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ms.date: 03/15/2022
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description: Learn how to download and install the Visual Studio IDE included in your Visual Studio subscription
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description: In this article, you learn how to download and install the Visual Studio IDE that's included in your Visual Studio subscription.
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# The Visual Studio IDE
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As a Visual Studio subscriber, you have access to the Visual Studio IDE. The specific version will depend on the level of your subscription. The benefit will appear as a tile in the Tools category on the [Benefits](https://my.visualstudio.com/benefits?wt.mc_id=o~msft~docs) page of the subscriber portal.
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## Activation steps
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*(Visual Studio Enterprise is used for this example.)*
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As a Visual Studio subscriber, you have access to the Visual Studio integrated development environment (IDE). Your IDE version depends on the level of your subscription. The benefit appears as a tile in the **Tools** category on the **Benefits included in my subscription** page of the [Visual Studio subscriber portal](https://my.visualstudio.com/benefits?wt.mc_id=o~msft~docs).
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To download the IDE:
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1. Sign in to [https://my.visualstudio.com/benefits](https://my.visualstudio.com/benefits?wt.mc_id=o~msft~docs).
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2. Locate the Visual Studio IDE tile in the Tools section, and click on the **Download** link at the bottom of the benefit tile. You can also download it from the [Downloads](https://my.visualstudio.com/downloads?wt.mc_id=o~msft~docs) page.
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> [!div class="mx-imgBorder"]
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> ![Visual Studio Enterprise tile](_img/vs-ide-experience/vs-ide-tile.png"Click 'Download' on the Visual Studio tile to install Visual Studio.")
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## Download and install the IDE
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3. You’ll be redirected to the Download Results page for Visual Studio, where you’ll have the opportunity to download the IDE and obtain a product key to activate it. You may also claim a product key by clicking on the blue **Get Key** link, or claim a key later on the [Product keys](https://my.visualstudio.com/productkeys) page.
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4. On the Details tab of the Download Results page:
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- Select your desired architecture (x86, x64)
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- Select your language preference.
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5. Click the blue download button.
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> [!div class="mx-imgBorder"]
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> ![Visual Studio Enterprise download details](_img/vs-ide-experience/vs-ide-download-details.png"Click the 'Download' button to begin the download.")
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6. Click on the downloaded installer package. If prompted to install now, click **Run**.
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7. In the User Account Control dialog, click **Yes**.
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8. Click **Continue** to accept the license terms.
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9. When the installer starts, choose your desired workloads, individual components and language packs by choosing them on the corresponding tabs.
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> [!div class="mx-imgBorder"]
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> ![Customize Visual Studio Enterprise](_img/vs-ide-experience/vs-ide-customize-install-cropped.png"Make your choices for workloads and other components.")
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Here's how to download and install the IDE for your version of Visual Studio. We've used Visual Studio Enterprise in this example.
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10. Click **Install**.
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1. Sign in to the [Visual Studio Subscriptions](https://my.visualstudio.com/benefits?wt.mc_id=o~msft~docs) portal.
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11. When the installation is complete, you'll have the option to modify the installation or launch Visual Studio. Click **Launch** to get started. If you have multiple versions installed, they will be listed.
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> [!div class="mx-imgBorder"]
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> ![Launch Visual Studio Enterprise](_img/vs-ide-experience/vs-ide-versions.png"Click 'Launch' to start Visual Studio.")
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1. Select the **Tools** tab, look for the Visual Studio IDE tile, and then select the **Download** button below it. You can also download the IDE from the [Downloads](https://my.visualstudio.com/downloads?wt.mc_id=o~msft~docs) page.
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12. Sign in with the account associated with your Visual Studio subscription.
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13. Choose your preferred theme, and click**Start Visual Studio**.
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You’re redirected to the**Downloads** page for Visual Studio, where you can download the IDE and obtain a product key to activate it. Alternatively, you can claim a product key by selecting **Get Key**, or you can claim a key later on the [Your Product Keys](https://my.visualstudio.com/productkeys) page.
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14. Visual Studio opens. You're ready to start using Visual Studio!
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1. On the **Downloads** page, select the **Details** tab, and then do the following:
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> [!div class="mx-imgBorder"]
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> ![Start Using Visual Studio Enterprise](_img/vs-ide-experience/vs-ide-start-cropped.png"Welcome to Visual Studio!")
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a. Select your architecture: **x86** or **x64**.
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b. Select your language preference.
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c. Select **Download**.
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1. Select the downloaded installer package and then, at the prompt, select **Run**.
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1. On the **User Account Control** pane, select **Yes**.
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1. Select **Continue** to accept the license terms.
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1. When the installer starts, select the **Workloads**, **Individual components**, and **Language packs** tabs to choose your customization options.
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1. Select **Install**.
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When the installation is complete, you have the option to modify the installation or start Visual Studio.
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1. To start Visual Studio, select **Launch**. If multiple versions are installed, they're listed on the **Visual Studio Installer** pane.
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1. Sign in with the account that's associated with your Visual Studio subscription.
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1. Choose your preferred theme, and then select **Start Visual Studio**.
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Visual Studio opens. You're ready to start using it right away!
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| Visual Studio Enterprise (Standard, monthly cloud) | VL, Azure, Retail, selected NFR<sup>1</sup> | Available | Yes |
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| Visual Studio Enterprise subscription with GitHub Enterprise | VL | Available | Yes |
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| Visual Studio Professional (Standard, monthly cloud) | VL, Azure, Retail | Available | Yes |
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| Visual Studio Professional subscription with GitHub Enterprise | VL | Available | Yes |
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| Visual Studio Test Professional (Standard) | All | Not available | N/A |
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| MSDN Platforms (Standard) | All | Not available | N/A |
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<sup>1</sup> *Includes: Not for Resale (NFR), NFR Basic, Visual Studio Industry Partner (VSIP), Microsoft Partner Network (MPN), FTE, MCT Software & Services Developer, BizSpark, Imagine, Most Valuable Professional (MVP), Regional Director (RD). Excludes: MCT Software & Services.*
| Visual Studio Enterprise (Standard, monthly cloud) | VL, Azure, Retail, selected NFR\*| Available | Yes |
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| Visual Studio Enterprise subscription with GitHub Enterprise | VL | Available | Yes |
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| Visual Studio Professional (Standard, monthly cloud) | VL, Azure, Retail | Available | Yes |
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| Visual Studio Professional subscription with GitHub Enterprise | VL | Available | Yes |
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| Visual Studio Test Professional (Standard) | All | Not available | N/A |
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| MSDN Platforms (Standard) | All | Not available | N/A |
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\* Includes the following: *Not for Resale (NFR), NFR Basic, Visual Studio Industry Partner (VSIP), Microsoft Partner Network (MPN), FTE, MCT Software & Services Developer, BizSpark, Imagine, Most Valuable Professional (MVP), Regional Director (RD)*. Excludes the following: *MCT Software & Services*.
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> [!NOTE]
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> Microsoft no longer offers Visual Studio Professional Annual subscriptions and Visual Studio Enterprise Annual subscriptions in Cloud Subscriptions. There will be no change to existing customers experience and ability to renew, increase, decrease, or cancel their subscriptions. New customers are encouraged to go to [https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/pricing/](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/pricing/) to explore different options to purchase Visual Studio.
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> Microsoft no longer offers Visual Studio Professional annual subscriptions and Visual Studio Enterprise annual subscriptions in cloud subscriptions. If you're a current customer, there is no change to your ability to renew, increase, decrease, or cancel your subscription. If you're a new customer, we encourage you to go to the [Buy Visual Studio](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/pricing/)page to explore the various purchase options.
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Not sure which subscription you're using? Connect to [https://my.visualstudio.com/subscriptions](https://my.visualstudio.com/subscriptions?wt.mc_id=o~msft~docs) to see all the subscriptions assigned to your email address. If you don't see all your subscriptions, you may have one or more assigned to a different email address. You'll need to sign in with that email address to see those subscriptions.
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Not sure which subscription you're using? Go to the [Your Subscriptions](https://my.visualstudio.com/subscriptions?wt.mc_id=o~msft~docs)page to see all the subscriptions that are assigned to your email address. If you don't see all your subscriptions, one or more might be assigned to a different email address. You'll need to sign in with that other email address to view those subscriptions.
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## Support resources
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If you have a question about Visual Studio, several resources are available to assist you.
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If you have questions about Visual Studio or need technical assistance, check the resources in the following sections.
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### Visual Studio IDE technical support
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Visual Studio IDE technical issues or questions should be directed to [Visual Studio technical support](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/support/). Before using the limited Visual Studio [technical support incidents](vs-tech-support.md) that may be included with your Visual Studio subscription, we suggest trying some other online resources.
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- For Visual Studio installation issues, see [Troubleshoot Visual Studio installation and upgrade issues](https://docs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/install/troubleshooting-installation-issues) for step-by-step guidance. You can also try the [installation chat](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/support/#talktous) (English only) support option.
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For Visual Studio IDE technical issues or questions, contact [Visual Studio technical support](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/support/). Before you use the limited Visual Studio [technical support incidents](vs-tech-support.md) that might be included with your Visual Studio subscription, we suggest trying some other online resources:
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- For installation problems, see the step-by-step guidance in [Troubleshoot Visual Studio installation and upgrade issues](https://docs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/install/troubleshooting-installation-issues).
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You can also try the [installation chat](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/support/#talktous) (English only) support option.
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- Review tutorials, troubleshooting guides, and helpful resources within [Visual Studio IDE documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/ide/).
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- Search the online [Developer Community](https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/) and get expert answers via a community supported forum. You can search keywords and read, vote, comment all without logging in. If you don’t find what you need with a search, you can suggest a feature or report a problem from the navigation menu. To submit a feature request, you’ll need to sign in to fill out the report and post. To report a problem or bug, a running instance of Visual Studio is required to report feedback.
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- Search the Stack Overflow [public Q&A tagged with visual-studio](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/visual-studio?tab=Newest) to get answers to already asked questions or sign up for an account and ask a new question.
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- Search the online [Developer Community](https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/), and get expert answers via a community-supported forum.
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You can search keywords, read, vote, and comment, all without logging in. If you don’t find what you need with a search, you can suggest a feature or report a problem from the navigation menu.
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To submit a feature request, you’ll need to sign in to fill out and post the report. To report a problem or bug, you need to have a running instance of Visual Studio.
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- Search the [Stack Overflow public Q&A site](https://stackoverflow.com/questions/tagged/visual-studio?tab=Newest) for answers to already-asked questions that are tagged with *\[visual-studio]*, or sign up for an account and ask a new question.
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### Technical support incidents
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If you’ve exhausted the options above and still don’t have an answer, activate a Visual Studio technical support ticket by visiting the [subscriptions portal benefits page](https://my.visualstudio.com/Benefits) and clicking on the Technical Support benefit tile in the Support tab. Read more about the [Technical Support benefit](vs-tech-support.md). (Technical support is not available with all subscriptions. [Compare Visual Studio subscription benefits](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/benefits/#azure?cat=visual-studio-enterprise-subscription) to find out what is included with your subscription.)
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If you’ve exhausted the preceding options and still don’t have an answer, open a Visual Studio technical support ticket. To do so, go to the Benefits page on the [Visual Studio Subscriptions portal](https://my.visualstudio.com/Benefits), select the **Support** tab, and then select the **Technical Support** benefit tile. For more information, see [Technical Support benefit](vs-tech-support.md).
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> [!NOTE]
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> Technical support is not available with all subscriptions. To learn what's included with your subscription, see [Compare Visual Studio subscription benefits](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/benefits/#azure?cat=visual-studio-enterprise-subscription).
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### Visual Studio subscription support
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Visual Studio Subscriptions support provides assistance with sales, subscriptions, accounts, and billing. Contact[Visual Studio subscriptions support](https://my.visualstudio.com/gethelp).
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For assistance with sales, subscriptions, accounts, and billing, contact[Visual Studio subscription support](https://my.visualstudio.com/gethelp).
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## See also
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-[Visual Studio documentation](/visualstudio/)
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-[Azure DevOps documentation](/azure/devops/)
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-[Azure documentation](/azure/)
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-[Microsoft 365 documentation](/microsoft-365/)
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## Next steps
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Once you have Visual Studio installed, don't forget to activate these other important benefits:
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After you've installed Visual Studio, be sure to activate additional important benefits:
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