Skip to content Visual Studio is updated frequently. Your offline installer will eventually become outdated if you created it months ago. You do not need to redownload everything from scratch.
| Workload | ID | | :--- | :--- | | | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop | | Desktop Development with C++ | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop | | ASP.NET and Web Development | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetWeb | | Azure Development | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.Azure | | Python Development | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.Python | | Node.js Development | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.Node | | Game Development (Unity) | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedGame | | Data Storage & Processing | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.Data | visual studio offline installer
# Basic command for VS 2022 vs_enterprise.exe --layout C:\VS2022_Layout --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop --lang en-US Visual Studio is updated frequently
Here are the key features of the (also called the "layout" installation): | Workload | ID | | :--- | :--- | | | Microsoft
This is useful for administrators or automation scripts. It prevents the installer from checking for updates online.
