How to get an offline version of Visual Studio 2019 ?

How to get an offline version of Visual Studio 2019? Or simply, is it possible to have an offline version of Visual Studio 2019?

Answer: Yes, It's possible; and the solution is provided by Microsoft itself in this Link.

Why do i need an Offline Installer?

Answer - With an Offline Installer, i can install visual Studio; just by clicking the Setup.EXE executable file.  

How can I get this offline installer?

Answer: Here, we will highlight Visual Studio Enterprise 2019 for Windows 10; however the same process should work for Windows 8.1 and Windows 7.

This is a 2-Step process

Step 1. Download the Visual Studio bootstrapper file   

Download the Visual Studio bootstrapper file for your chosen edition of Visual Studio. 

Edition	Bootstrapper File Link
Visual Studio Community	vs_community.exe
Visual Studio Professional	vs_professional.exe
Visual Studio Enterprise	vs_enterprise.exe

Step 2. Create a local install cache

Ø  Open Command Prompt in Administrator mode

Ø  To create a complete local layout with all features, run:

§  vs_enterprise__2132243952.1587278346.exe --layout c:\vslayout --lang en-US

Ø  For .NET web and .NET desktop development, run:

§  vs_enterprise__2132243952.1587278346.exe --layout c:\vslayout --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetWeb --add Component.GitHub.VisualStudio --includeOptional --lang en-US

Ø  For .NET desktop and Office development, run:

§  vs_enterprise__2132243952.1587278346.exe --layout c:\vslayout --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.Office --includeOptional --lang en-US

Ø  For C++ desktop development, run:

§  vs_enterprise__2132243952.1587278346.exe --layout c:\vslayout --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop --includeRecommended --lang en-US