The offline machine's Visual Studio Installer itself is out of date, and the local layout does not contain the newer installer version.
Q: What is the difference between Visual Studio 2022 Community and Visual Studio 2022 Professional? A: Visual Studio 2022 Community is a free version of the IDE that is designed for individual developers, small teams, and open-source projects. Visual Studio 2022 Professional is a paid version that provides additional features and support.
C:\VS2022_Offline\vs_setup.exe --verify --installPath C:\VS2022_Offline
From within the layout folder on the offline PC (copied to a local path like C:\VS2022Layout ), run: download visual studio 2022 community offline installer new
Microsoft frequently updates Visual Studio 2022 with security patches and new features. You do not need to delete your layout and redownload everything to update it.
Navigate to the folder where your vs_community.exe bootstrapper is saved (e.g., cd %USERPROFILE%\Downloads ). Paste your chosen command from Step 3 and press .
Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop (.NET Desktop, WPF, Windows Forms) The offline machine's Visual Studio Installer itself is
vs_community.exe --layout c:\vslayout --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop --includeRecommended --lang en-US . Step 3: Install on the Offline Machine
Open your terminal and navigate to the folder where you saved the bootstrapper. For example:
: Install a fully functional development environment on secure, offline machines or remote PCs with no internet access. Visual Studio 2022 Professional is a paid version
vs_community.exe --layout c:\VS2022Offline --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetWeb --includeRecommended --lang en-US
: Install a complete copy of Visual Studio 2022 on secure machines that lack internet access.
vs_community.exe --layout C:\VSLayout --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop --includeRecommended --lang en-US 3. Install on the Offline Machine Copy the C:\VSLayout folder to your offline computer.