Iso Offline Installer _verified_ — Visual Studio 2019

Warning: This can result in a download size exceeding 40GB.

Most developers only need the core workloads (like .NET Desktop and Web Development). You can chain multiple workloads together to save space.

The Visual Studio 2019 ISO offline installer is a complete, standalone file that contains the core product and all the workloads, components, and SDKs you select. Unlike the web installer (a tiny executable that downloads files on the fly), the ISO contains everything needed to install Visual Studio 2019 without a single byte downloaded during the actual installation process. visual studio 2019 iso offline installer

and navigate to the folder containing the bootstrapper.

Assume you need Visual Studio 2019 Enterprise with: Warning: This can result in a download size exceeding 40GB

vs_community.exe --layout C:\VS2019Offline --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop --includeRecommended --lang en-US

It is a common misconception that Microsoft provides a direct download link for a finished .iso file for Visual Studio. They generally do not. Instead, Microsoft provides a command-line tool to create a The Visual Studio 2019 ISO offline installer is

vs_professional.exe --layout c:\VS2019Layout --lang en-US