Description
A graphical installer and maintenance tool used to download, install, update, repair, and modify Visual Studio workloads and individual components.
Microsoft Visual Studio Installer is the installation and servicing application used to set up and manage Visual Studio on Windows. It provides a unified interface for acquiring Visual Studio editions and selecting “workloads” (such as desktop development, web development, or game development) along with optional individual components like SDKs, compilers, and language tools. After installation, it functions as the primary mechanism for maintaining Visual Studio, enabling users to update to newer releases, add or remove workloads, repair corrupted installations, and manage multiple installed instances side by side. The installer supports both online installation and offline or network-based layouts to facilitate deployment in restricted or enterprise environments, and it records installation state to allow consistent modifications over time.
It is commonly used by individual developers and organizations to control the footprint of Visual Studio, streamline setup, and keep development environments current and reproducible.
