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Applies to: Visual Studio 2022
Symptoms
You may see the following error when you try to repair or update Visual Studio:
A product matching the following parameters cannot be found:channelId: VisualStudio.17.Release
productId: Microsoft.VisualStudio.Product.Enterprise
Cause
This issue can occur if the Visual Studio instance on the machine is corrupt.
Resolution
If your previous attempts to repair or update Visual Studio failed, you can run the InstallCleanup.exe tool to remove installation files and product information, and then reinstall Visual Studio 2022. This process ensures a fresh installation of Visual Studio, which should allow for successful repairs or updates.
To solve this issue, follow these steps:
Open a command prompt with administrator privileges.
Run the following command to execute the InstallCleanup tool:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\InstallCleanup.exe" -i 17
This command will perform a cleanup of the Visual Studio installation, removing any corrupted or incomplete components. The version value, in this case
17
, specifies the version of product to be removed.Once the cleanup process is completed, reinstall Visual Studio 2022.
Launch the Visual Studio 2022 installer and follow the prompts to reinstall Visual Studio. Make sure to select the desired workloads and components during the installation.