Cannot find C++ project templates after installing Visual Studio 2015

Question

After installing Visual Studio 2015, when I go to File -> New Project, I cannot find any project templates related to Visual C++. How can I get them?

Answer 1

You can add the missing templates by:

1. Go to File(in visual studio).
2. Select New project.
3. Under Templates Select Open Visual Studio Installer.
4. Now you can add any component.

Works on Visual Studio 2017. Don't know about others.

Answer 2

If you have an MSVS update 3 installed then you may have face with one of the problem of this update. See more here Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 Known Issues. Here is a quote from this document

In some cases, applying Update 3 can cause the optional feature selections for Visual C++ (e.g. Common Tools for Visual C++ 2015) to become deselected and uninstalled.