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tools in toolbox grayed out

No usable tools in toolbox. how can it be fxed properly. is it a bug?

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-03-05T04:23:44.3766667+00:00
Werner Riesen 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-05T19:08:51.02+00:00
France, Brandon 0 Reputation points
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Visual Studio 2026 licence keys - can't find them after purchasing!

Hi, I just purchased £4k worth of vis studio 2026 licences for our development team (not subscription). I now cannot find the licence keys anywhere through the microsoft system front-end. The only thing it will show is the order purchase - which is…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-03-04T16:28:07.1933333+00:00
rip 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-03-05T11:47:00.4666667+00:00
Gade Harika (INFOSYS LIMITED) 2,590 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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Disc space error while downloading Visual studio 2026 Ent version

We are trying to download the visual studio 2026 enterprise software package from below URL through given command line, with limited workloads. Still, we are getting the error message as shown in attached / below given screen shot saying, we need 84 GB…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-02-27T12:36:17.3066667+00:00
Patan, Subhani 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-05T09:13:31.7433333+00:00
Leon Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,405 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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ssdt installed but not showing up in visual studio 2017

I installed the SSDT package, but the SSDT is not displayed on vs2017, can anyone tell me how to fix it?

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Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web, mobile devices and many other platforms. Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.
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asked 2021-10-28T03:02:11.11+00:00
wajika 21 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-03-04T16:32:53.1133333+00:00
Kevin Ricords 15 Reputation points
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I cannot open my Visual Studio Installer

Dear programers, I see this when i open it .Actually i think that is because i deleted the Programdata fews ago. Now i find that the VS cannot be used .So i finally uninstalled it by InstallCleanup.exe .Now every time I open the Installer I will see the…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-02-27T08:24:51.88+00:00
Holt 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-03-04T09:01:57.9+00:00
Michael Le (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 11,075 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Visual Studio Unable to Login Despite Whitelisted URLs and Port 443 Open

Dear Microsoft Support Team, We are currently experiencing an issue where Visual Studio is unable to complete the login process. Our security team has confirmed that outbound HTTPS (TCP 443) access has been whitelisted for the following endpoints: …

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-02-20T02:56:53.43+00:00
Agus Umriadi 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-04T08:57:46.44+00:00
Lizzy Dinh (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 350 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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New update failed to install now I dont have access to VS 2026.

Package 'Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Configuration,version=4.3.2028.6109' failed to install.

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-02-26T11:38:19.18+00:00
Roberto Villarreal Martinez 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-04T08:39:19.74+00:00
Leon Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,405 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Is an offline installation of visual studio 2026 possible with remote layout ?

Hi everyone, I also get an issue with offline installation. I already download the layout and store it on a server. I have to make the installation of many PC so I don't download the layout on every machines but I set the path of the layout to my remote…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-02-13T10:20:41.66+00:00
RIVA Adrien (EXT) 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-03T08:27:06.9633333+00:00
Leon Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,405 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Visual Studio 2026 Pro Installation Inquiry

We recently purchased nine (9) copies of Visual Studio 2026 Professional (perpetual license) We would like to assign the licenses to the actual end users; however, we have not received any license keys and are unsure how the licenses should be managed…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-02-13T00:59:54.58+00:00
전종식 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-03T06:49:37.04+00:00
Leon Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,405 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Need to download Visual studio Build Tools 2012, essential for the product we are building, not able to find this version anywhere

Need to download Visual studio Build Tools 2012, essential for the product we are building, not able to find this version anywhere

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Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web, mobile devices and many other platforms. Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.
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Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2025-02-13T14:15:26.3466667+00:00
hari charan 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-03-02T21:55:51.21+00:00
m h 0 Reputation points
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Visual Studio 2026 Issue

Have installed Visual Studio 2026, when finished and want to close, notice appears on the screen from the Visual Studio Installer "Do you want this app to make a change to your computer?". Sounds like the installer has not completed the…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-02-22T13:24:44.3566667+00:00
Sid Kraft 31 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-02T09:47:13.4533333+00:00
Varsha Dundigalla(INFOSYS LIMITED) 4,605 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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How to only allow one specified person to use Visual Studio on a shared computer

I am the only licenced person to Visual Studio. I want to install it on a shared VM (virtual machine), since our personal laptops are locked down using WDAC and the only way to get it to work is to disable WDAC for my laptop (which is not great for…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-02-23T12:14:00.1566667+00:00
Paul Durrant 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-02T09:32:12.3266667+00:00
Varsha Dundigalla(INFOSYS LIMITED) 4,605 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

how can i disable text editor purple indicator at vs2026

As you can see, the location is not correct, so it is difficult to code. Is there any way to disable or fix that feature?

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-02-14T12:17:45.92+00:00
하명훈 51 Reputation points
commented 2026-03-02T00:34:20.7233333+00:00
Leon Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,405 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Failed to acquire token

I am getting this error while consuming any azure service from the visual studio MsalClaimsChallengeException: AADSTS53003: Access has been blocked by Conditional Access policies. The access policy does not allow token issuance. Trace ID:…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-02-11T11:29:45.5933333+00:00
Neha Gautam (Accenture International Limited) 0 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
edited the question 2026-02-26T21:05:47.5533333+00:00
Alexandra Tanasescu 0 Reputation points Moderator
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Can I run two versions of Visual Studio at the same time

I have windows 11 I have vs 2013 that I use to develop my family website. It is fine but I cannot debug javascript etc. using Edge browser or add packages (fine in itself but well) I have noticed that for retired/academics etc. there is a free…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-02-23T13:38:50.0933333+00:00
Darren Webb 45 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-26T02:11:46.8566667+00:00
Leon Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,405 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Visual Studio 2022 install error

When installing Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 fails with an error "Windows Installer Service not started".

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-02-18T16:00:54.2033333+00:00
Bob Pedi (Admin) 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-26T00:55:14.8966667+00:00
Leon Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,405 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers

Startup, C++, want C#

Have Visual Studio 2022, originally set the startup environment to execute C++ code. Want to change the environment to C# code so that I can use the "using System" header. Currently requires the C++ header information. How do I do without…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-02-14T13:21:24.3066667+00:00
Sid Kraft 31 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-20T07:10:17.3+00:00
Gade Harika (INFOSYS LIMITED) 2,590 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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I'm not able to build EXE in visual studio.

I'm Mallika from the IT Support Team. I am writing regarding an issue with Visual Studio. Recently, I have been unable to build EXEs using Visual Studio 2022. Previously, this was working without any issues. I have raised an incident INC***[Removed…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-02-02T12:17:25.47+00:00
Cherukuri, Ramya Mallika (EXT) 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-02-17T11:17:42.37+00:00
Ana M 0 Reputation points Moderator
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Could not start Visual Studio due to an error. StreamJsonRpc.ConnectionLostException: The JSON-RPC connection with the remote party was lost before the request could complete.

Getting the following error while launching the newly installed visual studio 2022

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-02-09T16:15:01.86+00:00
Jaswanth Arla --CNTR 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-17T03:47:52.8966667+00:00
Leon Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 1,405 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Operating system not supported error

While attempting to install Visual Studio 2026 Professional, Visual Studio 2026 Community Edition, or Visual Studio 2022 Community Edition, we encountered an error message stating that the operating system is not supported. Our environment is Windows…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-02-12T02:19:26.5533333+00:00
Developer1 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-02-16T09:17:05.11+00:00
Developer1 20 Reputation points