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If you haven't downloaded and installed Visual Studio and the Microsoft C/C++ tools yet, here's how to go started.

Visual Studio 2022 Installation

Welcome to Visual Studio 2022! In this version, it'southward easy to choose and install just the features you need. And considering of its reduced minimum footprint, it installs quickly and with less system impact.

Notation

This topic applies to installation of Visual Studio on Windows. Visual Studio Code is a lightweight, cross-platform evolution environment that runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. The Microsoft C/C++ for Visual Studio Code extension supports IntelliSense, debugging, code formatting, motorcar-completion. Visual Studio for Mac doesn't support Microsoft C++, just does back up .NET languages and cross-platform development. For installation instructions, meet Install Visual Studio for Mac.

Want to know more than nearly what else is new in this version? See the Visual Studio release notes.

Ready to install? We'll walk you through it, stride-by-footstep.

Step one - Make sure your estimator is ready for Visual Studio

Earlier you begin installing Visual Studio:

1. Bank check the organization requirements. These requirements help you know whether your computer supports Visual Studio 2022.

2. Apply the latest Windows updates. These updates ensure that your computer has both the latest security updates and the required arrangement components for Visual Studio.

3. Reboot. The reboot ensures that any awaiting installs or updates don't hinder the Visual Studio install.

4. Free up space. Remove unneeded files and applications from your %SystemDrive% by, for example, running the Disk Cleanup app.

For questions about running previous versions of Visual Studio side by side with Visual Studio 2022, see the Visual Studio 2022 Platform Targeting and Compatibility page.

Footstep two - Download Visual Studio

Adjacent, download the Visual Studio bootstrapper file. To do so, choose the following push button to go to the Visual Studio download page. Select the edition of Visual Studio that you want and choose the Free trial or Free download button.

Stride 3 - Install the Visual Studio installer

Run the bootstrapper file yous downloaded to install the Visual Studio Installer. This new lightweight installer includes everything you need to both install and customize Visual Studio.

1. From your Downloads folder, double-click the bootstrapper that matches or is like to 1 of the following files:

   • vs_community.exe for Visual Studio Community
   • vs_professional.exe for Visual Studio Professional person
   • vs_enterprise.exe for Visual Studio Enterprise

   If you receive a User Business relationship Control notice, choose Yes to allow the bootstrapper to run.

2. Nosotros'll ask you to acknowledge the Microsoft License Terms and the Microsoft Privacy Argument. Cull Continue.

Step 4 - Choose workloads

After the installer is installed, you can use it to customize your installation past selecting the workloads, or feature sets, that yous want. Here's how.

1. Find the workload y'all want in the Installing Visual Studio screen.

   

   For cadre C and C++ support, choose the "Desktop evolution with C++" workload. It comes with the default core editor, which includes basic lawmaking editing support for over twenty languages, the ability to open and edit code from any folder without requiring a projection, and integrated source lawmaking control.

   Additional workloads support other kinds of development. For example, cull the "Universal Windows Platform evolution" workload to create apps that use the Windows Runtime for the Microsoft Store. Choose "Game evolution with C++" to create games that use DirectX, Unreal, and Cocos2d. Choose "Linux development with C++" to target Linux platforms, including IoT development.

   The Installation details pane lists the included and optional components installed by each workload. You can select or deselect optional components in this listing. For instance, to support development by using the Visual Studio 2017 or 2015 compiler toolsets, cull the MSVC v141 or MSVC v140 optional components. You lot tin add together support for MFC, the experimental Modules language extension, IncrediBuild, and more.

2. After you lot cull the workload(s) and optional components you lot want, choose Install.

   Next, status screens appear that show the progress of your Visual Studio installation.

Tip

At any time afterward installation, you lot can install workloads or components that y'all didn't install initially. If you take Visual Studio open, go to Tools > Go Tools and Features... which opens the Visual Studio Installer. Or, open Visual Studio Installer from the Start menu. From at that place, you can choose the workloads or components that y'all wish to install. And then, cull Modify.

Step five - Choose individual components (Optional)

If you lot don't want to use the Workloads feature to customize your Visual Studio installation, or you desire to add more components than a workload installs, y'all tin practice so by installing or adding private components from the Individual components tab. Choose what you want, and so follow the prompts.

Pace 6 - Install language packs (Optional)

By default, the installer programme tries to match the language of the operating organization when it runs for the first fourth dimension. To install Visual Studio in a linguistic communication of your choosing, choose the Language packs tab from the Visual Studio Installer, so follow the prompts.

Change the installer language from the command line

Some other way that you lot can alter the default language is by running the installer from the command line. For example, you lot tin force the installer to run in English language past using the following command: vs_installer.exe --locale en-US. The installer will remember this setting when information technology's run the next time. The installer supports the following language tokens: zh-cn, zh-tw, cs-cz, en-us, es-es, fr-fr, de-de, information technology-it, ja-jp, ko-kr, pl-pl, pt-br, ru-ru, and tr-tr.

Stride 7 - Alter the installation location (Optional)

You tin can reduce the installation footprint of Visual Studio on your system drive. Y'all can choose to move the download enshroud, shared components, SDKs, and tools to different drives, and keep Visual Studio on the drive that runs it the fastest.

Of import

You tin can select a different drive only when you first install Visual Studio. If yous've already installed it and want to change drives, you must uninstall Visual Studio then reinstall information technology.

Footstep 8 - Start developing

1. After Visual Studio installation is consummate, cull the Launch push button to become started developing with Visual Studio.

2. On the first window, choose Create a new project.

3. In the search box, enter the type of app you want to create to come across a listing of available templates. The list of templates depends on the workload(south) that you chose during installation. To see different templates, choose different workloads.

   You can also filter your search for a specific programming language by using the Linguistic communication drop-down list. You can filter by using the Platform list and the Project type list, too.

4. Visual Studio opens your new project, and yous're ready to code!

Visual Studio 2019 Installation

Welcome to Visual Studio 2019! In this version, information technology's piece of cake to choose and install but the features you demand. And because of its reduced minimum footprint, it installs quickly and with less system bear on.

Annotation

This topic applies to installation of Visual Studio on Windows. Visual Studio Code is a lightweight, cross-platform development environment that runs on Windows, Mac, and Linux systems. The Microsoft C/C++ for Visual Studio Code extension supports IntelliSense, debugging, code formatting, car-completion. Visual Studio for Mac doesn't support Microsoft C++, but does back up .NET languages and cross-platform development. For installation instructions, come across Install Visual Studio for Mac.

Desire to know more near what else is new in this version? See the Visual Studio release notes.

Ready to install? We'll walk you through it, step-by-step.

Step one - Make sure your computer is ready for Visual Studio

Before you brainstorm installing Visual Studio:

1. Check the organisation requirements. These requirements help you know whether your estimator supports Visual Studio 2019.

2. Apply the latest Windows updates. These updates ensure that your computer has both the latest security updates and the required arrangement components for Visual Studio.

3. Reboot. The reboot ensures that any awaiting installs or updates don't hinder the Visual Studio install.

4. Free upwardly space. Remove unneeded files and applications from your %SystemDrive% by, for instance, running the Disk Cleanup app.

For questions most running previous versions of Visual Studio next with Visual Studio 2019, see the Visual Studio 2019 Platform Targeting and Compatibility folio.

Step 2 - Download Visual Studio

Next, download the Visual Studio bootstrapper file. To do then, choose the post-obit button to go to the Visual Studio download folio. Choose the Download button, then you can select the edition of Visual Studio that you want.

Step iii - Install the Visual Studio installer

Run the bootstrapper file you downloaded to install the Visual Studio Installer. This new lightweight installer includes everything you need to both install and customize Visual Studio.

1. From your Downloads folder, double-click the bootstrapper that matches or is similar to 1 of the following files:

   • vs_community.exe for Visual Studio Community
   • vs_professional.exe for Visual Studio Professional person
   • vs_enterprise.exe for Visual Studio Enterprise

   If you receive a User Business relationship Control find, choose Aye to let the bootstrapper to run.

2. Nosotros'll inquire you to acknowledge the Microsoft License Terms and the Microsoft Privacy Statement. Cull Continue.

Footstep 4 - Cull workloads

Subsequently the installer is installed, you tin use it to customize your installation by selecting the workloads, or feature sets, that you want. Here'south how.

1. Find the workload you want in the Installing Visual Studio screen.

   

   For core C and C++ support, choose the "Desktop evolution with C++" workload. Information technology comes with the default core editor, which includes basic code editing back up for over twenty languages, the power to open and edit code from any binder without requiring a project, and integrated source code control.

   Additional workloads support other kinds of development. For example, choose the "Universal Windows Platform development" workload to create apps that use the Windows Runtime for the Microsoft Store. Cull "Game development with C++" to create games that use DirectX, Unreal, and Cocos2d. Choose "Linux development with C++" to target Linux platforms, including IoT development.

   The Installation details pane lists the included and optional components installed by each workload. You can select or deselect optional components in this list. For instance, to back up development by using the Visual Studio 2017 or 2015 compiler toolsets, choose the MSVC v141 or MSVC v140 optional components. You can add support for MFC, the experimental Modules language extension, IncrediBuild, and more than.

2. After you cull the workload(s) and optional components y'all want, cull Install.

   Next, status screens appear that show the progress of your Visual Studio installation.

Tip

At any time afterwards installation, y'all tin can install workloads or components that y'all didn't install initially. If yous have Visual Studio open up, go to Tools > Get Tools and Features... which opens the Visual Studio Installer. Or, open Visual Studio Installer from the Start carte du jour. From there, you can choose the workloads or components that you wish to install. So, choose Modify.

Stride v - Choose individual components (Optional)

If you don't want to use the Workloads feature to customize your Visual Studio installation, or you desire to add more components than a workload installs, you can do so past installing or adding individual components from the Private components tab. Choose what you want, and so follow the prompts.

Step 6 - Install language packs (Optional)

By default, the installer program tries to match the language of the operating system when information technology runs for the first time. To install Visual Studio in a language of your choosing, choose the Language packs tab from the Visual Studio Installer, and then follow the prompts.

Change the installer linguistic communication from the control line

Some other way that you can change the default linguistic communication is by running the installer from the control line. For example, you tin can force the installer to run in English by using the following control: vs_installer.exe --locale en-U.s.a.. The installer will call back this setting when it's run the next time. The installer supports the following language tokens: zh-cn, zh-tw, cs-cz, en-united states, es-es, fr-fr, de-de, it-it, ja-jp, ko-kr, pl-pl, pt-br, ru-ru, and tr-tr.

Footstep 7 - Change the installation location (Optional)

You can reduce the installation footprint of Visual Studio on your system drive. You can choose to motion the download cache, shared components, SDKs, and tools to different drives, and keep Visual Studio on the bulldoze that runs it the fastest.

Important

You lot tin select a different bulldoze only when you offset install Visual Studio. If you lot've already installed it and want to modify drives, you must uninstall Visual Studio then reinstall it.

Stride 8 - Start developing

1. Afterward Visual Studio installation is complete, choose the Launch button to go started developing with Visual Studio.

2. On the start window, choose Create a new project.

3. In the search box, enter the type of app y'all want to create to see a list of bachelor templates. The listing of templates depends on the workload(southward) that you lot chose during installation. To see different templates, choose different workloads.

   You tin can also filter your search for a specific programming language past using the Linguistic communication drop-down list. You can filter past using the Platform listing and the Project type list, too.

4. Visual Studio opens your new projection, and you're ready to lawmaking!

Visual Studio 2017 Installation

In Visual Studio 2017, it'southward easy to choose and install merely the features you need. And considering of its reduced minimum footprint, it installs apace and with less organisation impact.

Prerequisites

• A broadband net connexion. The Visual Studio installer tin can download several gigabytes of data.

• A computer that runs Microsoft Windows seven or later versions. Nosotros recommend the latest version of Windows for the all-time evolution experience. Make sure that the latest updates are applied to your system before you install Visual Studio.

• Enough gratis disk infinite. Visual Studio requires at to the lowest degree 7 GB of disk space, and tin can take 50 GB or more than if many common options are installed. Nosotros recommend you lot install it on your C: drive.

For details on the disk space and operating arrangement requirements, see Visual Studio Product Family Arrangement Requirements. The installer reports how much disk space is required for the options you select.

Download and install

1. To download the latest Visual Studio 2017 installer for Windows, go to the Microsoft Visual Studio Older downloads page. Expand the 2017 section, and choose the Download push.

   Tip

   The Community edition is for private developers, classroom learning, academic research, and open source evolution. For other uses, install Visual Studio 2017 Professional or Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise.

2. Find the installer file you downloaded and run information technology. The downloaded file may be displayed in your browser, or yous may find it in your Downloads folder. The installer needs Administrator privileges to run. You lot may run into a User Account Command dialog asking you to requite permission to allow the installer brand changes to your system; choose Yeah. If you're having trouble, find the downloaded file in File Explorer, right-click on the installer icon, and choose Run as Administrator from the context menu.

   

3. The installer presents yous with a list of workloads, which are groups of related options for specific development areas. Support for C++ is now part of optional workloads that aren't installed by default.

   

   For C and C++, select the Desktop development with C++ workload so choose Install.

   

4. When the installation completes, choose the Launch push to start Visual Studio.

   The first time you run Visual Studio, you're asked to sign in with a Microsoft Account. If you don't have ane, you can create one for free. Y'all must also choose a theme. Don't worry, yous can modify it later if you desire to.

   It may accept Visual Studio several minutes to get ready for employ the first time you run information technology. Here's what information technology looks like in a quick time-lapse:

   

   Visual Studio starts much faster when you run it over again.

5. When Visual Studio opens, cheque to run across if the flag icon in the championship bar is highlighted:

   

   If it'south highlighted, select it to open up the Notifications window. If there are any updates available for Visual Studio, nosotros recommend you install them now. Once the installation is complete, restart Visual Studio.

Visual Studio 2015 Installation

To install Visual Studio 2015, get to the Microsoft Visual Studio Older downloads page. Expand the 2015 department, and choose the Download push button. Run the downloaded setup plan and cull Custom installation and then choose the C++ component. To add C and C++ back up to an existing Visual Studio 2015 installation, click on the Windows Start button and type Add Remove Programs. Open the program from the results list and so observe your Visual Studio 2015 installation in the list of installed programs. Double-click it, then choose Change and select the Visual C++ components to install.

In general, we highly recommend that you lot use the latest version of Visual Studio even if you need to compile your code using the Visual Studio 2015 compiler. For more than information, encounter Employ native multi-targeting in Visual Studio to build old projects.

When Visual Studio is running, you're gear up to go along to the side by side step.

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