How can I install an extension so that all users can access it?

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Installing extensions in the last few versions of Visual Studio seems easy. However, as far as I understand, they are only installed for the user running the program.

How can an administrator install an extension system-wide so that it is available to all users in Visual Studio?

I'm aware that a small portion of extensions are provided as installers that install the extensions for all users, however, most extensions seem to be provided as VSIX files.

You should mark this as answered – Assimilater May 27 '16 at 20:46 — Assimilater, May 27 '16 at 20:46

score 21 · Answer 1 · edited Jul 18 '18 at 11:04

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VSIXInstaller.exe has the /admin switch that should install an extension for all users.

You can to find and download the needed extension on https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/ and call the VSIXInstaller.exe. For example:

VSIXInstaller.exe /admin path_to_the_vsix.vsix

edited Jul 18 '18 at 11:04

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answered Jan 17 '14 at 05:04

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For me VSIXInstaller was located at `c:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio 14.0\Common7\IDE` (VS2015). – kitsu.eb May 25 '18 at 15:30
as of December 2020 I have a `~/.config/Code/CachedExtensionVSIXs/` folder on my rather fresh installed Ubuntu machine(!) – so possibly VSIX got integrated into vscode? – Frank N Dec 21 '20 at 08:23

How can I install an extension so that all users can access it?

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