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Emmanuel Pangan
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How to Download and Install Visual Studio 2022 in Windows 10

Here's a step-by-step guide on downloading, installing, and setting up your Visual Studio 2022 on your Windows 10 ๐Ÿ˜‰


Watch the full video on YouTube.

Download and Install your Visual Studio 2022

  1. Head over to visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads.

  2. Go to Community version and click Free Download.

  3. Open the Visual Studio Installer and click Continue.

  4. Wait till the downloads are finished.

  5. Open the Visual Studio 2022.

  6. Uncheck the ASP.NET and web development and Azure development.

  7. Check .Net desktop development, then click Install.

  8. Wait till it finish downloading. Though, this could take a few hours. Time to sip some Java coffee~ โ˜•

  9. After waiting, click Launch to launch your Visual Studio 2022.

And here's a bonus guide on how to setup your Visual Studio 2022 for basic C# programming ๐Ÿ˜‰

Setting up your Visual Studio 2022

  1. You can skip signing in, or sign in with your Microsoft account.

  2. For color themes, pick any of your choosing and click Start Visual Studio.

  3. Wait for the setup to finish, and click the Create a new project button.

  4. Pick the very first Console App, and click Next.

  5. For Project name, you can name it anything you want. And click the ... to choose the location for your project.

  6. Take note, both .NET 6.0 (Long Term Support) and .NET 7.0(Standard Term Support) are still supported (as of this writing). Long Term Support just means it will still receive updates, while the Standard Term Support is the latest version.

  7. Click the Create button, and it will open your Visual Studio 2022.

  8. Then click the green Run button.

And congratulations you just run your first C# app ๐Ÿฅณ

Check out my YouTube channel for more coding tutorials. Happy coding everyone! ๐Ÿงก

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