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Software Updater helps you to keep your Windows software up to date automatically. It has access to a vast database of software titles and can update all your installed programs quickly and easily. Is out-of-date software compromising your PC's security and making it slow? Download Software Updater and find out! To update Visual Studio, you need to specify the installPath of the Visual Studio instance you wish to update.

If multiple instances of Visual Studio are installed, each one needs to be updated separately. We strongly recommend you specify the —noWeb option with the update command to prevent the installation of components that aren't in the minimal layout.

This prevents you from leaving Visual Studio in an unusable state. Run the following command, substituting the installPath command-line parameter appropriately. Be sure to use the correct bootstrapper application name as well. Sometimes, things can go wrong. If your Visual Studio installation fails, see Troubleshoot Visual Studio installation and upgrade issues for step-by-step guidance. Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported. Download Microsoft Edge More info.

Contents Exit focus mode. Is this page helpful? Please rate your experience Yes No. Any additional feedback? Important These instructions assume that you've previously created and used layouts. Required --baseVersion Required --targetVersion Multiple values can be specified, separated by spaces. Enterprise Microsoft. Professional Microsoft. BuildTools Microsoft. TestAgent Microsoft. TestController Microsoft. TeamExplorer Required --productIds Microsoft. Professional --filePath The file path of the MinimalLayout.

This option is only used with the Regenerate command. Multiple workloads or component IDs can be specified, separated by a space. Optional --add Microsoft. ManagedDesktop Microsoft. NetWeb Component. VisualStudio --includeRecommended Includes the recommended components for any workloads that are installed, but not the optional components. These update source locations are called "channels", and you can find more information about channel purpose and availability in the Visual Studio Release Rhythm documentation.

Microsoft makes both the Current and the Preview channels available to everyone, and the long term servicing channels LTSCs are available to Enterprise and Professional customers. IT Administrators can also configure the update source locations, such as network layouts, that the clients should have access to. Refer to the Visual Studio Administrators Guide for additional options and details on how to set this up.

There are two ways to bring up the Update Settings dialog, which allows you to change the channel that your Visual Studio instance should get its updates from. Open the Visual Studio installer, select the instance you want to configure, choose the More button and then choose the Update settings menu option.

Refer to previous instructions for how to find the Visual Studio Installer. An alternative way to invoke the Update Settings dialog is to open the Visual Studio IDE, bring up the Update available dialog either View details on an update notification or Check for updates on the Help menu and click on the Change update settings link.

By choosing the correct value in the Update channel dropdown, you can control the source location of future updates for this instance of Visual Studio. Additional things to keep in mind are:. When an update is available, the update notification UI in the IDE provides a way to defer the update until you voluntarily close Visual Studio. The Update on Close button appears in the update notification message box, and it also can be selected in the Notification hub.

If you are part of an organization that centralizes management of software installations, then your enterprise administrator might control how Visual Studio updates your machine.

For more about how to control or configure the types of updates your machine can accept, see Using Configuration Manager to deploy Visual Studio updates. Sometimes, things can go wrong. If your Visual Studio installation fails, see Troubleshoot Visual Studio installation and upgrade issues for step-by-step guidance.

Skip to main content. This browser is no longer supported. Download Microsoft Edge More info. Contents Exit focus mode. Is this page helpful? Please rate your experience Yes No. Any additional feedback? When the Update dialog box opens, choose Update Now. Your update will complete, and then Visual Studio will restart.

Open the installer. The Visual Studio Installer might require updating before you continue. Choose the Update button to install the updates. You might have to update the installer before continuing. If so, follow the prompts. In the installer, look for the instance of Visual Studio that you want to update. Choose Update to install the updates. Manually check for updates You can check to see if an update is available by choosing Help from the menu bar, and then choosing Check for Updates.

In the Update available dialog box, choose Update. Run a specific bootstrapper If you're an Enterprise or Professional customer, you can update your instance of Visual Studio to any specific version that has been released, as long as it's a higher version than what is currently installed. Customize update settings There are several different settings that can be customized to control the update behavior. Expand Environment , and then choose Product Updates. Configure source location of updates If you're in an enterprise environment, then it's possible to configure the location that your client instances looks for updates.

Update on close In Visual Studio version Choose Update to install the update. Customize update settings There are several different settings that can be customized to control the update behavior, such as how and when the product bits are downloaded and installed, or where the update source location is.

Configure source location of updates With Visual Studio , you can now configure where your clients will get their updates from. The Update settings dialog will look like this.