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- #PESTER TESTS WITH VISUAL STUDIO CODE VS VISUAL STUDIO 2017 FULL#
- #PESTER TESTS WITH VISUAL STUDIO CODE VS VISUAL STUDIO 2017 ISO#
Keep in mind the VS installer will download files to your AppData temp folder before moving them to the layout folder.
#PESTER TESTS WITH VISUAL STUDIO CODE VS VISUAL STUDIO 2017 FULL#
The full VS 2017 download is quite large but you can save some space by specifying which language you want to use. You can create an offline installer using the –layout switch of the VS setup exe: vs_enterprise.exe -layout c:\vs2017offline For existing installations you have to manually move the packages to the new location. If you create the registry key before you start the installation the VS installer will place the packages in the specified location. You can also specify the location to use for the package cache in the registry. Every package the VS installer needs for updating or repairing your installation will be downloaded from the internet and deleted again after the installation is done. Using the VS installer you can disable the package cache but that would have some nasty side affects. By default the package cache is in: "%ProgramData%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\Packages"Īt the time of writing the ability to disable or move the package cache was in preview, instructions here. The Package Cacheįor the installer to work and also perform maintenance tasks like updating and repairing your Visual Studio (VS) installation the VS installer will keep downloaded packages in a package cache. You can create your own off-line installer but more about that later in the post.
#PESTER TESTS WITH VISUAL STUDIO CODE VS VISUAL STUDIO 2017 ISO#
You can’t download the ISO from MSDN or the Microsoft website any more. The Visual Studio setup is available as an on-line installer only. If you want to you can still fall back to the old method of installing individual components.
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You select which workloads you want to use and only the components required for the selected workloads will be installed. Visual Studio 2017 Installer New FeaturesĪt a high level the installation has been broken down into smaller chunks called workloads.