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title Visual Studio IDE Benefit in Visual Studio Subscription | Microsoft Docs
author evanwindom
ms.author jaunger
manager evelynp
ms.date 01/09/2018
ms.topic Get-Started-Article
description Learn how to download and install the Visual Studio IDE included in your Visual Studio subscription.
ms.prod vs-subscription
ms.technology vs-subscriptions
searchscope VS Subscription

Using the Visual Studio 2017 benefit

As a Visual Studio subscriber, you have access to the Visual Studio IDE. The specific version will depend on the level of your subscription. The benefit will appear as a tile in the Tools category on the Benefits page of the subscriber portal.

Activation steps

(Visual Studio Enterprise is used for this example.)

To download the IDE:

  1. Sign in to https://my.visualstudio.com/benefits.

  2. Locate the Visual Studio IDE tile in the Tools section, and click on the Download link at the bottom of the benefit tile. You can also download it from the Downloads page.

    [!div class="mx-imgBorder"] Visual Studio Enterprise tile

  3. Click on the You’ll be redirected to the Download Results page for Visual Studio Enterprise, where you’ll have the opportunity to download the IDE and obtain a product key to activate it. You may also claim a product key by clicking on the blue Get Key link, or claim a key later on the Product keys page.

  4. On the Details tab of the Download Results page:

    • Select your desired architecture (x86, x64)
    • Select your language preference.

  5. Click the blue download button.

    [!div class="mx-imgBorder"] Visual Studio Enterprise download details

  6. To install now, click Run.

  7. In the User Account Control dialog, click Yes.

  8. Click Continue to accept the license terms.

  9. When the installer starts, choose your desired workloads, individual components and language packs by choosing them on the corresponding tabs.

    [!div class="mx-imgBorder"] Customize Visual Studio Enterprise

  10. Click Install.

  11. When the installation is complete, you'll have the option to modify the installation or launch Visual Studio. Click Launch to get started.

    [!div class="mx-imgBorder"] Launch Visual Studio Enterprise

  12. Sign in with the account associated with your Visual Studio subscription.

  13. Choose your preferred theme, and click Start Visual Studio.

  14. The Start Page will display. You're ready to start using Visual Studio!

    [!div class="mx-imgBorder"] Start Using Visual Studio Enterprise

Eligibility

Subscription Level Channels Benefit Renewable?
Visual Studio Enterprise (Standard, annual cloud, monthly cloud) VL, Azure, Retail, selected NFR1 Available Yes
Visual Studio Professional (Standard, annual cloud, monthly cloud) VL, Azure, Retail Available Yes
Visual Studio Test Professional (Standard) VL, Retail Available Yes
MSDN Platforms (Standard) VL, Retail Not available N/A
Visual Studio Dev Essentials N/A Visual Studio Community Yes

1 Includes: Not for Resale (NFR), Visual Studio Industry Partner (VSIP), Microsoft Partner Network (MPN), FTE, MCT Software & Services Developer, BizSpark, Imagine, Microsoft Valued Partner (MVP), Region Director (RD). Excludes: MCT Software & Services.

Not sure which subscription you're using? Connect to https://my.visualstudio.com/subscriptions to see all the subscriptions assigned to your email address. If you don't see all your subscriptions, you may have one or more assigned to a different email address. You'll need to sign in with that email address to see those subscriptions.

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