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Right-click vs_setup.exe (found inside the layout folder) and select .

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop Desktop C++: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop

(as Administrator) and navigate to your downloads folder. Use the following command to download the installer files.

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This approach is incredibly useful for several scenarios:

A: No. Microsoft formally dropped Windows 7 support. VS2022 requires Windows 10 version 1809 or higher.

: Moving the layout folder to a different path after creation causes the installer to fail or request to "re-download" packages.

Open a command prompt as administrator and flush your DNS cache by typing ipconfig /flushdns . Run this command a few times and then relaunch the installer. You can also try cleaning the Visual Studio cache directories. Delete everything in:

Select your preferred edition: , Professional , or Enterprise .

Some Node.js or C++ packages have insanely long paths. Enable long path support:

: Navigate to your offline layout folder, find the <layout_folder>\Certificates subfolder, and right-click each .cer or .crt file inside, selecting " Install Certificate ". In the wizard, choose Local Machine and place all certificates in the Trusted Root Certification Authorities store.