A. The Visual Studio 2017 Installer will help you install the tools, packages, and SDKs needed by your workload and component selections.
To minimize incompatibility and ensure a smooth installation experience, we recommend going through this quick pre-flight check list to ensure that your computer is ready for Visual Studio.
Check your operating system and apply the latest Windows Updates: You can see the system requirements here. Visual Studio 2017 requires Windows 7 Service Pack 1 or newer, and runs best on Windows 10.
Reboot before beginning the Visual Studio install: This ensures that any pending installs or updates don’t hinder Visual Studio install.
Clean as much space as possible off your %SystemDrive% before installing by, for example, running the Disk Cleanup app.