Installing VS 2022

The VS installation process has improved with each new version that has been released. Today, it is even possible to reuse the same installer to perform upgrades or make workload modifications to create different types of projects.

Getting the installer from the website

VS is easy to install, and you don’t need an account or take a lot of steps to get the installer. Simply go to the following link, where you can get the installer directly: https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/.

On the web page, go to the Visual Studio section, click on the drop-down control marked Download Visual Studio, and select the Community option (see Figure 1.5):

Figure 1.5 – Downloading VS

Note

If the download site shows a new version of VS, you can find the download links to VS 2022 and other previous versions at https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/older-downloads/.

Once you have downloaded the VS installer, you must run...