Installing VS

VS 2017 comes with a new installer that lets you manage multiple versions of VS instances installed side by side. It takes care of installing and updating IDE instances. Follow these steps to get started:

1. Open your impartial third-party browser of choice and go to https://www.microsoft.com/net/core. You can also use the short URL of https://dot.net/ and follow the links:

1. Download the Community edition of VS 2017, unless you have a license for the Professional or Enterprise versions. Run the downloaded file to start the installer; it may need to update itself:

1. You can then select the workloads that you want to use. It may be tempting to select everything, but keep an eye on the installation size in the bottom right-hand corner. The more you select, the more disk space you will need and the longer the installation will take:

1. Select .NET Core, ASP.NET, and .NET Framework, then Install. You can do something else while these workloads are downloaded and installed:

1. When done, you'll be asked to choose your development settings and pick a color theme: