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Hello everyone, how are you all doing? Anyone wondered if it was possible to download Visual Studio 2017 with offline installers? Well the answer is yes, you actually can download it VS 2017 using offline links provided by Microsoft themselves. The process isn’t as straight forward as it should be but luckily for you, we will explain it right below so do not worry.
Today we will highlight Visual Studio 2017 for Windows 10 and of course it also works on Windows 8.1 and Windows 7. I still believe that people need to give Windows 10 a chance, so please, if you haven’t upgraded yet, go ahead and upgrade, especially Windows 8 users, Windows 10 is actually really good, just give it a shot. As for my Windows 7 fans, don’t worry, your computer can most likely run Windows 10 just fine, just give a try and you won’t regret it! Anyway, back to VS 2017. VS 2017 has 3 different editions this which are Visual Studio Community 2017, Visual Studio Professional 2017 and Visual Studio Enterprise 2017. We have offline installer and direct download links for all 3, please read on…
What Is Visual Studio 2017 About?
Visual Studio 2017 allows you to easily develop apps for Windows, Linux, MacOS, Android, iOS, web, and cloud. You can code fast, debug and diagnose with ease, test often, and release with confidence. You can also extend and customize Visual Studio by building your own extensions. Use version control, be agile, and collaborate efficiently with this new release.
Build smarter apps, fast
New features, such as live architectural validation, help drive DevOps earlier in the development process. In addition, enhancements to popular features, like code navigation, IntelliSense, refactoring, and code fixes, save you time and effort, regardless of language or platform.
Find and fix bugs sooner
The entire debugging and test experience has been enhanced to help you find and address issues as early as possible. Features like Live Unit Testing, Exception Helpers, and Run to Click tighten your DevOps loop by reducing regression risks and immediately exposing the root cause of new bugs.
Level up your language
Visual Studio continues to invest in support for the latest programming language features. Whether working with C#, Visual Basic, C++, TypeScript, F#, or even third-party languages like JavaScript and Python, you’ll find first-class feature support across the entire development experience.
Deliver software faster
Together with Visual Studio Team Services and Team Foundation Server, seamlessly deliver software to any targeted platform. Extend DevOps processes to SQL Server through Redgate Data Tools and safely automate database deployments from Visual Studio. Xamarin Test Recorder, together with Xamarin test cloud let you test on thousands of physical devices right from within the IDE.
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Some VS2017 Features:
- Better startup and load time
- Modified navigation with new features
- Visual C++
- NuGet support
- Introduction of Git features
- Enhanced Visual Studio Feedback Workflow
- Inclusion of .NET Core and ASP.NET Core libraries
- Xamarin 4.3 support
- Azure SDK for .NET
- Office Developer Tools for Visual Studio
- Developer Command Prompt
- Installation Nickname, and other IDE improvements
- Extended support for C# 7.0 and Visual Basic
- Support for F# 4.1 language
- Live Unit Testing
NOTE: You can now download VISUAL STUDIO 2019
Download Visual Studio Community 2017 Offline Installer Links
Step #1 – Download the Visual Studio Community bootstrapper:
- Install the Bootstrapper version: Download VS Community 2017 (Offline Installer Link)
Step #2 – Create a local install cache:
You must have an internet connection to complete this step. To create a local layout, open a command prompt and use one of the commands from the following examples:
- For .NET web and .NET desktop development, run:
vs_community.exe --layout c:\vs2017layout --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetWeb --add Component.GitHub.VisualStudio --includeOptional --lang en-US
- For .NET desktop and Office development, run:
vs_community.exe --layout c:\vs2017layout --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.Office --includeOptional --lang en-US
- For C++ desktop development, run:
vs_community.exe --layout c:\vs2017layout --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop --includeRecommended --lang en-US
- To create a complete local layout with all features (this will take a long time—we have lots of features!), run:
vs_community.exe --layout c:\vs2017layout --lang en-US
Download Visual Studio Professional 2017 Links
Download Visual Studio Enterprise 2017 Links
Visual Studio 2017 Screenshots
Visual Studio 2017 Video Tutorial
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