# Create an offline layout (with all Enterprise components) vs_enterprise.exe --layout C:\VS2022_Offline --lang en-US --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetWeb --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop vs_enterprise.exe --quiet --wait --norestart --config .\enterprise_config.vsconfig Update an existing Enterprise instance silently C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise\vs_installer.exe update --quiet --wait

For professional developers and large teams, Visual Studio Enterprise isn't just an IDE—it's a platform. But before you can leverage its architecture analysis, IntelliTrace, or live unit testing, you have to get it on your machine. The Visual Studio 2022 Installer represents a significant evolution from previous generations, moving from a monolithic setup to a modular, network-aware, and highly concurrent package manager.

9/10. Minus one point for still requiring a reboot after certain Windows SDK installations—a legacy constraint Microsoft has yet to fully eliminate. Need to troubleshoot a specific Enterprise installer error code? Check the %TEMP%\dd_setup_*.log files for detailed component-level logs.

| Feature | Community/Pro Installer | Enterprise Installer | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | Not installed by default | Included (dependency of Enterprise workloads) | | IntelliTrace standalone collector | Absent | Available as an individual component | | Azure DevOps test plans | Read-only integration | Full integration + Test Hub | | Live Unit Testing | Not available | Available as a workload component | | Code clone detection | Disabled | Enabled |