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How to Download and

Install Visual Studio for


Windows

By Kiran_Shehzadi
Step 1) Download Visual Studio
-First, visit the following Visual Studio free download link 
https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/
-You can select
-Visual Studio 2019 Professional Edition
Step 2) Open the .exe file
-Click on the downloaded exe file
Step 3) Start the installation
-In the next screen, click continue to start Visual Studio installation
Step 4) Let the installation complete
-Visual Studio will start downloading the initial files.
Step 5) Choose the software version
-In next screen, click install
Step 6) Select the desktop version
In next screen,
• Select “C++”
• Click install
Step 7) Wait for the files to be downloaded
• Visual Studio will download the relevant files based on the selection
in step 6
• Step 8) Reboot your PC
• Once the download is done, you will be asked to reboot the PC to
complete Visual Studio setup
Step 9) Open Visual Studio
Post reboot, open the Visual Studio IDE
Select a theme of your choice
Click Start Visual Studio
Step 10) Start using Visual Studio
In Visual Studio IDE, you can navigate to File menu to create new C++ applications.

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