Visual Studio Build Tools

Download the Visual Studio Build Tools to build applications without needing the full Visual Studio IDE.

Build Tools for Visual Studio 2022

Latest version

Includes the MSVC, Windows 10 SDK, and .NET desktop development workloads.

Build Tools for Visual Studio 2019

Version 16.11.20

A stable version of the Build Tools for development targeting Visual Studio 2019.

Build Tools for Visual Studio 2017

Version 15.9.36

Older version, recommended for existing projects targeting Visual Studio 2017.