Remove Preview badge in VS

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To remove the preview badge in VS, you must perform two tasks. First delete a file in the VS install directory called $(InstallDir)\Common7\IDE\Microsoft.VisualStudio.PreviewBadge.pkgdef and then execute devenv /UpdateConfiguration.

To make that easier, do this:

1. Copy the content of RemoveBadgeInVS.ps1 and save it to disk anywhere.
2. Go to this website and scroll down to download Add_PS1_Run_as_administrator.reg and run it.

You can now right-click RemoveBadgeInVS.ps1 and select Run as administrator. This will remove the badge from any version of Visual Studio you've got installed.

RemoveBadgeInVS.ps1

function RemoveBadge {
    param ($path)

    Write-Host "Looking for PreviewBadge.pkgdef in $path"

    $file = Get-ChildItem -Path $path -Include *previewbadge.pkgdef -Recurse

    if ($file){
        Remove-Item $file
        Write-Host "PreviewBadge.pkgdef deleted"

        Write-Host "Calling devenv.exe /UpdateConfiguration"
        $devenv = Get-ChildItem -Path $path -Include devenv.exe -Recurse
        Start-Process $devenv -ArgumentList "/UpdateConfiguration"
    }
    else {
        Write-Host "PreviewBadge.pkgdef not found"
    }
}

RemoveBadge "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\"
RemoveBadge "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\"