Visual studio Setup installer does not open

Question

I have VisualStudioSetup.exe, it downloads files and even asks me for permission to use them, but after that the window closes and nothing else happens.

This error appeared after I updated Windows to 11.

Answer 1

Hi @Denis Kovalev, 

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A! 

Please try the following:

1. If you have any anti-virus software, group policy or privilege management software, please temporarily disable them. Or refer to the document and add domain Microsoft URLs to an allowlist.
2. Ensure that all updates and patches are applied and restart your computer.
3. Go to Visual Studio Installer folder: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer, and run the vs_installershell.exe file.
4. Re-download the VS bootstrapper from the page and move the .exe file to a clean folder in another drive.
5. Put the .exe file in root of C drive like C:\setup.exe and run it as administrator. 

 

Sincerely,

Anna

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