Open a . Navigate to the folder containing the bootstrapper and run the command to generate the local layout:
The bootstrapper is a small executable file that orchestrates the download of the actual installation packages. Visit the official Microsoft Visual Studio download page. Select the edition to download the file.
: On the target machine, open the layout folder and run vs_community.exe . microsoft visual studio 2022 community offline installer
vs_community.exe --layout C:\vslayout --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetWeb --lang en-US
Because a full installation package of all workloads can exceed 70 GB, it is highly recommended to build a localized or workload-specific layout folder. You will run a command prompt script to download only the development environments you plan to use. Option A: Download the Complete Layout (All Components) Open a
Press Win + X and select "Terminal (Admin)" or "Command Prompt (Admin)". Navigate to your folder:
Do not manually alter, move, or rename files within your offline folder structure, as this will corrupt the manifest hash checks and cause the offline installation to fail. Select the edition to download the file
If your internet drops during the step 3 download, simply re-run the exact same command. It will resume safely right where it left off.
The command above downloads . This can take up a massive amount of space. If you only need specific tools (like just C# and .NET desktop development), you can add the --add argument to download only those components.
Offline machines may lack updated root certificates. Use --certificatePath during layout creation to include certificates, or manually install the latest Microsoft root certificate update on the target.