Unable to uninstall Visual Studio 2015 Ent/Pro/Com with Update 3

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Issue:

Unable to uninstall Visual Studio 2015 Ent/Pro/Com with Update 3

Error: The storage control blocks were destroyed

Solution:

  1. Download KB2999266 from https://support.microsoft.com/en-in/help/2999226/update-for-universal-c-runtime-in-windows
  2. Install it on the problematic machine
  3. Uninstall Visual Studio 2015 Ent/Pro/Com with Update 3