| title | Visual Studio workload and component IDs | |||
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| description | Use workload and component IDs to install Visual Studio by using a command line, or to specify as a dependency in a VSIX manifest | |||
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| author | anandmeg | |||
| ms.author | meghaanand | |||
| manager | mijacobs | |||
| ms.date | 11/11/2025 | |||
| ms.custom | vs-acquisition | |||
| ms.topic | reference | |||
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Click the edition names in the following table to see the available workload and component IDs you need to install Visual Studio by using a command line, or to specify as a dependency in a VSIX manifest.
::: moniker range="vs-2022"
Updated for the 17.14 release
| Edition | ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Studio Enterprise 2022 | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Product.Enterprise | Microsoft DevOps solution for productivity and coordination across teams of any size |
| Visual Studio Professional 2022 | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Product.Professional | Professional developer tools and services for small teams |
| Visual Studio Community 2022 | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Product.Community | Free, fully featured IDE for students, open-source, and individual developers |
| Visual Studio Team Explorer 2022 | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Product.TeamExplorer | Interact with Team Foundation Server and Azure DevOps Services without a Visual Studio developer toolset |
| Visual Studio Build Tools 2022 | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Product.BuildTools | The Visual Studio Build Tools allows you to build native and managed MSBuild-based applications without requiring the Visual Studio IDE. There are options to install the Visual C++ compilers and libraries, MFC, ATL, and C++/CLI support. |
| Visual Studio Test Agent 2022 | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Product.TestAgent | Supports running automated tests and load tests remotely |
| Visual Studio Load Test Controller 2022 | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Product.TestController | Distribute automated tests to multiple machines |
For more information about how to use these lists, see the Use command-line parameters to install Visual Studio page and the Update a Visual Studio extension for Visual Studio 2026 page.
Note
For a list of the workload and component IDs for the previous version, see Visual Studio 2019 workload and component IDs
::: moniker-end
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| Edition | ID | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Visual Studio Enterprise 2026 | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Product.Enterprise | Microsoft DevOps solution for productivity and coordination across teams of any size |
| Visual Studio Professional 2026 | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Product.Professional | Professional developer tools and services for small teams |
| Visual Studio Community 2026 | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Product.Community | Free, fully featured IDE for students, open-source, and individual developers |
| Visual Studio Team Explorer 2026 | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Product.TeamExplorer | Interact with Team Foundation Server and Azure DevOps Services without a Visual Studio developer toolset |
| Visual Studio Build Tools 2026 | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Product.BuildTools | The Visual Studio Build Tools allows you to build native and managed MSBuild-based applications without requiring the Visual Studio IDE. There are options to install the Visual C++ compilers and libraries, MFC, ATL, and C++/CLI support. |
For more information about how to use these lists, see the Use command-line parameters to install Visual Studio page and the Update a Visual Studio extension for Visual Studio page.
Note
For a list of the workload and component IDs for the previous version, see Visual Studio 2022 workload and component IDs
::: moniker-end
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