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System requirements for the Visual Studio 2015 family of products are listed in the table below. For more information on compatibility, please see Visual Studio 2015 Platform Targeting and Compatibility.For Visual Studio 2017, see Visual Studio 2017 Product Family System Requirements.

Here are the download links one more time: Visual Studio 2015, Visual Studio 2013 Update 5 and TFS 2013 Update 5. Most of all, we want to know what we got right and what we can improve. Share your feedback, suggestions, thoughts, and ideas on UserVoice, through the in-product Send-a-Smile UI, or file a bug through the Visual Studio Connect site.

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Visual Studio 2015 Community free download - Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate, Visual Studio Booster, Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Professional, and many more programs.
If you haven’t got Update 2 yet, download Visual Studio 2015 Update 2 to get all the latest improvements. You can also install it from within Visual Studio 2015 by going to Tools Extensions and Updates.
We've been using Visual Studio 2015 Community Edition (testing C#6) and have now purchased 2015 Professional licences through the Microsoft Store (finally available to purchase in the last couple weeks). There's even a link which says 'Ready to buy Visual Studio?

You can download Visual Studio 2015 from My.VisualStudio.com. My.VisualStudio.com requires a free Dev Essentials subscription, or a Visual Studio Subscription.

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Visual Studio 2015

Requirements	Supported Operating Systems
Visual Studio Community 2015 with Update 3 Hardware Requirements 1.6 GHz or faster processor 1 GB of RAM (1.5 GB if running on a virtual machine) 4 GB of available hard disk space5400 RPM hard disk drive DirectX 9-capable video card (1024 x 768 or higher resolution)	Windows 10 Windows 8.1 Windows 8 Windows 7 SP 1 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Visual Studio Enterprise 2015 with Update 3 Hardware Requirements 1.6 GHz or faster processor 1 GB of RAM (1.5 GB if running on a virtual machine) 10 GB of available hard disk space 5400 RPM hard disk drive DirectX 9-capable video card (1024 x 768 or higher resolution)	Windows 10 Windows 8.1 Windows 8 Windows 7 SP 1 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Visual Studio Professional 2015 with Update 3 Hardware Requirements 1.6 GHz or faster processor 1 GB of RAM (1.5 GB if running on a virtual machine) 10 GB of available hard disk space 5400 RPM hard disk drive DirectX 9-capable video card (1024 x 768 or higher resolution)	Windows 10 Windows 8.1 Windows 8 Windows 7 SP 1 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 Hardware Requirements 1.6 GHz or faster processor 1 GB of RAM (1.5 GB if running on a virtual machine) 4 GB of available hard disk space 5400 RPM hard disk drive DirectX 9-capable video card that runs at 1024 x 768 or higher display resolution	Windows 10 Windows 8.1 Windows 8 Windows 7 SP 1 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Visual Studio 2015 Language Pack Hardware Requirements 1.6 GHz or faster processor 1 GB of RAM (1.5 GB if running on a virtual machine) 600 MB of available hard disk space 5400 RPM hard disk drive DirectX 9-capable video card (1024 x 768 or higher resolution)	Windows 10 Windows 8.1 Windows 8 Windows 7 SP 1 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Visual Studio Express 2015 for Windows Desktop Hardware Requirements 1.6 GHz or faster processor 5 GB of available hard disk space 5400 RPM hard disk drive DirectX 9-capable video card (1024 x 768 or higher resolution)	Windows 10 Windows 8.1 Windows 8 Windows 7 SP 1 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Visual Studio Express 2015 for Web Hardware Requirements 1.6 GHz or faster processor 1 GB of RAM (1.5 GB if running on a virtual machine) 4 GB of available hard disk space 5400 RPM hard disk drive DirectX 9-capable video card (1024 x 768 or higher resolution)	Windows 10 Windows 8.1 Windows 8 Windows 7 SP 1 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Visual Studio Express 2015 for Windows 10 Hardware Requirements 1.6 GHz or faster processor 1 GB of RAM (1.5 GB if running on a virtual machine) 5 GB of available hard disk space 5400 RPM hard disk drive DirectX 9-capable video card (1024 x 768 or higher resolution)	Windows 10
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See the Installing Visual Studio page for detailed information on installing Visual Studio 2015. These versions of Visual Studio works best with Internet Explorer 10 or later. Some features might not work as expected when it, or a later version, is not installed. For Windows Store and Windows Universal app development:Windows 8.1 and Windows Phone 8.1 and development require Windows 8.1 Update or later. Windows 10 Home, Pro, and Enterprise are supported. Windows Phone 8.0 development requires Windows 8.1 Update (x64) or later. For emulator support (Windows or Android), Windows 8.1 (x64) Professional edition or later or Windows 10 Pro or Enterprise (x64) editions are required. A processor that supports Client Hyper-V and Second Level Address Translation (SLAT) is also required. Installation on Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 requires Update 2919355 (also available from Windows Update). Be sure to install a Visual Studio 2015 product before installing a Visual Studio 2015 Language Pack.

Team Foundation Server 2015

Requirements	Supported Operating Systems
Team Foundation Server 2015 Update 3Hardware Requirements 2.13 GHz or faster processor 1 GB or greater RAM 8 GB or more available hard disk space More InformationFor more information on installing TFS, see Requirements and Compatibility.See the Install, upgrade and administer TFS on-premises page for in-depth information on set up, upgrade, and administration scenarios.	Server Operating Systems Windows Server 2012 R2 (Essentials, Standard, Datacenter) Windows Server 2012 (Essentials, Standard, Datacenter) Windows Server 2008 R2 (minimum SP1) (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter) Client Operating Systems Windows 10 (Home, Professional, Enterprise) Windows 8.1 (Basic, Professional, Enterprise) Windows 7 (minimum SP1) (Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate)
Team Foundation Server Express 2015 Update 3Hardware Requirements 2.13 GHz or faster processor 1 GB or greater RAM 4 GB or more available hard disk space More InformationFor more information on installing TFS, see Requirements and Compatibility.See the Install, upgrade and administer TFS on-premises page for in-depth information on set up, upgrade, and administration scenarios.	Server Operating Systems Windows Server 2012 R2 (Essentials, Standard, Datacenter) Windows Server 2012 (Essentials, Standard, Datacenter) Windows Server 2008 R2 (minimum SP1) (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter) Client Operating Systems Windows 10 (Home, Professional, Enterprise) Windows 8.1 (Basic, Professional, Enterprise) Windows 7 (minimum SP1) (Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate)
Team Foundation Server Extensions for Project Server 2015 Update 3Additional RequirementsOffice 2013, 2010, or 2007 must be installed on the computer. More InformationFor more information on installing TFS, see Requirements and Compatibility.See the Install, upgrade and administer TFS on-premises page for in-depth information on set up, upgrade, and administration scenarios.	Server Operating Systems Windows Server 2012 R2 (Essentials, Standard, Datacenter) Windows Server 2012 (Essentials, Standard, Datacenter) Windows Server 2008 R2 (minimum SP1) (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter) Client Operating Systems Windows 10 (Home, Professional, Enterprise) Windows 8.1 (Basic, Professional, Enterprise) Windows 7 (minimum SP1) (Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate)
Feedback Client for Team Foundation Server 2015Hardware Requirements 2.2 GHz or faster processor 1 GB or more of RAM 1 GB or more of available hard disk space More InformationFor more information on installing TFS, see Requirements and Compatibility.See the Install, upgrade and administer TFS on-premises page for in-depth information on set up, upgrade, and administration scenarios.	Server Operating Systems Windows Server 2012 R2 (Essentials, Standard, Datacenter) Windows Server 2012 (Essentials, Standard, Datacenter) Windows Server 2008 R2 (minimum SP1) (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter) Client Operating Systems Windows 10 (Home, Professional, Enterprise) Windows 8.1 (Basic, Professional, Enterprise) Windows 7 (minimum SP1) (Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate)
Feedback Client for Team Foundation Server 2015 Language PackHardware Requirements 1.6 GHz or faster processor 1 GB of RAM (1.5 GB if running on a virtual machine) 5400 RPM hard drive Additional RequirementsInstall the Feedback Client for TFS 2015 before installing the language pack.More InformationFor more information on installing TFS, see Requirements and Compatibility.See the Install, upgrade and administer TFS on-premises page for in-depth information on set up, upgrade, and administration scenarios.	Server Operating Systems Windows Server 2012 R2 (Essentials, Standard, Datacenter) Windows Server 2012 (Essentials, Standard, Datacenter) Windows Server 2008 R2 (minimum SP1) (Standard, Enterprise, Datacenter) Client Operating Systems Windows 10 (Home, Professional, Enterprise) Windows 8.1 (Basic, Professional, Enterprise) Windows 7 (minimum SP1) (Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate)

Visual Studio 2015 Updates Download

Tools for Visual Studio 2015

Update Visual Studio Community 2015 Edition

Requirements	Supported Operating Systems
Agents for Visual Studio 2015 with Update 3 Hardware Requirements 1.6 GHz or faster processor 1 GB of RAM (for x86) or 2 GB of RAM (for x64); an additional 512 MB RAM recommended if running a virtual machine 200 MB of available hard disk space (Setup requires up to 1 MB across all drives) 5400 RPM hard disk drive DirectX 9-capable video card that runs at 1024 x 768 or higher display resolution Additional Requirements .NET Framework 4.5.2 or later version More Information See the Installing and Configuring Test Agents and Test Controllers page for in-depth information on installation and configuration.	Windows 10 Windows 8.1 Windows 8 Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Agents for Visual Studio 2015 Language Pack Hardware Requirements 1.6 GHz or faster processor 1 GB of RAM (1.5 GB if running on a virtual machine) 10 MB of available hard disk space 5400 RPM hard drive DirectX 9-capable video card running at 1024 x 768 or higher display resolution Additional Requirements Visual Studio Community 2015 or higher Visual Studio 2015 SDK More Information Before you install a Language Pack, install the corresponding version of the product.	Windows 10 Windows 8.1 Windows 8 Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Microsoft Build Tools 2015 Update 3 Hardware Requirements 1.6 GHz or faster processor 1 GB of RAM (for x86) or 2 GB of RAM (for x64); an additional 512 MB RAM recommended if running a virtual machine 200 MB of available hard disk space (Setup requires up to 1 MB across all drives) 5400 RPM hard disk drive DirectX 9-capable video card that runs at 1024 x 768 or higher display resolution Additional Requirements .NET Framework 4.5.2 or later version More Information Setup requires up to 1 MB across all drives.	Windows 10 Windows 8.1 Windows 8 Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Modeling SDK for Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 Hardware Requirements 1.6 GHz or faster processor 1 GB of RAM (1.5 GB if running on a virtual machine) 10 MB of available hard disk space 5400 RPM hard drive DirectX 9-capable video card running at 1024 x 768 or higher display resolution Additional Requirements Visual Studio Community 2015 or higher Visual Studio 2015 SDK	Windows 10 Windows 8.1 Windows 8 Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Release Management for Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 Hardware Requirements (for Release Management client) 1 GHz Pentium processor or equivalent (2 GHz Pentium processor or equivalent recommended) 512 MB of RAM (1 GB recommended) 2.2 GB available hard disk space (due to .NET Framework dependency) 5400 RPM hard disk drive 1024 x 768 high-color, 16-bit display (1280 x 1024 high-color, 32-bit display recommended) Compatible versions of TFS (for Release Management client) Team Foundation Server 2015 Team Foundation Server 2013 Team Foundation Server 2012 Team Foundation Server 2010 More Information See the System requirements for Release Management server/client for VS 2015 and TFS 2015 page for in-depth information on operating system and hardware requirements.	Windows 10 Windows 8.1 Windows 8 Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Remote Tools for Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 Hardware Requirements 1.6 GHz or faster processor 1 GB of RAM (1.5 GB if running on a virtual machine) 1 GB of available hard disk space 5400 RPM hard drive DirectX 9-capable video card running at 1024 x 768 or higher display resolution More Information For the best experience, use the most recent update of the Remote Tools for your version of Visual Studio. See Downloads and tools for Windows 10 to get the tools you need to build for Windows.	Windows 10 Windows 8.1 Windows 8 Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Visual C++ Build Tools 2015 Update 3 Hardware Requirements 1.6 GHz or faster processor 4 GB of RAM (for x86) or 2 GB of RAM (for x64); an additional 512 MB RAM recommended if running a virtual machine 200 MB of available hard disk space (Setup requires up to 4 GB across all drives) 5400 RPM hard disk drive DirectX 9-capable video card that runs at 1024 x 768 or higher display resolution Additional Requirements .NET Framework 4.5.2 or later version More Information Setup requires up to 4 GB across all drives.	Windows 10 Windows 8.1 Windows 8 Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 Hardware Requirements 1.6 GHz or faster processor 1 GB of RAM (1.5 GB if running on a virtual machine) 50 MB of available hard disk space 5400 RPM hard disk drive DirectX 9-capable video card that runs at 1024 x 768 or higher display resolution (DirectX 11 or later-capable video card recommended) More Information Installation on Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 requires Update 2919355 and Update 2919442 (also available from Windows Update).	Windows 10 Windows 8.1 Windows 8 Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Windows Vista Service Pack 2 Windows XP Service Pack 3 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP2 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1
Visual Studio 2015 Shell (Integrated) Redistributable Package Visual Studio 2015 Shell (Isolated) Redistributable Package Visual Studio 2015 Shell (Integrated) Language Pack Visual Studio 2015 Shell (Isolated) Language Pack Hardware Requirements 1.6 GHz or faster processor 1 GB of RAM (for x86) or 2 GB of RAM (for x64); an additional 512 MB RAM recommended if running a virtual machine 200 MB of available hard disk space 5400 RPM hard disk drive DirectX 9-capable video card that runs at 1024 x 768 or higher display resolution More Information This version of Visual Studio works best with Internet Explorer 10 or later. Some features might not work as expected when it, or a later version, is not installed. Installation on Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 requires Update 2919355 (also available from Windows Update).	Windows 10Windows 8.1 Windows 8 Windows 7 Service Pack 1 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1

Update Visual Studio Community 2015 To 2019

.NET Framework

Visual Studio Community 2015 Update

Requirements	Supported Operating Systems
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 Hardware Requirements 1 GHz or faster processor 512 MB of RAM 2.5 GB of available hard disk space (x86) 2.5 GB of available hard disk space (x64)	Windows 10 Anniversary Update Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64) Windows 7 SP1 (x86 and x64) Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64) Windows Server 2012 (x64) Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (x64)
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.2 Language Pack Hardware Requirements 1 GHz or faster processor 512 MB of RAM 640 MB of available hard disk space	Windows 10 Anniversary Update Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64) Windows 7 SP1 (x86 and x64) Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64) Windows Server 2012 (x64) Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (x64) Windows Server 2008 SP2 (x86 and x64)
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1 Hardware Requirements 1 GHz or faster processor 512 MB of RAM 1.3 GB of available hard disk space (x86) 2.5 GB of available hard disk space (x64)	Windows 10 Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64) Windows 8 (x86 and x64) Windows 7 SP1 (x86 and x64) Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64) Windows Server 2012 (x64) Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (x64)
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6.1 Language Pack Hardware Requirements 1 GHz or faster processor 512 MB of RAM 1.3 GB of available hard disk space (x86) 2.5 GB of available hard disk space (x64)	Windows 10 Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64) Windows 8 (x86 and x64) Windows 7 SP1 (x86 and x64) Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64) Windows Server 2012 (x64) Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (x64)
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 Hardware Requirements 1 GHz or faster processor 512 MB of RAM 1.3 GB of available hard disk space (x86) 2.5 GB of available hard disk space (x64)	Windows 10 (x86 and x64) Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64) Windows 8 (x86 and x64) Windows 7 SP1 (x86 and x64) Windows Vista SP2 (x86 and x64) Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64) Windows Server 2012 (x64) Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (x64) Windows Server 2008 SP2 (x86 and x64)
Microsoft .NET Framework 4.6 Language Pack Hardware Requirements 1 GHz or faster processor 512 MB of RAM 2.2 MB of available hard disk space (x86) 3 GB of available hard disk space (x64)	Windows 8.1 (x86 and x64) Windows 8 (x86 and x64) Windows 7 SP1 (x86 and x64) Windows Vista SP2 (x86 and x64) Windows Server 2012 R2 (x64) Windows Server 2012 (x64) Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1 (x64) Windows Server 2008 SP2 (x86 and x64)

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