Studio 2019 Offline Installer New - Microsoft Visual
Now that you have your Microsoft Visual Studio 2019 offline installer new folder (e.g., on a USB drive or network share), deploying to target machines is trivial.
On the destination machine (no internet required):
To install Visual Studio on the target machine:
⚠️ Visual Studio 2019 is no longer the mainstream supported version (mainstream support ended April 2024). Consider using Visual Studio 2022 unless you need 2019 specifically for legacy projects.
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Microsoft does not provide a pre-built ISO for Visual Studio 2019. Instead, they provide a command-line interface to download the files locally. This collection of files is known as a "Layout."
Step 1: Download the Bootstrapper
Download the specific edition bootstrapper (e.g., vs_community.exe) from the Visual Studio Older Downloads page.
Step 2: Open Command Prompt Open the Command Prompt (cmd) as an Administrator. Navigate to the directory where you saved the bootstrapper.
Step 3: Run the Layout Command
You must tell the bootstrapper to download files to a local folder rather than installing immediately. You will use the --layout switch. Now that you have your Microsoft Visual Studio
Here is the command syntax:
vs_community.exe --layout C:\VS2019Offline --lang en-US
Advanced Option: Selecting Workloads
By default, the layout downloads the core components. To save bandwidth, you can specify exactly which workloads you need using the --add switch.
vs_community.exe --layout C:\VS2019Offline --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.CoreEditor --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetWeb --lang en-US
Press Enter. The bootstrapper will download the latest "new" version of VS 2019 (the final update available). This process can take anywhere from 20 minutes to several hours depending on your speed. It is highly resistant to interruptions; if the network fails, simply rerun the same command—it will verify and resume.
Output you will see:
Downloading manifest: vs_master.json
Downloading Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop: 1.2 GB ...
Layout created successfully.
| Issue | Solution |
|-------|----------|
| Bootstrapper fails to start | Use --fix parameter or delete %TEMP%\vs_layout |
| Certificate errors offline | Copy certificates from \certificates folder and install manually |
| Missing workload | Verify workload ID with vs_community.exe --list online |
Once the download is complete (which can take several hours depending on your connection), you will have a folder containing all the necessary installation files.
To install Visual Studio 2019 from this folder: