Once the command is entered, a secondary command window opens, invoking the Visual Studio Installer interface. The utility will systematically download the designated manifests, packages, and payloads into the specified directory ( C:\VS2019Layout\vs_repo ). Allow this process to complete entirely without closing the window. Installing Visual Studio 2019 from the Offline Layout
vs_community.exe --layout c:\vs2019_offline --lang en-US --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop
Go to the official Visual Studio 2019 download archive (Microsoft Learn) Direct link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2019/history (Microsoft requires a free dev tools account to download older versions – login with any Microsoft account).
Which or frameworks (C++, .NET, Python, etc.) your team plans to use. Once the command is entered, a secondary command
Create a folder on your drive where you want to store the offline files, for example: C:\VS2019Offline . 3. Run the Layout Command
Ensure your machine meets these minimum requirements before installing:
To download and install offline, you must create a "local layout." Microsoft no longer provides a single .ISO file; instead, you download a small bootstrapper and use command-line arguments to download the full installation files . Phase 1: Download the Bootstrapper Installing Visual Studio 2019 from the Offline Layout
由于微软官方并未提供传统的ISO镜像，创建离线安装包需要利用命令行进行操作。具体步骤如下：
Before diving into the steps, it is crucial to understand why an offline installation layout is superior to the bootstrapper method.
Replace en-US with:
Install in secure environments (air-gapped systems) without internet access.
Disconnect the target computer from the internet (optional, to verify offline functionality). Open your offline layout folder ( C:\VS2019Offline ).
To create an offline installer, you must first download the small "bootstrapper" file and then use the to pull down the full installation files. 1. Download the Bootstrapper To create an offline installer
If the download was interrupted, run the command again with --fix to repair missing files.
