Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 - Setup Blocked

Question

I am trying to install Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 from offline installer (iso file) and get this error:

I am running on window seven an i do have Visual Studio 2013 Update 2013 on my system.

Here is some log:

    [0E68:1238][2016-07-05T17:24:07]i000: MUX:  Detect Completed
[0E68:1238][2016-07-05T17:24:07]i000: MUX:  Wait for View to be loaded
[0E68:1238][2016-07-05T17:24:07]i000: MUX:  View loaded
[0E68:1238][2016-07-05T17:24:07]i000: MUX:  Checking for update...
[0E68:1238][2016-07-05T17:24:07]i000: MUX:  Setup update feature is enabled. Evaluating conditions to determine whether to run setup update.
[0E68:1238][2016-07-05T17:24:07]i000: MUX:  Checking http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=659005 for update.
[0E68:1238][2016-07-05T17:24:11]i000: MUX:  Failed to download the update xml file from http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=659005 Setup will not be updated.
[0E68:1238][2016-07-05T17:24:11]i052: Condition 'NOT (CurrentOperation = "Uninstall")' evaluates to true.
[0E68:1238][2016-07-05T17:24:11]i052: Condition 'NOT (CurrentOperation = "Uninstall")' evaluates to true.
[0E68:1238][2016-07-05T17:24:11]i052: Condition 'NOT (CurrentOperation = "Uninstall")' evaluates to true.
[0E68:1238][2016-07-05T17:24:11]i052: Condition 'NOT (CurrentOperation = "Uninstall")' evaluates to true.
[0E68:1238][2016-07-05T17:24:11]i052: Condition 'NOT (CurrentOperation = "Uninstall")' evaluates to true.
[0E68:1238][2016-07-05T17:24:11]i052: Condition 'NOT (CurrentOperation = "Uninstall")' evaluates to true.
[0E68:1238][2016-07-05T17:24:11]i052: Condition '(CurrentOperation = "Install") OR (CurrentOperation = "Repair")' evaluates to true.
[0E68:1238][2016-07-05T17:24:11]i000: MUX:  Configuring feed...
[0E68:1238][2016-07-05T17:24:11]i000: MUX:  Stop Block: NoApplicableUpdates : Update 3 requires a member of the Visual Studio 2015 family to be present or is blocked by another condition on your computer.
[0E68:1238][2016-07-05T17:24:11]i000: MUX:  Online feed url authoring not found
[0E68:1238][2016-07-05T17:24:11]i000: MUX:  Stop Block: NoApplicableUpdates : Update 3 requires a member of the Visual Studio 2015 family to be present or is blocked by another condition on your computer.
[0E68:1238][2016-07-05T17:24:11]i000: MUX:  Go to Blocker page.
[0E68:1238][2016-07-05T17:24:11]i199: Detect complete, result: 0x0

Answer 1

You've downloaded the offline installer for the Update. This offline installer will update a previous version of Visual studio 2015 to Update 3. Major Visual Studio versions are installed side-by-side. So your 2013 installation will be left untouched by the 2015 update installer

You'll need to download the offline installer of "Visual Studio 2015 with Update 3" or first install "Visual Studio 2015 RTM" and then apply the update you've downloaded.

Answer 2

I faced a similar if not the same issue. I installed VS2015 with Update 3. There was no other VS version or edition in the PC - so you can say this is a fresh install. On starting VS, it prompted me to get KB3165756 (14.0.25431.0) and the next thing I got was: -

"Setup Blocked - Update 3 requires a member of the Visual Studio 2015 family to be present or is blocked by another condition on your computer"

Here is what I did to get around the problem -

1. From the command prompt, type "vs14-kb3165756 /uninstall". (Don't use the /repair option as this won't work.)
2. Choose Repair.
3. Let it run until finish.

Hope this helps.