Note: The download size will be considerably large and, dependent on your bandwidth, will usually take quite some time to download.

Once the installer download is complete, run it from the command prompt using the /layout switch:Īfter executing this command Visual Studio installer will launch and ask you to confirm where to store install items. Download the relevant installer for Visual Studio Community, Professional or Enterprise. Visit the Visual Studio website, and navigate to the Downloads page. Step 1: Download Setup Files for Offline Installation Failing to do this may result in some components failing to install. Step 0: Whitelist URLsīefore installing Visual Studio, it is important that the following URLs are whitelisted in your firewall/proxy. In this blog, we’ll cover how you can create your own offline installation media for Xamarin with Visual Studio 2015.

Successful installation of Visual Studio takes time and depends on network connectivity. As Visual Studio allows any developer to build any kind of app for any platform, while providing features like IntelliSense, code refactoring, code navigation, debugging & testing in the same IDE, it has a considerable install size. In the case of Xamarin, your tools will be Visual Studio 2015 and third-party SDKs. Mobile application development requires a successful installation of the correct development tools & SDKs.

Xamarin offline installer