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How do I run the Visual Studio (2017) Installer?

It's probably really obvious once you know the answer, but I can't find it anywhere.

I'm not talking about making an installer, I'm talking about running the installer that lets me modify which features of Visual Studio 2017 are installed.

The main screen looks like this:

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the screen I need is this one:

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In Visual Studio 2017, there is a menu entry for "Extensions and Updates" under the Tool menu that doesn't take me to this application. There is also a "NuGet Package Manager" which isn't even close.

In my Windows 10 start menu, I see Visual Studio 2017 itself, and a folder named "Visual Studio 2017" that contains a couple of command prompts and a "Debuggable Package Manager".

In the Control Panel - Programs and Features, I see Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 but right-click only gives me "Uninstall".

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Betty Crokker Avatar asked Mar 30 '17 14:03

Betty Crokker


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2 Answers

I also found it a bit strange that you cannot modify the installation from Control Panel - Programs and Features. You can however launch the Visual Studio 2017 installer from the following location:

%ProgramFiles(x86)%\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe 
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Tore Østergaard Avatar answered Sep 20 '22 12:09

Tore Østergaard


You can get to the installer via

Control Panel --> Programs --> Programs and Features.

Select Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 from the list and click Change at the top. The installer will magically open up.

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timoconnell Avatar answered Sep 18 '22 12:09

timoconnell