1,258 questions with Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup tags
Add "Open With Code" to right click menu during a silent/managed install of VSCode
Hey all, we use Microsoft Configuration Manager to silent install VSCode to our users clients. (Currently using "...Setup.exe /SILENT /NORESTART") A user now created a ticket with us bc he is missing the "open with code" right click…
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Visual Studio will not update
I have tried everything including uninstalling and reinstalling Visual studio. For some reason it continues to give me this error with really no information. I am unable to update VS 2022.
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Is offline layout installation for VS Enterprise 2022 broken?
I am experiencing offline installation issue with Visual Studio Enterprise. I followed…
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I want to start a Blank JavaScript Project in Visual Studio 2022 but it tells me I need to have npm and npx installed although I (think I) have Node.js installed
I'm completely new to Visual Studio and want to use it for learning how to code in JavaScript. During installation, I selected the "Node.js" component to be installed as well. I wanted to start a Blank JavaScript Project but it tells me I need…
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VisualStudioSetup.exe installer instantly closes after opening.
I wanted to install visual studio but once i open the installer it instantly closes. Just blinks and closes. I can install and open visual studio code but i need visual studio to install cpp build tools. vs_BuildTools.exe closes the same way…
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I buy Visual Studio 2022 , It tell me a trial period is end???
I buy Visual Studio 2022 , It tell me a trial period is end???
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I recently installed VS2022. I have a .sln than runs on VS2019. When I try to load it into VS2022 a screen comes up with a green attachment arrow near the top. I click on it and get a list of possible attachments. None that I have tried work. What ne
I recently installed VS2022. I have a .sln than runs on VS2019. When I try to load it into VS2022 a screen comes up with a green attachment arrow near the top. I click on it and get a list of possible attachments. None that I have tried work. What…
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Visual Studio 2019 auto-upgrading to newest year version after install, then reboot
We're having an issue with Visual Studio 2019, where we install it, and then reboot the computer, and then Visual Studio 2019 upgrades itself to a newer year version. We've tried turning off the auto-update feature in the application. We created the…
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Help Deploying Visual Studio 2022 Community
Receiving the following errror when trying to install silently. Activation context generation failed for "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community\Common7\IDE\devenv.exe". Dependent Assembly…
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Microsoft relatex exes crashing on start.
I first wanted to install microsoft visual studio but it just crashed the second i open it. Then i tried to install VSCodeUserSetup-x64-1.104.1.exe and it opened for some reason. Tried NetFxRepairTool.exe and it didnt want to open. Then i downloaded…
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my profile picture updated everywhere excepts visualstudio.com -board
I have tried every possible way but got no success
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How to Increase Menu Font Size in Visual Studio 2022
This is a question about Visual Studio 2022 which doesn't appear under "Select a tag" or "select a child tag".I need to increase the menu font size in the VS2022 IDE. All my searches come up with how to increase the font size in the…
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About offline version upgrades of Visual Studio
現在、以下バージョンのVisual Studioをオフライン(インターネットに接続できない)環境に導入しております。 <導入Visual Studioバージョン> Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 (64 ビット) - Current Version 17.10.2 公開されている脆弱性情報への対応のため、上記のバージョンから、17.10.18にバージョンアップするための資材としてMicrosoft®Update…
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Cannot install VS Enterprise from offline package - Error 5003
I'm trying to wrap VS2022 Enterprise for the purpose of deployment via Intune as a Win32 app. In my testing, the installer is failing to run offline, with error code 5003. Layouts have been re-downloaded just in case of corruption etc. Looking for a…
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Visual Studios 2019 installer no longer allows me to install offline. MSFT says a revocation check stops it
Offline install of VS2019 fails still a problem on 9/9/2025 I have been creating layouts for about 6 years so not an issue there I can download the files online and used to just install it offline. Found this below: from…
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Is the Offline Installation for Visual Studio 19/22 Broken for Anyone Else?
After the May update (16.11.47) of this year, I haven't been able to update our Visual Studio software. It seems that something has changed in the way Microsoft packages are fetched for offline use within the past couple of months. Interestingly, the…
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Cannot install Visual Studio Professional 2022
Hello! I am trying to reinstall Visual Studio Professional 2022 after having some problems with it, but unfortunately running the installer does not work. I have fully uninstalled the previous version. There appears to be a single version of the .NET…
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Trying to activate Dev Mode on my xbox, getting access restricted error
Trying to activate Dev Mode on my xbox series X through https://aka.ms/activatexbox. It gives me this error: Access restricted We're sorry, you don't have permission to access this page because your Partner Center account has been deactivated. For…
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Specifying C Compiler Path in Visual Studio Code
What are the functions of the compiler path specified in settings.json, tasks.json, and launch.json? How is the compiler path in tasks.json and launch.json determined when these files are created (by C/C++ Extension?) without manual edits? How can I…
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How to show source control
I had vs2019 and now have 2022. I cannot see how to show the Source Control Explorer.