That is the only way to realize it.ġ) first uninstall VS and then delete this value from Registry Editor HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Setup\SharedInstallationPath You have installed the VS IDE and shared components, tools and SDKs on A drive and if you want to fix this location into C drive, you have to uninstall VS and delete the shared component info from the Registry Editor.