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When purchasing a Visual Studio Professional 2019 standalone license, can I use it to run Visual Studio Professional 2017? Or do I need a separate License? If so, can I still get a Visual Studio Professional 2017 standalone License directly from Microsoft?
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Hi Carina, do you get visual studio professional 2017 on your machine? If there is any latest information, please feel free to share it here. Sincerely.
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You can follow along here.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2019/history#installing-an-earlier-release
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Thanks DSPatrick, but that article is about previous releases of the 2019 Version. I want to downgrade to a whole different Version (2017).
You can install them side by side.
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/install/install-visual-studio-versions-side-by-side?view=vs-2019
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Yes, but I definitely need 2 licences? One for 2019 and one for 2017?
Also, I can't find purchasing options for the 2017 standalone license.
but I definitely need 2 licences?
No, should not be required.
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Hi Carina-9082,
Yes, you can use it to run Visual Studio Professional 2017. Please refer to this page: Visual Studio Pricing Details.
[Update]The list of earlier version : https://download.microsoft.com/download/1/5/4/15454442-CF17-47B9-A65D-DF84EF88511B/Visual_Studio_by_Subscription_Level.xlsx
Best Regards,
Dylan
Thanks, but I was referring to the standalone license not the subscription.
Sorry for my misunderstanding. About standalone license, yes, you need a license for visual studio 2017 professional. And you could access Volume Licensing Service Center for more information.
Best Regards,
Dylan