Download ((new)) Visual Studio 2022 Community Offline Installer New Now

Open Command Prompt or PowerShell as an Administrator. Navigate to the folder containing your downloaded vs_community.exe file before running the commands below. Example A: C++ Desktop Development Layout (Recommended)

vs_community.exe --layout D:\VS2022_Offline --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop --includeRecommended --lang en-US zh-CN

Once the download is complete, copy the C:\VS2022Offline folder to your target machine using an external drive. Create an offline installation - Visual Studio (Windows) download visual studio 2022 community offline installer new

Open the folder, look inside the directory, and double-click the file.

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop Open Command Prompt or PowerShell as an Administrator

The installer will launch using the local files. Select your workloads and proceed with the installation without connecting to the internet. Keeping Your Offline Installer Updated

Troubleshooting common issues

This uses the Response.json file automatically generated within the layout during the --layout creation step.

This script creates a highly compact offline installer containing only the essential C# desktop development assets. Create an offline installation - Visual Studio (Windows)