Visual Studio Community Edition Offline Installer [ PREMIUM • 2024 ]

Visual Studio Community Edition

Creating an offline installer for is a strategic move if you need to install the IDE on multiple machines without high-speed internet or on completely air-gapped systems. Why Use an Offline Installer?

Scenario B: The Custom Installer (Smallest Size)

Example 2: Targeted Offline Installer (Recommended – ~25 GB)

Most developers don't need everything. Here is a realistic command for a C++ and .NET desktop developer: visual studio community edition offline installer

vs_community.exe --layout C:\VS2022_Offline ^ --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop ^ --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop ^ --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetWeb ^ --includeRecommended ^ --lang en-US Here is a realistic command for a C++ and

You cannot simply download a single "offline installer" file. Instead, you must use the command line to tell the bootstrapper to download all required packages into a folder. By default, the layout uses your system locale

Solution:

You didn't specify --lang . By default, the layout uses your system locale. To add Japanese and German:

$BootstrapperUrl = "https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vs_community.exe" $BootstrapperLocal = "$LayoutPath\vs_community.exe" Invoke-WebRequest -Uri $BootstrapperUrl -OutFile $BootstrapperLocal

For deeper technical details, you can refer to the official Microsoft Learn Guide on Offline Installations . Create an offline installation - Visual Studio (Windows)