Repair Visual Studio

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Sometimes your Visual Studio installation becomes damaged or corrupted. A repair is useful for fixing a wide diverseness of install-time issues, including update problems.

When to use repair

Use repair if you're having problems with:

  • Installation payload, which can happen when writing a file to deejay is unsuccessful and the file gets corrupted. Repair can reacquire needed files.
  • Client-side download—bold you've fixed any net connection or proxy issues.
  • Updating Visual Studio. Repair fixes many common update problems.

Tip

An unstable internet connection or an issue in a Windows service, like Windows Installer, can cause install issues. In those scenarios, repair might besides be affected. To check for underlying bug, review the error report generated by the Visual Studio Installer.

How to repair

  1. Find the Visual Studio Installer on your computer.

    For example, on a computer running Windows 10 Anniversary Update or after, select Start, then scroll to the letter V, where it'southward listed every bit Visual Studio Installer.

    Note

    On some computers, the Visual Studio Installer might exist listed nether the letter "M" equally the Microsoft Visual Studio Installer.

    Alternatively, you tin can find the Visual Studio Installer in the following location: C:\Programme Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe

  2. Open the installer, choose More, and then choose Repair.

    Screenshot showing the Repair option in the More dropdown menu of the Visual Studio Installer.

    Note

    Repairing Visual Studio volition reset the surroundings. Local customizations like per-user extensions installed without elevation, user settings, and profiles will be removed. Your synchronized settings such as themes, colors, cardinal bindings will be restored.

    Tip

    The Repair option appears only for installed instances of Visual Studio. If you do not see the Repair option, chances are that yous've selected More in a version that'south listed in the Visual Studio Installer as "Available" rather than "Installed".

  1. Find the Visual Studio Installer on your computer.

    From the Start carte du jour in Windows, you can search for "installer".

    Screenshot showing the result of a Start menu search for the Visual Studio Installer.

    Note

    You tin also find the Visual Studio Installer in the following location:

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe

    You lot might have to update the installer earlier continuing. If then, follow the prompts.

  2. In the installer, look for the edition of Visual Studio that you installed. Side by side, choose More, and then choose Repair.

    Screenshot showing the Repair option in the More dropdown menu of the Visual Studio Installer.

    Note

    Repairing Visual Studio will reset its environment. Local customizations like per-user extensions installed without superlative, user settings, and profiles volition exist removed. Your synchronized settings such as themes, colors, and central bindings will be restored.

    Tip

    The Repair pick appears only for installed instances of Visual Studio. If you do non see the Repair option, chances are that y'all've selected More in a version that's listed in the Visual Studio Installer as "Bachelor" rather than "Installed".

  1. Find the Visual Studio Installer on your computer.

    From the Start menu in Windows, search for "installer", and then select Visual Studio Installer from the results.

    Screenshot showing the result of a Start menu search for the Visual Studio Installer.

    Note

    You can too find the Visual Studio Installer in the following location:

    C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe

    You might exist prompted to update the Visual Studio Installer earlier continuing. If so, follow the prompts.

  2. In the Visual Studio Installer, look for the installation of Visual Studio that y'all want to repair. Then choose Repair from the More than dropdown menu.

    Screenshot showing the Repair option in the More dropdown menu of the Visual Studio Installer.

    Note

    Repairing Visual Studio will reset its environment. Local customizations, like per-user extensions installed without acme, user settings, and profiles will be removed. Your synchronized settings such as themes, colors, and key bindings will be restored.

    Tip

    The Repair choice applies to installed instances of Visual Studio. If yous do not see the Repair option in the More dropdown carte, chances are you're in the Bachelor tab instead of the Installed tab of the Visual Studio Installer.

Support or troubleshooting

Sometimes, things tin can go wrong. If your Visual Studio installation fails, see Troubleshoot Visual Studio installation and upgrade problems for footstep-by-pace guidance.

Here are a few more than support options:

  • We also offer an installation chat (English only) support option for installation-related issues.
  • Written report production issues to us via the Report a Problem tool that appears both in the Visual Studio Installer and in the Visual Studio IDE. If you're an It Administrator and don't have Visual Studio installed, y'all can submit IT Admin feedback hither.
  • Suggest a feature, track production issues, and find answers in the Visual Studio Developer Customs.

See besides

  • Install Visual Studio
  • Update Visual Studio
  • Uninstall Visual Studio
  • Troubleshooting Visual Studio installation and upgrade issues