Visual Studio 2012 System Requirements

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01/22/2024

System requirements for the Visual Studio 2012 family of products are listed below.

Visual Studio 2012 Update 5 System Requirements

1.6 gigahertz (GHz) or faster processor
1 gigabyte (GB) of RAM (1.5 GB if you are running in a virtual machine)
1 GB of available hard disk space
5,400 RPM hard disk drive
DirectX 9-capable video card that is running at 1024 × 768 or higher resolution

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You can download Visual Studio 2012 from My.VisualStudio.com. My.VisualStudio.com requires a free Dev Essentials subscription, or a Visual Studio Subscription.

Tip

For other versions of Visual Studio, see the system requirements for Visual Studio 2022, Visual Studio 2019, Visual Studio 2017, Visual Studio 2015, Visual Studio 2013, or Visual Studio 2012.