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Once complete, reboot your machine. Upon first launch, sign in with a Microsoft account (personal or school). This validates your free Community license.

Click on the Individual components tab. You can cherry-pick specific SDKs. For most users, the workload selection is sufficient. visual studio 2019 community edition download top

This is where most users go wrong. DO NOT click "Install" without thinking. A full installation exceeds 40 GB. Instead, select only what you need. Once complete, reboot your machine

Top workloads for 2024-2025:

| Workload | Use Case | Disk Impact | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | .NET desktop development | WinForms, WPF, Console apps | ~10 GB | | Desktop development with C++ | Native Windows apps, gaming | ~12 GB | | ASP.NET and web development | Web APIs, MVC, Blazor | ~8 GB | | Data storage and processing | SQL Server, Data tools | ~3 GB | | Game development with Unity | For Unity scripters | ~4 GB | Click on the Individual components tab

Pro tip: Under the "Individual components" tab, search for "Git for Windows" and "GitHub Extension for Visual Studio" – these are not always auto-selected.