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\%vs_year%\%vs_edition%\Common7\IDE\PerfWatson2.exe
  • %ProgramFiles% (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\%vs_year%\%vs_edition%\Common7\ServiceHub\Hosts\ServiceHub.Host.CLR.x86\ServiceHub.VSDetouredHost.exe
  • %ProgramFiles% (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\%vs_year%\%vs_edition%\Common7\ServiceHub\Hosts\ServiceHub.Host.CLR.x86\ServiceHub.IdentityHost.exe
  • %ProgramFiles% (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\ServiceHub\Services\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Service\BackgroundDownload.exe
  • %ProgramFiles% (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\%vs_year%\%vs_edition%\VC\Tools\MSVC\...\HostXX\xx\vctip.exe

Usage

$ disableVSNetConnections.bat [/all] [/b] [/d] [/p] [/r] [/s] [/t] [/x] [/vse <edition>] [/vsy <year>] [/h] [/v]

Targets:

  • /all: All following targets (default).
  • /b: Block Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\resources\app\ServiceHub\Services\Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Service\BackgroundDownload.exe
  • /d: Block Microsoft Visual Studio\%vs_year%\%vs_edition%\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe
  • /p: Block Microsoft Visual Studio\%vs_year%\%vs_edition%\Common7\IDE\PerfWatson2.exe
  • /r: Block Microsoft Visual Studio\%vs_year%\%vs_edition%\Common7\IDE\PrivateAssemblies\Microsoft.Alm.Shared.Remoting.RemoteContainer.dll
  • /s: Microsoft Visual Studio\%vs_year%\%vs_edition%\Common7\ServiceHub\Hosts\xx\xx.exe
  • /t: Block Visual Studio vctip.exe

VS flavour:

  • /vse: Edition. Default: Professional
  • /vsy: Year. Default: 2022

Flags:

  • /x: Delete the specified rule(s) (instead of adding them).

Other:

  • /v: More verbose.
  • /h: Print this.

Defaults to set all targets.

Remarks

Some local connections of devenv.exe seem to remain.

disableVSServices

Disabling Visual Studio

  • VSInstallerElevationService
  • VSStandardCollectorService150

Usage

$ disableVSServices.bat [/all] [/ctr] [/ie] [/c|/e|/d|/x] [/h] [/v]

Targets:

  • /ie: Disable "VSInstallerElevationService"
  • /ctr: Disable "VSStandardCollectorService150"

Options:

  • /c: Check specified services
  • /d: Disable specified services
  • /e: Enable specified services
  • /x: Delete specified services

Other:

  • /v: More verbose.
  • /h: Print this.

Defaults to disable all targets. Be sure to rerun especially for /ubdl after each update.

disableVSTasks

Disabling Visual Studio auto update tasks

  • \Microsoft\VisualStudio\VSIX Auto Update
  • \Microsoft\VisualStudio\Updates\BackgroundDownload
  • \Microsoft\VisualStudio\Updates\UpdateConfiguration_<userSid>

Usage

$ disableVSTasks.bat [/all] [/vsau] [/ubdl] [/ucfg] [/e] [/h] [/v]

Targets:

  • /vsau: Disable "Microsoft\VisualStudio\VSIX Auto Update
  • /ubdl: Disable "\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Updates\BackgroundDownload
  • /ucfg: Disable "\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Updates\UpdateConfiguration_<userSid>

Options:

  • /e: Enable specified scheduled tasks

VS flavour:

  • /vse: Edition. Default: Professional
  • /vsy: Year. Default: 2022

Other:

  • /v: More verbose.
  • /h: Print this.

Defaults to /d (Disable) all targets.

disableVSTelemetryAndFeedback

Disable VisualStudio telemetry and feedback by registry modification and cleaning folders, files. (Currently, feedback disabling is commented out.)

Mostly just copy-and-pasted from somewhere else.

$ disableVSTelemetryAndFeedback.bat