This section will focus on installing the Microsoft Visual Studio Integrated Development Environment (IDE) Community 2022 and preparing it for WinTAK development.

Install Visual Studio

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As mentionned in Visual Studio 2022 Product Family System Requirements here is the system requirements:

  • Minimum of 4 GB RAM; Recommended 16 GB RAM
  • Minimum of 850 MB up to 210 GB of available space, depending on features installed. Typical installation require 20-50 GB of free space.
  • Minimum of 1366 x 768 screen resolution; Recommended 1920 x 1080
  • Windows Specific:
    • 64-bit Microsoft® Windows® 10
    • x86_64 processor; Quad-core or better recommended
    • Administrator rights are required to install or update Visual Studio

Setup for WinTAK Development

  1. Install .NET Framework 4.8. Since WinTAK NuGet Packages requires a minimum version of .NET Framework 4.8 to be build.

    If the option is not available during the installation of the Microsoft Visual Studio, there is a possiblity to download the .NET Framework and add it later in Microsoft Visual Studio. The weblink to download .NET Framework 4.8

Getting Familiar with Visual Studio

If this is your first time using Microsoft Visual Studio IDE we recommend checking out the following resources in order to familiarize yourself with the terminology of the editor which will be used in later learning modules.