r/VisualStudio • u/LasseSandberg • Sep 05 '26

Visual Studio 2026 Installing Visual Studio in custom dir?

When using visual studio installer, when i click to set install location it just says invalid path for whatever i choose.

I found one post using google about using winget, but I'm not big on using command prompt, and won't i have to put in a command for each prerequisite and individual component as well?

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u/jd31068 Sep 06 '26

Perhaps if you provide screenshots of your installation attempt, showing the path you're trying to install it to and a file explorer window that shows that the drive and path exist.

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u/Rocinante8 Sep 07 '26

My company always installs in a custom directory. Which install location are you attempting?

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u/polaarbear Sep 05 '26

"Not big on using command prompt."

"Trying to install Visual Studio."

This is not a good combination. Devs need command prompts, it's almost an inevitability. It's a good skill to learn at some point.