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title: Install C and C++ support in Visual Studio
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description: "Install Visual Studio support for Visual C++"
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description: "Learn how to install Visual Studio with support for Microsoft C/C++ and related workloads."
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ms.date: "04/02/2019"
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ms.date: 11/05/2020
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### Step 2 - Download Visual Studio
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Next, download the Visual Studio bootstrapper file. To do so, choose the following button, choose the edition of Visual Studio that you want, choose **Save**, and then choose **Open folder**.
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Next, download the Visual Studio bootstrapper file. To do so, choose the following button to go to the Visual Studio download page. Select the edition of Visual Studio that you want and choose the **Free trial** or **Free download** button.
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> [!div class="button"]
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> [Download Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?utm_medium=microsoft&utm_source=docs.microsoft.com&utm_campaign=button+cta&utm_content=download+vs2019+rc)
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### Step 3 - Install the Visual Studio installer
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Run the bootstrapper file to install the Visual Studio Installer. This new lightweight installer includes everything you need to both install and customize Visual Studio.
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Run the bootstrapper file you downloaded to install the Visual Studio Installer. This new lightweight installer includes everything you need to both install and customize Visual Studio.
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1. From your **Downloads** folder, double-click the bootstrapper that matches or is similar to one of the following files:
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- **vs_community.exe** for Visual Studio Community
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- **vs_professional.exe** for Visual Studio Professional
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- **vs_enterprise.exe** for Visual Studio Enterprise
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If you receive a User Account Control notice, choose **Yes**.
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If you receive a User Account Control notice, choose **Yes** to allow the bootstrapper to run.
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1. We'll ask you to acknowledge the Microsoft [License Terms](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/license-terms/) and the Microsoft [Privacy Statement](https://privacy.microsoft.com/privacystatement). Choose **Continue**.
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### Download and install
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1. Download the latest Visual Studio 2017 installer for Windows.
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> [Install Visual Studio 2017 Community](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?utm_medium=microsoft&utm_source=docs.microsoft.com&utm_campaign=button+cta&utm_content=download+vs2017)
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1. To download the latest Visual Studio 2017 installer for Windows, go to the Microsoft Visual Studio [Older downloads](https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/older-downloads/) page. Expand the **2017** section, and choose the **Download** button.
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> The Community edition is for individual developers, classroom learning, academic research, and open source development. For other uses, install [Visual Studio 2017 Professional](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?utm_medium=microsoft&utm_source=docs.microsoft.com&utm_campaign=button+cta&utm_content=download+vs2017) or [Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/?utm_medium=microsoft&utm_source=docs.microsoft.com&utm_campaign=button+cta&utm_content=download+vs2017).
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> The Community edition is for individual developers, classroom learning, academic research, and open source development. For other uses, install Visual Studio 2017 Professional or Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise.
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1. Find the installer file you downloaded and run it. It may be displayed in your browser, or you may find it in your Downloads folder. The installer needs Administrator privileges to run. You may see a **User Account Control** dialog asking you to give permission to let the installer make changes to your system; choose **Yes**. If you're having trouble, find the downloaded file in File Explorer, right-click on the installer icon, and choose **Run as Administrator** from the context menu.
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1. Find the installer file you downloaded and run it. The downloaded file may be displayed in your browser, or you may find it in your Downloads folder. The installer needs Administrator privileges to run. You may see a **User Account Control** dialog asking you to give permission to let the installer make changes to your system; choose **Yes**. If you're having trouble, find the downloaded file in File Explorer, right-click on the installer icon, and choose **Run as Administrator** from the context menu.
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![Download and install the Visual Studio Installer](media/vscpp-concierge-run-installer.gif "Download and install the Visual Studio Installer")
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## Visual Studio 2015 Installation
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To install Visual Studio 2015, go to [Download older versions of Visual Studio](https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/older-downloads/). Run the setup program and choose **Custom installation** and then choose the C++ component. To add C and C++ support to an existing Visual Studio 2015 installation, click on the Windows Start button and type **Add Remove Programs**. Open the program from the results list and then find your Visual Studio 2015 installation in the list of installed programs. Double-click it, then choose **Modify** and select the Visual C++ components to install.
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To install Visual Studio 2015, go to the Microsoft Visual Studio [Older downloads](https://www.visualstudio.com/vs/older-downloads/) page. Expand the **2015** section, and choose the **Download** button. Run the downloaded setup program and choose **Custom installation** and then choose the C++ component. To add C and C++ support to an existing Visual Studio 2015 installation, click on the Windows Start button and type **Add Remove Programs**. Open the program from the results list and then find your Visual Studio 2015 installation in the list of installed programs. Double-click it, then choose **Modify** and select the Visual C++ components to install.
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In general, we highly recommend that you use the latest version of Visual Studio even if you need to compile your code using the Visual Studio 2015 compiler. For more information, see [Use native multi-targeting in Visual Studio to build old projects](../porting/use-native-multi-targeting.md).
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# Visual C++ Help and Community
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# Microsoft C/C++ help and community
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Here's where to get help and information about how to write C++ code and use the Visual Studio development tools.
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## Samples
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- [Developer Code Samples](/samples): Contains downloadable sample code from Microsoft and community contributors.
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## Product documentation
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- [C++ in Visual Studio](visual-cpp-in-visual-studio.md): Contains reference and conceptual documentation about Visual C++.
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- [Windows Developer Center](https://developer.microsoft.com/windows/): Contains information about how to use C++ and other languages to develop apps for Windows 10.
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### Online and offline documentation
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You can view Microsoft developer content online. This content is updated regularly.
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Many sections of the documentation are also available in PDF form. These sections have a **Download PDF** link below the table of contents on docs.microsoft.com.
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## Related Articles
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## Related sites
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- [C++ Team Blog](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/): Contains posts on various subjects by the experts on Microsoft's C++ product team.
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- [Channel 9](https://channel9.msdn.com/): Contains video interviews and lectures. Use the search box on the Channel 9 home page to find C++ content.
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- [Visual Studio website](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/): Contains articles and news about Visual Studio and related development tools. This site also hosts Visual Studio downloads and redistributable files.
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- [Microsoft Docs Q&A](/answers/topics/c%2B%2B.html): Official Microsoft forums where you can post questions about C++ and Visual Studio and get answers from Microsoft and from experts in the community.
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