Microsoft has released its own tool on GitHub (repository: microsoft/VisualStudioUninstaller). This utility is designed to thoroughly and reliably remove Visual Studio artifacts when standard uninstallation is unreliable or incomplete. The tool works on any BURN-based Visual Studio installation, which includes Visual Studio versions 2012 through 2015.
The Visual Studio 2012 Pre Clean Tool functions as a that helps developers prepare their project environments before initiating a clean build. By automating the pre-cleaning process, the tool eliminates unnecessary files, removes outdated dependencies, and ensures that the build environment is optimized. This reduces the risk of build errors caused by corrupted intermediate files or incompatible output from previous builds. microsoft visual studio 2012 pre clean tool download upd
After running the cleanup tool, restart your computer to ensure all registry changes are applied. Microsoft has released its own tool on GitHub