Visual Studio 2022 Offline Installation: Complete Guide Installing Visual Studio 2022 on a machine without internet access—or standardizing an environment across a team—requires creating a "local layout." This process involves downloading all necessary files to a local folder or network share first, then running the installation from that source. Step 1: Download the Visual Studio Bootstrapper
: Copy your layout folder to the offline machine via a USB drive or network share. Offline Enforcement : When running the installer on the target machine, use the
vs_professional.exe --layout D:\VS2022_Custom ^
--add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop ^
--add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetWeb ^
--add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Git ^
--lang en-US
vs_community.exe --layout c:\VS2022Offline --lang en-US
vs_professional.exe --layout c:\localVSlayout --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop --includeRecommended --lang en-US Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard 3. Transfer the Files
Full all-workloads layout (largest)
vs_enterprise.exe --layout C:\vs_offline\vs2022_full --lang en-US
as an administrator and navigate to your download folder. Run a command to download the packages into a local folder (e.g., C:\VSLayout To download the full installer (Warning: ~40GB+): vs_enterprise.exe --layout C:\VSLayout --lang en-US To download only specific workloads (Recommended): For example, for .NET desktop and web development:
- A
Layoutfolder. - Multiple
.vsixfiles (these are the extension packages). - A new bootstrapper executable (e.g.,
vs_community.exe) specifically for running the offline install.
C:\VS2022Offline\vs_professional.exe --noWeb --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetWeb Use code with caution. Copied to clipboard