He refined the strike:
.\vs_enterprise.exe --layout D:\VS2019_Enterprise_Nuclear ` --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.All ` --includeRecommended ` --includeOptional ` --includeLanguagePacks ` --lang en-US The terminal roared to life. The progress bar crawled. 1%... 12%... 45%... Over two hours, the drive filled: Windows SDKs , SQL Server Data Tools , C++ CMake tools , Xamarin , .NET Core 3.1 , TypeScript , Python , IntelliCode offline models. He refined the strike:
vs_enterprise.exe --layout c:\VS2019_Enterprise_Full --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetCrossPlat --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.Data --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.Office --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.Universal --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VisualStudioExtension --includeRecommended --includeOptional --lang en-US He paused. That was only 25 GB. He wanted the nuclear option. vs_enterprise
Finally, the command prompt returned.
vs_enterprise.exe --noweb --quiet --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop --includeRecommended --includeOptional the legacy MFC libraries—everything."
# Full offline layout (English only, all workloads) vs_enterprise.exe --layout D:\VS2019_Offline --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.All --includeRecommended --includeOptional --lang en-US vs_enterprise.exe --noweb --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop --includeRecommended
Aris shook his head. "The web installer is useless without the internet. We need the offline full package. All 40+ GB of it. Workloads, SDKs, the emulators, the legacy MFC libraries—everything."