Visual Studio 2015 FAQ
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Common Installation Issues
- I received the error “The specified program requires a newer version of Windows”
- I received the error “The computer needs to be restarted before setup can continue.”
- I received the error “The product version that you are trying to set up is earlier than the version already installed on this computer.”
- I received the error “This update requires Visual Studio 2015 Update 2 to be installed”
- I received the error “No Internet connection detected on this machine.”
- I received the error “This version of Visual Studio requires the April 2014 update to Windows 8.1 and Windows Server 2012 R2 known as KB 2919355.”
- I received the error “This language is already installed. To install an additional language, please install the language pack for that language”
- I receive an “Access denied” error (error 0x80070005)
- I receive the error “Another setup is already running. Please wait for it to finish before trying again.”
- Errors 0x80200010, 0x80072efe, or 0x80072ee7 – Connectivity issue during download
- Installation cache or ISO seems corrupted (error 0x80070643)
- I received an error “.NET Framework installation is in progress (0x800713ec)”
- “Installation errors may occur because the security certificate updates that are required to install some Visual Studio components cannot be applied to this computer.”
- Administrator permissions required during the installation process
- Error 1606 with a message that references a \\psf folder
- Stuck while installing Visual Studio 2015 (Update for Microsoft Windows KB2999226)
- SQL packages may fail when the local administrator account does not have certain rights
- Why is the installation taking so long?
- The installation hangs when trying to install a KB update
- I can’t change the installation path
- I received the error “We recommend you close Visual Studio now before setup continues.”
- I received the error “There is not enough space on the disk”
- I received the error “Please restart the computer and run setup again”
- I received the error “KBXXXXXX requires a member of the Visual Studio 2015 family to be present or is blocked by another condition on your computer.”
- I received the error “This product is already installed. To install an additional language, please install the language pack for that language.”
- I received the error “The .Net Framework installed on this machine does not meet the minimum required version”
- I received the error “Installation errors may occur because the security certificate updates that are required to install some Visual Studio components cannot be applied to this computer.”
- I received the error “Windows Program Compatibility mode is on. Turn it off and then try Setup again.”
- I received the error “This version of Visual Studio requires a computer with a newer version of Windows!”
- I received the error “Microsoft Visual Studio Enterprise is required, but it is not installed on this computer. Please install it and retry.”
- I received the error “Microsoft Visual Studio Professional is required, but it is not installed on this computer. Please install it and retry.”
- “This version of Visual Studio works best with Internet Explorer 10 which is currently not installed on your computer.”
- Don’t see your issue in the list?