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I recently got the new version of Visual Studio and I can't seem to find how to create an empty project for C++. The options seem to be only C# and Basic.
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Open Visual Studio. On the start window, select Create a new project. On the Create a new project page, enter blank solution into the search box, select the Blank Solution template, and then select Next.
On the menu bar, select File > New > Project. On the Create a new project page, type solution into the search box. Select the Blank Solution template, and then click Next. Enter Name and Location values for your solution, and then select Create.
In Visual Studio, open the File menu and choose New > Project to open the New Project dialog. In the New Project dialog, select Installed > Visual C++ if it isn't selected already, and then choose the Empty Project template. In the Name field, enter HelloWorld. Choose OK to create the project.
The default (typical) installation of Visual Studio 2015 no longer contains the C++ compiler and tools. This was a very popular ask from the community as many developers do not want the footprint C++ brings.
If you go and try to uninstall Visual Studio 2015, the installer screen will pop up and you'll see a button named "Modify". This will change your current installation. Do a custom install and pick the C++ features / libraries that you require.
As far as I know, most editions have C++ support, including Express for Windows, Express for Desktop and the popular Community edition.
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