Microsoft Visual Studio Initial Setup

LorenzoMoore - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Project Manager (Assistant Director, Technology Division) at a government with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup of Microsoft Visual Studio was straightforward and take approximately 20 minutes.

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NN
Senior Software Developer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees

The installation of the solution is easy.

I don't have any cloud, but there is some setup file available for installation, and I use that.

We use Microsoft VSTS to deploy CI/CD pipelines, so it automatically builds the application and publishes it. Therefore, we don't face any problems.

There are two engineers taking care of the deployment.

The solution doesn't require any maintenance.

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Software engineer at Punjab Group

The setup process is easy if we are already working on a project. It is complex if we want to create a new project from start to end. The time taken for deployment depends on what kind of project we are working with. In case of any queries, we refer to YouTube videos, ChatGPT, and Google to find the solutions.

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DC Project Delivery Senior Analyst at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees

It's easy to implement. I just did download it from the net. It was quite easy. You just downloaded and install it. It takes maybe an hour.

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Vishal Paliwal - PeerSpot reviewer
Xamarin Developer at Cognizant

It's very simple to install the solution. First, you need to install it, then, we need to install Xcode for iOS and Android SDK for Android. We need to install the Xamarin profiler when using Visual Studio as well.

It's a big file that you need to download during installation. For Android and iOS, it's something like a 20GB file that needs to be downloaded. Visual Studio is not more than 3GB to 4GB to set up, however, Android SDK is a very big file, which is why it's more than 15GB.

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Jandy Aditya Pratisto - PeerSpot reviewer
Junior Software Engineer at PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) Tbk.

I'm using my company's equipment, so Microsoft Visual Studio is already set up on it. The program's easy to set up.

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Deni Herdian - PeerSpot reviewer
Director at Herdian Informatika

The initial setup is a little complex and needs to be adjusted to the device used.

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AO
Technical Team Lead at Bosla

The initial setup is straightforward. Simply download the controller and proceed with the installation, selecting the desired options for a new environment and clicking through the prompts. I would rate it nine out of ten.

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RS
Senior technical project manager at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

The initial setup is very simple. Microsoft has made it very easy to set up.

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PedroNavarro - PeerSpot reviewer
BI Development & Validation Manager at JT International SA

The initial setup is straightforward.

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AndreyRogov - PeerSpot reviewer
CEO at Konus

The initial setup for Microsoft Visual Studio wasn't complex. It was very easy. The process was easy to understand. It only took me five seconds to deploy Microsoft Visual Studio.

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PP
Data engineer at Ernst & Young

The product's setup is straightforward. The time taken to deploy it depends on the project. 

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DP
Product Design Engineer at Cummins Inc.

Microsoft Visual Studio is easy to set up. The deployment took approximately 30 minutes.

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HS
Senior Soft Engineer at SECP

The initial setup of Visual Studio is straightforward for anyone familiar with the solution. Newer users will experience a learning curve, but it is not because of the GUI, the user experience is good.

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CK
Enterprise Architect - Integrations at BCA

Microsoft Visual Studio has improved a lot over the years, and setting it up is quite straightforward now.

How fast the tool is deployed depends on project to project, but usually deployment is quite efficient and fast. We usually take on average fifteen days to build a feature and deploy it in DevOps.

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Micheale See - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Business System Developer at AVEVA

Setup and use are easy. 

Deployment varies based on the size of your project. 

Small, web-deployed projects take less than five minutes and we are ready to publish the web app to Azure. 

For on-premises, we build the DLL and web package in advance. It takes 20-30 minutes to import because you have to upload to the file server, download the package, and import the application.  

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AN
CEO at Shiraz University

The initial setup is straightforward. It just needs to be downloaded and installed from Microsoft.

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Crewmem67 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Consultant at College Notre Dame de Nazareth

The initial setup is pretty hard to set up. 

It took too long to install it. We also needed the new hard discs. It's very big. It's not a light application. It's about 25GBs. 

The deployment took about two hours. 

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Azad Periwal - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at ATOS

It was a pretty easy setup. For us, basically, it comes with some preconfigured settings. The license that we have is a project from our customer. It is fairly straightforward.

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Goran Peterson - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior SQL Server DBA Consultant at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees

The initial setup of Microsoft Visual Studio was straightforward. However, the difficulty depends on how much of the solution is going to be used. The installation is typically done in smaller steps at the beginning which makes it easy.

The time it took for the deployment was approximately one day.

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Erick  Karanja - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Lead at Cellulant Kenya

The tool's deployment is straightforward. It takes less than an hour to complete. 

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VS
Software Engineer at a healthcare company with 5,001-10,000 employees

The setup is straightforward. We update the product when we get information from our teams.

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EM
System administrator and network manager at MEO

The solution's initial setup is easy. We require a team of 15 executives, one director, five to six managers, engineers, and technical staff for its maintenance.

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MK
Penetration tester at KNBS (Kenya National Bureau of Statistics)

You just download the solution and have it running on your system. Therefore, the setup is pretty straightforward. It only takes a few minutes to get everything up and running. 

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Mehmet Saribas - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Development Manager at Anadolu Hayat Emeklilik

The initial setup could be more straightforward. After the initial setup, it is easy to use and develop codes in different languages.

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ManjitRay - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

It is straightforward. I don't find it complex. I have also used Eclipse, and when I compare it with Eclipse, it is not that complex. 

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Sergio Aranda Parra - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Application Solutions at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees

Initially, it was a little complex to set up. We needed to learn the different features that we could manage in Visual Studio. Right now, as we have had some time to pick things up, it's very straightforward to use.

In terms of deployment, for example, yesterday, I implemented a new version for one of the plants that we have. The tech was immediately published as we are able to use an option to publish the code. We only select the new version and automatically the code is published. It's very fast to publish a new version for the different tools that we have. In that sense, it doesn't take long to deploy.

Each developer is responsible for publishing his own tools and doesn't require another special group or another special people to deploy the tools that we are managing.

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PK
Architect at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees

The setup process is straightforward, the only thing is the downloadable file is a bit large in size. The deployment process is quite simple. 

You just need to download the file, double-check it, have an administrator, and you're good to go. It takes approximately 20 minutes to complete the setup.

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SB
Admin at IEC (Electoral Commission of South Africa)

Microsoft Visual Studio's initial setup is easy. The process took approximately two to three hours.

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Alaa T Alhorani - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Consultant (Enterprise Architect) at Devoteam

The product is so easy to set up. The only thing you do usually with Microsoft Visual Studio is to go to the internet and download the installer for it. Then it will download the required files and everything from the internet for you, and you go through the installation like any normal program.

The length of time it takes to deploy depends on the features. Visual Studio comes with so many features. It depends on if you are going to choose only Windows development or Windows and mobile development and so on. However, it really depends on the features that you are going to require.

It also depends on the internet speed, as each feature requires extra downloads from the internet. 

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Bahattin Yetismis - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at BE1 consultancy

The initial setup is straightforward and took less than half a day. 

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UchechiSylvanus - PeerSpot reviewer
Team Lead, Process Improvement & RPA at Fidelity Bank Plc

The initial setup was straightforward.

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Darko Margetic - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Scientist at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I give the initial setup a nine out of ten. We only need to download the file and follow the onscreen instructions.

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BN
Sr. Manager of Software and Controls at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees

The initial setup of Microsoft Visual Studio is easy.

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ONUR ÇALISKAN - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Partner at INFOLOJIK

The tool's deployment is straightforward. Deployment takes between ten minutes to one day. One resource is enough to handle the deployment. 

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Danie Joubert - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at ProQuanta

The solution's initial setup takes a while but is quite straightforward.

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VamsiKrishna2 - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Trainee at Eidiko

The installation of the Microsoft Visual Studio in approximately 15 minutes.

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CM
Lead Technical Consultant (Information Technology) at a construction company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The initial setup of Microsoft Visual Studio is not complex, it is simple. When using Azure DevOps for the deployment of Microsoft Visual Studio it only takes approximately 10 to 15 minutes.

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SN
Tech Lead at Abtran

The initial setup is straightforward.

The Azure deployment is very quick, although we are still following the old method. It is still quick to publish and deploy, taking about five minutes for the on-premises version.

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SN
Tech Lead at Abtran

We found the initial setup to be straightforward and simple. I'd rate it a five or 4.5  out of five in terms of ease of deployment.

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JM
Software Developer at a financial services firm with 1-10 employees

Microsoft Visual Studio's setup is straightforward. It is easy to download the solution and you need to allow permissions depending on whether you are a Mac or Windows user.  

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HH
Senior Software Engineer at a manufacturing company with 51-200 employees

The initial setup is really easy. You just download it and start it up.

I don't think my company uses much of an implementation strategy. There aren't as many protocols or structures. If we need it, we just download it and begin using it. 

I would say the only downside with this setup is that although it's usually pretty clear what libraries you want to include, it is slow to download. You do have to set aside a time when you can start the download. It's best to go off and do something on your own. You'd hate to do it at work, as you'll have to wait and you'll have nothing else to do. It's going to take half an hour to download at least.

Maintenance requirements are extremely low. There's next to none, really. 

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ZK
Sr. Managing Consultant - Data Driven Enterprise at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup of Microsoft Visual Studio is easy. The time it took was approximately half an hour.

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VinodKumar9 - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Analyst at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

The initial setup is straightforward. It's not that complex. You can push or pull the code very quickly with some commands. The deployment time depends on how much code you are writing and the internet speed. It won't take much time. For me, on average, we write the code in the morning, and we submit that to the cloud at the end of the day. This takes hardly 15 to 20 minutes.

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Head of .NET Department at Evozon

Installing Visual Studio is easy on average. Sometimes you need to install various libraries, so it depends on your setup. I would say it's medium difficulty.

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Ajenthan Aiyathurai - PeerSpot reviewer
Group Information Technology at NVCL Group

The solution's initial setup process is complex. It takes a day to complete.

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Wei Hao Ong - PeerSpot reviewer
Information Technology Analyst at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees

Straightforward

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MA
Solutions Consultant at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

The initial setup was very easy. After that, the deployment did not take a long time. For our test environment, it took a morning to enter everything, get the code and start working on it with the customer.

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DB
Software Development Quality Assurance Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

We utilized a bunch of templates for the initial setup instead of going through the trials and tribulations of setting up everything at once. 

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SA
Enterprise Solutions Department Manager at Smart Vision

The initial setup was straightforward. It took less than 30 minutes to implement this solution.

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Syed Masood - PeerSpot reviewer
Web Developer at doodleblue

The initial setup of Microsoft Visual Studio is easy. The process takes approximately 15 to 20 minutes.

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Anteneh Asnake - PeerSpot reviewer
Modern Data Center and Cloud Engineer II at IE Network Solutions PLC

The initial setup is a little complex - after installing Visual Studio, you may need to download the particular libraries you want to work with from their repository. Installation took around two to three hours.

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it_user262080 - PeerSpot reviewer
Architect Software Test Engineer at MAS Global Consulting
SK
Software Designer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Visual Studio is straightforward. It was easy to set up and use.

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ZK
Sr. Managing Consultant - Data Driven Enterprise at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

The initial setup of this solution is straightforward. It was quite fast to deploy, measured in minutes. One person is enough for deployment and maintenance.

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it_user1370709 - PeerSpot reviewer
Programmer Specialist II at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

It is easy to install, the only issue being that it takes up a lot of memory. We had two people involved with the deployment and implementation took a few days. We didn't use any consultants, we just followed the documentation.

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Microsoft Visual Studio
April 2024
Learn what your peers think about Microsoft Visual Studio. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2024.
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