Create an offline installation package of Visual Studio for local installation

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We designed Visual Studio to piece of work well in various network and calculator configurations. For all scenarios involving the local auto, nosotros recommend that y'all use the Visual Studio Installer, which is a small file that checks for updates on a regular basis and helps you stay electric current with all the latest fixes and features. The data on this page discusses how to create an offline installation package of files for installation on the local machine.

If you are an enterprise Information technology administrator who wants to perform a deployment of Visual Studio to a network of customer workstations, or if you need to create an installation parcel of files to transfer to or install onto another motorcar, refer to our Visual Studio Administrators Guide and the Create a network-based installation of Visual Studio documentation.

Utilise the "Download all, then install" feature

Sometimes online admission is problematic. For example, you might have an unreliable internet connection or your internet connexion may have low bandwidth. For situations similar these, we've fabricated other methods available for acquiring Visual Studio. You can utilize the Download all, then install feature from the Visual Studio Installer to download an installation package on the local car earlier you lot install, or you can use the control line to create a local installation package to install later.

To download a local installation package, select the Download all, so install option in the dropdown at the bottom of the Workloads tab of the Visual Studio Installer. The purpose of this feature is to frontload the downloading of the Visual Studio packages onto the same reckoner that you plan on eventually installing Visual Studio on. By downloading the packages locally first, you tin then safely disconnect from the internet before you install Visual Studio.

The "Download all, then install" option

Important

The Download all, then install functionality downloads a Visual Studio installation package that is customized to the local machine. Do not try to transfer this downloaded installation package to some other computer, as it'south non designed to work that manner. Instead, if y'all want to download an installation parcel and transfer information technology to or install it on another machine, then y'all'll need to create a layout every bit described in the Create a network-based installation of Visual Studio documentation.

You can also configure hereafter updates of this example of Visual Studio to respect the Download all, then install beliefs. For more than data, refer to the Customize update settings documentation.

Use the command line to create a local layout

Download the bootstrapper for the edition of Visual Studio you want and re-create it into the directory that you desire to serve as the source location of your local layout. Once the layout is created, you can use information technology to install Visual Studio. The bootstrapper is the executable that you lot apply to create, update, and perform other Visual Stusio installation operations. You lot must have an internet connection to consummate this.

Footstep 1 - Download the Visual Studio bootstrapper

The bootstrappers listed below will always install the latest most secure version of Visual Studio 2019, no affair when y'all run them. Alternatively, if you want to install a specific version of Visual Studio 2019, get to the Visual Studio 2019 Releases folio that has links to the fixed version bootstrappers for each servicing release, and download the one you want. Re-create it into the directory that you want to serve as the location of your local layout.

Edition Bootstrapper
Visual Studio 2019 Professional version 16.xi vs_professional.exe
Visual Studio 2019 Enterprise version 16.11 vs_enterprise.exe
Visual Studio 2019 Build Tools version 16.11 vs_buildtools.exe

The bootstrappers listed below volition always install the latest about secure version of Visual Studio 2022 on the Current channel, no affair when you run them. Alternatively, if you want to install a specific version or a specific aqueduct of Visual Studio 2022, go to the Visual Studio 2022 Release History page that has links to the evergreen and stock-still version bootstrappers for each servicing release on each channel, and download the 1 you want. Copy it into the directory that you lot desire to serve as the location of your local layout.

Edition Bootstrapper
Visual Studio 2022 Customs vs_community.exe
Visual Studio 2022 Professional person vs_professional.exe
Visual Studio 2022 Enterprise vs_enterprise.exe
Visual Studio 2022 Build Tools vs_buildtools.exe

Tip

If y'all previously downloaded a specific bootstrapper file and want to verify what version it will install, here's how. In Windows, open File Explorer, right-click the bootstrapper file, choose Properties, choose the Details tab, and and then view the Product version number. To match that number to a release of Visual Studio, refer to the table at the bottom of the Visual Studio 2019 Releases page.

Tip

If you previously downloaded a bootstrapper file and want to verify what version it will install, here's how. In Windows, open File Explorer, correct-click the bootstrapper file, choose Properties and and then cull the Details tab. The Product version field will describe the channel and version that the bootstrapper will install. The version number should always be read as "latest servicing version of what is specified", and the channel is Current unless explicitly specified. Then, a bootstrapper with a Product version of LTSC 17.0 volition install the latest 17.0.x servicing release that is bachelor on the 17.0 LTSC channel. A bootstrapper with a Production version that simply says Visual Studio 2022 will install the latest version of Visual Studio 2022 on the Current aqueduct.

Step 2 - Create a local layout

Yous must accept an net connexion to complete this footstep.

Open a command prompt with ambassador privileges, navigate to the directory where you lot downloaded the bootstrapper into, and use the bootstrapper'south parameters as defined in the Use control-line parameters to install Visual Studio page to create your local layout. Common examples using the Enterprise bootstrapper are illustrated below and in the control-line parameter examples page. You can install a language other than English by changing en-Us to a locale from the list of language locales, and you can employ the list of components and workloads to further customize your local layout.

Tip

To prevent an fault, make sure that your total installation path is less than fourscore characters.

  • For .Cyberspace web and .NET desktop development, run:

                                              vs_enterprise.exe --layout c:\localVSlayout --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetWeb --add Component.GitHub.VisualStudio --includeOptional --lang en-U.s.a.

  • For .Cyberspace web and .Internet desktop development, run:

                                              vs_enterprise.exe --layout c:\localVSlayout --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetWeb --includeOptional --lang en-U.s.a.

  • For .Internet desktop and Role development, run:

                                          vs_enterprise.exe --layout c:\localVSlayout --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.Office --includeOptional --lang en-Usa

  • For C++ desktop development, run:

                                          vs_enterprise.exe --layout c:\localVSlayout --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop --includeRecommended --lang en-US

  • To create a complete local layout, English just, with all features (this will take a long time—nosotros have lots of features!), run:

                                          vs_enterprise.exe --layout c:\localVSlayout --lang en-United states

Annotation

A consummate local layout of Visual Studio requires a minimum of 41 GB of deejay infinite. For more information, come across Arrangement requirements.

Note

A complete local layout of Visual Studio requires a minimum of 45 GB of disk space. For more information, encounter System requirements.

Pace 3 - Install Visual Studio from the local layout

When you install Visual Studio from a local layout, the Visual Studio installer uses the local versions of the files. Merely, if you select components during installation that aren't in the layout, then the Visual Studio installer volition endeavor to download them from the net. To brand sure that y'all install merely the files that yous've previously downloaded, utilize the same command-line options that you used to create the local layout. To brand certain your installer doesn't try to access the net, utilise the --noweb switch.

For example, if you created a local installation layout with the post-obit command:

                vs_enterprise.exe --layout c:\localVSlayout --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetWeb --add Component.GitHub.VisualStudio --includeOptional --lang en-US

So use this command to run the installation:

                c:\localVSlayout\vs_enterprise.exe --noweb --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetWeb --add together Component.GitHub.VisualStudio --includeOptional                              
                vs_enterprise.exe --layout c:\localVSlayout --add together Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetWeb --includeOptional --lang en-US

And so apply this control to run the installation:

                c:\localVSlayout\vs_enterprise.exe --noweb --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetWeb --includeOptional

Important

If you're using Visual Studio Customs, y'all must activate it by logging into the product within 30 days of installation. Activation requires an net connection.

Notation

If you lot get an fault that a signature is invalid, you lot must install updated certificates. Open the Certificates folder in your local layout. Double-click each of the certificate files, and and so click through the Certificate Manager wizard. If you're asked for a password, get out information technology bare.

List of linguistic communication locales

Language-locale Language
cs-CZ Czech
de-DE German
en-U.s. English
es-ES Spanish
fr-FR French
it-IT Italian
ja-JP Japanese
ko-KR Korean
pl-PL Smoothen
pt-BR Portuguese - Brazil
ru-RU Russian
tr-TR Turkish
zh-CN Chinese - Simplified
zh-TW Chinese - Traditional

Support or troubleshooting

Sometimes, things tin get wrong. If your Visual Studio installation fails, see Troubleshoot Visual Studio installation and upgrade bug for pace-by-pace guidance.

Here are a few more support options:

  • We also offer an installation chat (English only) support option for installation-related problems.
  • Report product problems to us via the Written report a Trouble tool that appears both in the Visual Studio Installer and in the Visual Studio IDE. If you're an It Administrator and don't have Visual Studio installed, you can submit It Admin feedback here.
  • Advise a feature, track production issues, and discover answers in the Visual Studio Developer Community.

See also

  • Visual Studio Administrators Guide
  • Install certificates required for Visual Studio offline installation
  • Employ command-line parameters to install Visual Studio
  • Visual Studio workload and component IDs