Visual Studio extension installing

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I have downloaded a Visual Studio extension. How can I install it to Visual Studio? (Note I am using Visual Studio 2012 Express)

score 6 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 27 '12 at 19:49

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It's very simple. You run the extension (*.vsix) like you would run an application and it will automatically install itself to your Visual Studio installation.

You can then start Visual Studio and go to Tools => Extension Manager to confirm that the Extension was installed successfully.

Keep in mind that Extensions are only supported on the Premium versions of Visual Studio and it's not possible to use them on the Visual Studio Express editions.

answered Mar 27 '12 at 19:49

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Ah Im using an express edition, double clicking it was the first thing i tried. Oh well.. – Cyral Mar 27 '12 at 19:51
Yes. I figured as much but I thought I would cover the basics just in case, but yea not possible unless you upgrade. – eandersson Mar 27 '12 at 19:53

score 3 · Answer 2 · edited May 23 '17 at 12:16

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Not all extensions can be installed on an Express Edition. See this stackoverflow question\answer for more details of which types are compatible.

edited May 23 '17 at 12:16

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answered Mar 27 '12 at 20:04

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