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Visual Studio Enterprise subscription renewal link url https://aka.ms/vssentrenew is not valid

After I click on a Visual Studio Enterprise subscription renewal link i get:

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-07-30T10:36:06.5166667+00:00
Hasan Irmak 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-30T10:40:23.6233333+00:00
Hasan Irmak 0 Reputation points
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ggshield invocation during git commit

In VS 2019, ggshield gets invoked automatically while making commits, and it blocks commit if secret is present in any file. But this is not happening with Visual Studio 2022, because it uses it's own mini git version. I am not able change VS 2022…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-07-24T13:18:54.55+00:00
Prasad Khalane 25 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-30T02:20:37.2433333+00:00
Nancy Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 7,905 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Visual studio setup project and MSBuild (again)

Hi, We're trying to get rid of VS from Jenkins and use MSBuild exclusively, but we have an installer project. I know MSBuild doesn't support .vdproj, so there's no way to make it work. We have a custom UI and a lot of custom actions, so switching to Wix…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-07-21T13:01:49.42+00:00
AdamS 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-30T02:18:50.2766667+00:00
Nancy Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 7,905 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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setup vs2026 fail

安装发生错误。 可以通过以下方法排查包故障: 1. 使用下面的搜索 URL 搜索每个包故障的解决方案 2. 修改对受影响工作负载或组件的选择,然后重试安装 3. 从计算机中删除产品,然后重新安装 如果已在开发者社区上报告问题,则可在此处找到解决方案或解决方法。如果尚未报告此问题,我们鼓励你创建新问题,以便其他开发人员能够找到解决方案或解决方法。可以使用“提供反馈”按钮从右上角的 Visual Studio…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-07-20T04:39:40.5266667+00:00
CHENG GUO ZHU 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-28T08:23:53.5966667+00:00
Varsha Dundigalla(INFOSYS LIMITED) 5,185 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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Visual Studio 2022 C++ IntelliSense and Go To Definition stop working after saving source files

Environment: Visual Studio 2022 C++ project Windows version: 11 Problem: Visual Studio C++ IntelliSense and code navigation stop working after modifying and saving source files. Steps to reproduce: Download OpenCV source code. Open the project in…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-07-16T08:49:34.75+00:00
syz 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-24T00:37:06.1766667+00:00
Leon Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 2,150 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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how to fix my microsoft visual c++ 2015-2022 redistributable (x64)

my microsoft visual c++ 2015-2022 redistributable will not delete the older version so i cannot download the newer one. It say it cannot find it in my files, but it still wont let me download the newer version?

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-07-13T10:03:12.81+00:00
Sean Cho 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-21T02:06:48.76+00:00
Nancy Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 7,905 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Open Visual Studio 2026 (Community, Professional, Enterprise)

How to open Visual Studio 2026 from command prompt. Suppose you are in a directory path D:YourFolder from command-prompt you typed D: then cd YourFolder pressing tab to get the folder name then hit enter to open the path directory in command prompt, now…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-07-15T15:36:58.9866667+00:00
Soumyadip Majumder 265 Reputation points
accepted 2026-07-18T08:55:45.39+00:00
Soumyadip Majumder 265 Reputation points
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problême de téléchargement

bonjour Jai un problème avec Visual studio Community c++ il refuse de se télécharger et marque le code d'erreur 0x0000138A j'ai regarder le site et ma dit des conseil que Jai tous fait merci

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-07-09T14:04:53.9666667+00:00
Tim JOUSSE 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-17T02:15:06.9766667+00:00
Nancy Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 7,905 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Cannot delete Developer account in Visual Studio

How can I delete or reset my Developer account that is linked to my VS subscription? It says my user ******@ss4c3.onmicrosoft.com is not valid yet that is the user it shows as the active admin in the Developer Sandbox. I cannot seem to delete it and wait…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-07-07T15:40:54.08+00:00
Mike Davis 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-07-15T02:18:45.0366667+00:00
Nancy Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 7,905 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
4 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

problem with installation of SSIS Projects extension for Visual Studio- VS is 2026

I have a problem with installation of SSIS Projects extension for Visual Studio- VS is 2026 and I have tried to troubleshoot with help from SSIS Projects Extension for Visual Studio 2022+ Troubleshooting Guide - SQL Server Data Tools (SSDT) | Microsoft…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-06-29T07:44:24.3733333+00:00
Ulf Tegnelov (DHL SE) 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-07-14T09:13:28.68+00:00
Ulf Tegnelov (DHL SE) 20 Reputation points
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Base class System Void cannot be designed

How fix: The designer could not be shown for this file because none of the classes within it can be designed. The designer inspected the following classes in the file: GeoffPicViewForm --- The base class 'System.Void' cannot be designed. +

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-07-04T16:47:34.7+00:00
Geoff Brown 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-14T01:41:32.2966667+00:00
Leon Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 2,150 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Subscription

How do I get to my visual studio subscription? I have a valid MSDN account but can not access my visual studio subscription any longer

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-07-01T17:59:26.75+00:00
Lesley Snow 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-09T03:47:41.2333333+00:00
Nancy Vo (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 7,905 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Moving Visual Studio 2026

A license for Visual Studio Professional 2026 was recently procured through a third party software vendor. Visual Studio was successfully installed. The machine (Win11) that Visual Studio was installed on has failed and a new machine procured. How…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-06-30T17:54:50.1333333+00:00
Robert Baker 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-07-08T02:24:59.5133333+00:00
Leon Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 2,150 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Getting "Something Went wrong" error when installing Visual studion 2022 community

I am encountering a persistent generic error "Sorry, something went wrong" immediately upon opening the Visual Studio Installer interface while trying to install Visual Studio 2022 Community on my Windows machine. I have already extensively…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-06-30T09:19:10.7366667+00:00
Sachwet 1 Reputation point
commented 2026-07-02T06:08:06.2833333+00:00
Lizzy Dinh (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 700 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers

Visual Studio and Visual Basic

Hi.  I would like to write Visual Basic programs in Visual Studio.   I have read documentation on .NET, Visual Basic and Visual Studio.  I am confused.   Questions?  What is the relationship between Visual Basic and Visual Studio?  When the free,…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-06-15T12:23:07.75+00:00
DPA 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-29T00:19:28.27+00:00
Leon Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 2,150 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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How to remove the space on the left side of the editor in Visual Studio

How to remove the space on the left side of the editor in Visual Studio? How to remove the space on the left side of the editor in Visual Studio? How to remove the space on the left side of the editor in Visual Studio?

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-05-14T14:44:22.9333333+00:00
家星 魏 0 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-06-26T11:56:54.09+00:00
Charles-Eric 0 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How much disk space is required on the default drive for doing software development on Windows 11?

My employer has allocated a new VM for me, for doing software development. On my previous desktop PC, which only had one drive, I had consumed 298 GB of storage. (That SSD was a 1 TB drive, so there wasn't any problem with it consuming almost 300 GB of…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-06-24T17:51:09.7466667+00:00
Falanga, Rod, DOH 1,080 Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-25T13:55:53.93+00:00
Falanga, Rod, DOH 1,080 Reputation points
3 answers

Visual Studio Product Key is not working

I purchased a Visual Studio Professional Subscription for $1200. I received the Order Details via email and everything so I know it was purchased. I entered the product key that was given to me through the email in Visual Studio 2022 and it says that the…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-06-12T11:35:34.66+00:00
Luci Davidson 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-22T00:37:17.6966667+00:00
Leon Tran (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 2,150 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers

Can't Sign in to Unlock or renew License for Visual Studio Community 2019

When I open Visual Studio Community 2019, it tells me: License: 30 day trial (for evaluation purposes only) Your evaluation period has ended. Please sign in to unlock the product. Check for an updated license We could not download a…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
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 2020-12-10T08:43:43.113+00:00
Mike w 1 Reputation point
commented 2026-06-17T16:03:39.79+00:00
Amarjit Singh 0 Reputation points
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VS 2022 can't build any projects

VS 2022 can't build any projects, it may relate with installed the gitHub Copilot and removed it. I reinstalled the vs2022 and clean the catch. the build is working well from Developer Command Prompt.

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
asked 2026-06-12T13:38:28.3333333+00:00
David Wei 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-06-17T07:02:14.1633333+00:00
Lizzy Dinh (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 700 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator