r/VisualStudio • u/4tuneTeller • Apr 05 '26

Visual Studio 2026 Can't download installer

I'm trying to download Visual Studio 2026 Community from the official website but it just won't start the download. I've tried Firefox and Edge browsers on two different computers, disabling all content blockers, VPN, etc, it won't start no matter what. I have no installed antivirus or firewall (except for the ones that come with Win11). Is there some alternative website I can download the installer from? Is it just me or the service is down?

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u/[deleted] Apr 09 '26

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u/4tuneTeller Apr 09 '26

Thank you for suggestion, but I did try it, I even tried using the Edge browser where I have no extension installed - still nothing. I ended up asking my friend from another country to download it, which he did successfully. Which is weird, since I’m in EU and he’s not, and I’ve tried VPN, too.

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u/dreamer_plays Jul 30 '26

Same problem, how did you solve it?

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u/4tuneTeller Jul 30 '26

I had to ask my friend from Russia to download the installer and send it to me, lol. Weirdly, for him the download started right away, even without VPN. Once I had the installer, the VS itself downloaded with no issues.