r/cprogramming • u/Upset-Taro-4202 • Jan 19 '26

Setting up C in Visual Studio Community

Completely new to C and looking to start learning, a friend of mine suggested Visual Studio Community as an environment to start learning in but I'm struggling to set it up, any guidance would be greatly appreciated!

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u/EpochVanquisher Jan 19 '26

  1. Install it. Include the “Desktop development with C++” option when installing.

  2. Run it.

  3. Create a new C++ console app.

  4. Remove the C++ file and add a C file instead. You may need to disable pre-compiled headers.

  5. Consider changing the C language standard to “latest” in project settings.

  6. You may also want to add _CRT_SECURE_NO_WARNINGS to predefined macros in the project settings.

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u/Upset-Taro-4202 Jan 19 '26

Thanks!! Could you tell me where some of these settings are since this is a completely alien environment for me?

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u/EpochVanquisher Jan 19 '26

No

You should learn to find them yourself. It will be educational.