Visual Studio Community 2022 Offline Installer ((exclusive)) Jun 2026

vs_community.exe --layout C:\VSLayout --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetWeb --lang en-US Use code with caution.

Installing from a local network share or a USB drive is significantly faster than downloading gigabytes of data over the internet during setup. Step 1: Download the Visual Studio Bootstrapper

c:\VS2022Offline\vs_setup.exe --noWeb --wait --passive --norestart --channelUri c:\VS2022Offline\ChannelManifest.json --installChannelUri c:\VS2022Offline\ChannelManifest.json --installPath "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Community" visual studio community 2022 offline installer

Once your layout folder is fully populated, you can transfer it via a USB drive or local network share to your target machine.

Microsoft does not provide a single "download and run" EXE for the full IDE. Instead, you must use the (a lightweight downloader) to fetch the packages and assemble them locally using a --layout command. Follow these steps precisely: vs_community

Now that you have the layout on a USB drive or network share, follow these steps to install it on a machine with no internet connection:

The downloaded file will typically be named vs_community.exe . Move this file into the dedicated directory where you plan to build your layout (e.g., C:\VSLayout\ ). Step 2: Build Your Offline Layout Microsoft does not provide a single "download and

Unlike a standard web installer that downloads only the requested components at the moment of installation, the Visual Studio 2022 offline installer—officially termed a "layout"—is a complete, local copy of the installation media. It is created not by downloading a single executable, but by using the Visual Studio bootstrapper with specific command-line arguments. For example, a developer might run:

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An offline layout is not a one-time snapshot. As Microsoft releases security updates and new features, you will want to keep your layout up to date.