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How Do I get Visual Studio Enterprise for MAC

I am Trying to install Visual Studio Enterprise for MAC but there does not seem to be an available download. Where is it?

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web, mobile devices and many other platforms. Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.
5,668 questions
asked 2026-02-04T19:16:16.55+00:00
Gene Beiswenger 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-02-05T02:10:33.12+00:00
Michael Le (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 10,660 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Separation of Layers Design

Hello everyone and thanks for the help in advance. I am refactoring a MVC application that has become very disorganized due to poor separation of models, data access, views, etc. I decided to place the models in a separate solution, however, found that…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web, mobile devices and many other platforms. Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.
5,668 questions
asked 2026-02-03T21:39:40.1733333+00:00
Kmcnet 1,276 Reputation points
answered 2026-02-04T18:25:46.09+00:00
AgaveJoe 30,806 Reputation points
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Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 has detected that an operation is blocking user input. This can be caused by an active modal dialog or a task that needs to block user interaction. Would you like to shut down anyway?

Yes, there are questions and answers out there, but this is for VS 2022 I develop mainly BLAZOR Server applications at work. Beginning a couple updates ago, I've been getting this dialog: Microsoft Visual Studio has detected that an operation is…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web, mobile devices and many other platforms. Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.
5,668 questions
asked 2022-05-27T14:46:11.537+00:00
Mark Miller 66 Reputation points
answered 2026-02-04T18:10:12.4733333+00:00
Michael Foster 0 Reputation points
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VS Code 1.107 fails to start on Azure Virtual Desktop

This has been a reoccurring issue since version 1.100. We recently updated VS Code on all AVD's to version 1.107.1 and single user desktops run the application without issue; on multi-session desktops the application fails to start.…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web, mobile devices and many other platforms. Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.
5,668 questions
asked 2026-01-06T15:41:56.7533333+00:00
Tempest Griffin 5 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-04T15:41:58.6766667+00:00
Dmitry Pitel 0 Reputation points
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What are the different between Developer Command Prompt and Developer Power Shell ?

Hi, 1.In your solution, press Ctrl + Q and type Developer Command Prompt or Developer Power Shell to open the relevant window. 2.Please see: 3.What are the different between Developer Command Prompt and Developer Power Shell ? 4.When I used each command…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web, mobile devices and many other platforms. Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.
5,668 questions
asked 2026-01-17T08:45:39.4433333+00:00
Daniel Shitrit 5 Reputation points
answered 2026-02-04T14:48:35.6666667+00:00
Lukas 0 Reputation points
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Problem with header files not being shared throughout solution. E1696

I'm trying to develop for Unreal Engine, so I upgraded from Visual Studio 2022 to 2026 edition and upgraded the engine to 5.7, but now a lot of what was defined in the engine like the "Core/Minimal.h" file aren't being included properly and…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web, mobile devices and many other platforms. Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.
5,668 questions
asked 2026-01-27T23:59:22.23+00:00
Eric Fieldman 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-04T04:27:21.68+00:00
Eric Fieldman 0 Reputation points
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SSDT failure in Visual Studio 2019

When generating a database deployment script in Visual Studio 2019 SSDT, I get this error. Errors occurred while modelling the target database. Deployment can not continue.

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web, mobile devices and many other platforms. Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.
5,668 questions
asked 2026-02-03T13:05:01.8133333+00:00
Ade Darby 5 Reputation points
answered 2026-02-03T13:05:13.95+00:00
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Unable to load winforms designer in VS2022/VS2026. Error = "Timed out while connecting to named pipe"

I am unable to access the winforms designer in VS2022 or VS2026. The error simply says "Timed out while connecting to named pipe". The project was built in 2022 so I know it has previously worked. This error has only began to appear today.

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web, mobile devices and many other platforms. Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.
5,668 questions
asked 2026-02-03T11:44:43.6666667+00:00
Elias Brierley 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-03T12:14:10.3866667+00:00
Elias Brierley 0 Reputation points
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VS Code terminal not showing file path and not accepting keyboard input

I am facing an issue with the integrated terminal in Visual Studio Code. The terminal is not showing the current file or folder path, and it is also not taking any input from the keyboard. I cannot type any commands in the terminal. However: Command…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web, mobile devices and many other platforms. Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.
5,668 questions
asked 2026-01-27T08:28:27.9566667+00:00
Sunaina Sahu 5 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-02-03T10:32:31.3633333+00:00
Nathan Martin 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How can I clear Visual Studio 2019 file MRU?

I want to clean-up my project MRU list in Visual Studio 2019. From what I learned, I need to manually load the VS2019 hive, located at C:\Users\me\AppData\Local\Microsoft\VisualStudio\16.0_04abf264\privateregistry.bin and edit the…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web, mobile devices and many other platforms. Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.
5,668 questions
asked 2021-02-03T13:35:48.173+00:00
AxD 696 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-02-03T08:41:02.99+00:00
Shemeer Shamsudeen 0 Reputation points
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Where can I download VS2022 community?

I can't find the link to download VS2022 community. My project doesn't build with VS2026.

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web, mobile devices and many other platforms. Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.
5,668 questions
asked 2025-12-23T16:52:10.72+00:00
Vaclav Jedlicka 46 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-02T14:43:25.9266667+00:00
Marcin Policht 75,980 Reputation points MVP Volunteer Moderator
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VS 2026 Unable 2 load service index 4 source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json -- occurs when attempting to compile

Attempting to use VS 2026. I have been trying to use AI to find a solution. I clicked on the Send Feedback button and selected report a problem but received "This site can’t be reached" message. When I click on Build or Rebuild Solution I…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web, mobile devices and many other platforms. Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.
5,668 questions
asked 2026-01-29T18:06:27.58+00:00
Picazo, Paul 5 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-02-02T08:59:24.14+00:00
Michael Le (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 10,660 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Visual Studio 2026 crashes when opening a solution with a Classdiagram to be auto-opened

The .cd file is out-dated, and VS asks whether to fix it ("Code could not be found for one or more shapes in [filename].md". But VS hangs forever and crashes if I attempt to click any of the buttons. I tried to delete all .suo files I found in…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web, mobile devices and many other platforms. Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.
5,668 questions
asked 2026-02-02T07:40:06.92+00:00
Trond Ivar Lindberg 20 Reputation points
commented 2026-02-02T07:43:07.88+00:00
Trond Ivar Lindberg 20 Reputation points
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Open Value agreement not showing up in the Microsoft 365 Admin center or Visual Studio Administrator Tool

We have an active OVL agreement purchased through Dell for 5 Visual Studio Professional subscriptions. This agreement is visible in vlcentral, but not in the 365 admin center or Visual Studio Administrator portal. Our existing license will be in-active…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web, mobile devices and many other platforms. Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.
5,668 questions
asked 2026-01-30T21:30:14.91+00:00
Travis Orr 0 Reputation points
edited the question 2026-02-02T02:19:43.7266667+00:00
Michael Le (WICLOUD CORPORATION) 10,660 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Visual Studio Insiders un commitable

On visual studio insiders (2026) i cannot commit on github because it says something about a changed binary file which makes the thing uncommitable (prob not word). I have used The normal VScode for very long and it hasen't had this issue, Is there…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web, mobile devices and many other platforms. Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.
5,668 questions
asked 2026-02-01T04:43:00.22+00:00
Dage Little 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-02-01T04:43:37.2566667+00:00
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How can I change the font size in Visual Studio?

I don't know how to change the font size of the tool bar etc. in Visual Studio . I use VS along with the Intel Fortran compiler.

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web, mobile devices and many other platforms. Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.
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asked 2026-01-30T22:33:12.54+00:00
Michael Krämer 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-01-31T16:36:50.1833333+00:00
Sagar Thorave 0 Reputation points
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Hi, I need help with Xbox Developer Mode. My console is stuck in the fallback Dev Mode shell and Dev Home never installs. I’ve already factory reset, switched out of Dev Mode, and reactivated multiple times. Activation works, but the provisioning package

Hi, I need help with Xbox Developer Mode. My console is stuck in the fallback Dev Mode shell and Dev Home never installs. I’ve already factory reset, switched out of Dev Mode, and reactivated multiple times. Activation works, but the provisioning package…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web, mobile devices and many other platforms. Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.
5,668 questions
asked 2026-01-31T03:32:17.27+00:00
James Johnson 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-01-31T03:32:25.7566667+00:00
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Windows Forms Designer Problem When Renaming New Form Before Adding Controls

Note: I have reported the problem below in Visual Studio 2022 Feedback. Just wanted to see if any of you have a suggestion. Normally, when you create a new Form in Windows Forms and add controls to the form, the Designer automatically fills in the…

Developer technologies | Windows Forms
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web, mobile devices and many other platforms. Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.
5,668 questions
asked 2022-09-14T20:22:54.647+00:00
Nicholas Piazza 546 Reputation points
answered 2026-01-29T21:16:34.46+00:00
Dustin Scholl 0 Reputation points
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Error creating Angular stand alone project in Visual Studio 2022

Following this Microsoft document tutorial-asp-net-core-with-angular I am trying to create a solution with an Angular front end and c# api back end. When I click "Create" for the Angular project (using the stand alone template), I get the…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web, mobile devices and many other platforms. Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.
5,668 questions
asked 2022-05-20T18:15:53.097+00:00
Chris Reed (Queryon) 26 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-01-29T04:23:27.71+00:00
Yitong Phou 21 Reputation points
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unable to set a form as startup object

Previously I had the 2019 and 2022 versions of VS community on my pc. After uninstalling the 2019 version, and opening my projects in the 2022 version, I was asked to update to the 4.8 framework. Ok, I set 4.7.2, done. But the project does not start…

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
Developer technologies | VB
Developer technologies | VB
An object-oriented programming language developed by Microsoft that can be used in .NET.
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Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
A family of Microsoft suites of integrated development tools for building applications for Windows, the web, mobile devices and many other platforms. Miscellaneous topics that do not fit into specific categories.
5,668 questions
asked 2022-06-23T00:37:55.25+00:00
Luigi Raffaele Sapone 21 Reputation points
commented 2026-01-28T11:25:47.2933333+00:00
Martin 0 Reputation points