Open the command prompt in administrator mode. For example, you may want to have both 16.9.3 and 16.9.4 on the same machine.ĭownload the Visual Studio 2019 bootstrapper file from either the Visual Studio downloads page or the Visual Studio 2019 Releases page for the minor version that you would like to install side-by-side with your existing version of Visual Studio. However, in some specific cases, it might be helpful to install different minor release versions of Visual Studio side-by-side. Replacing the older release with the newer release during update helps ensure older versions of Visual Studio aren't taking up room on your machine. The installer will try to replace your current install of 16.9.3 (or lower) with 16.9.4, since both versions are part of the Visual Studio 2019 release channel. For example, suppose 16.9.4 was just released. When upgrading from one minor version of Visual Studio to the next, the Visual Studio installer will, by default, update your current install to the latest version in that channel. Install minor Visual Studio versions side-by-side You must reinstall the extensions from the Visual Studio Marketplace or the software publisher. Visual Studio doesn't automatically upgrade extensions because not all extensions are compatible. If you uninstall a version of Visual Studio on a computer that has more than one version installed, the file associations for Visual Studio are removed for all versions. For more information, see the Port, migrate, and upgrade Visual Studio Projects page.

If you try to use Visual Studio 2022 to open a solution that was created in Visual Studio 2019 or an earlier version, you might need to modify your projects and files to be compatible with Visual Studio 2022. If you use Visual Studio 2022 to open a solution that was created in Visual Studio 2017 or Visual Studio 2019, you can later open and modify the solution again in the earlier version as long as you haven't implemented any features that are specific to Visual Studio 2022. Before you install versions side-by-side, review the following conditions:

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