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Selecting Workloads in Visual Studio 2017
With Visual Studio, you can customize your Visual Studio installation with only the workloads you need. This guide will help you select the right workloads for your development. Once you start the installation, you will see a screen where you can select the workloads for your installation.
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Project Types |
Workload to Install |
Universal Windows Platform development | ![]() |
.NET desktop development | ![]() |
Desktop development with C++ | ![]() |
ASP.NET and web development | ![]() |
Azure development | ![]() |
Node.js development | ![]() |
Data storage and processing | ![]() |
Office/SharePoint development | ![]() |
Mobile development with .NET | ![]() |
Game development with Unity | ![]() |
Mobile development with JavaScript | ![]() |
Mobile development with C++ | ![]() |
Game development with C++ | ![]() |
Visual Studio extension development | ![]() |
Linux development with C++ | ![]() |
.NET Core cross-platform development | ![]() |