Use Command-Line Parameters to Install Visual Studio
Visual Studio 2015
Updated: September 6, 2016
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When you install Visual Studio 2015 from a command prompt, you can use the following command-line parameters (also known as switches).
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Make sure that you use the actual installer and not the bootstrapper file. For example, make sure you use |
Visual Studio command-line parameters are not case-sensitive.
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| /? /help /h | Displays command-line parameters. |
| /AddRemoveFeatures | Specifies which features to add or remove from the installed product. |
| /AdminFile AdminDeployment.xml | Installs Visual Studio using the data file that you specified for administrative installation. |
| /ChainingPackage BundleName | Specifies which bundle is chaining this bundle. Also can be used to specify a Customer Improvement Experience cohort. |
| /CreateAdminFile <filename> | Specifies the location to create a control file that can be used with /AdminFile |
| /CustomInstallPath InstallationDirectory | Installs all re-targetable packages in the directory that you specify. |
| /ForceRestart | Always restarts the computer after installation. |
| /full | Installs all product features. |
| /InstallSelectableItems <item name 1>[;<item name 2>] | List of selection tree items to check on the selection screen of the installer wizard. |
| /l /Log Filename | Specifies a location for the log file. |
| /layout Directory | Copies the files on the installation media to the directory that you specify. |
| /NoCacheOnlyMode | Prevents pre-population of the package cache. |
| /NoRefresh | Prevents the check for newer versions of this product for either required or recommended updated versions. |
| /norestart | Prevents the installation application from restarting the computer during or after installation. See the Return Codes section of the Visual Studio Administrator Guide for the return codes to look for. |
| /noweb | Prevents installation from the Internet. |
| /OverrideFeedUri <path to feed file> | Path to a local, external feed that describes software items |
| /ProductKey ProductKey | Sets a custom product key that contains no dashes and no more than 25 characters. |
| /PromptRestart | Prompts the user before restarting the computer. |
| /q /quiet /s /silent | Suppresses the user interface (UI) for the installation application. If Visual Studio is already installed and you specify no parameters except this one, the installation application runs in Maintenance mode. |
| /qb /passive | Shows progress but doesn't wait for user input. |
| /repair | Repairs Visual Studio. |
| /SuppressRefreshPrompt | Prevents displaying the update available dialog in the installation wizard, thus, the installation wizard will auto-accept any required or recommended updated versions. |
| /u /Uninstall | Uninstalls Visual Studio. |
| /Uninstall /Force /u /force | Uninstalls Visual Studio and all features that are shared with other products. Warning: If you use this parameter, other products that are installed on the same computer might stop functioning correctly. |
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