{"product_id":"microsoft-visual-studio-2017-professional-retail-5-pc","title":"Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Professional Retail [5 PC]","description":"\u003ch2\u003eMicrosoft Visual Studio 2017 Professional: A Mature IDE for Cross-Platform Development\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor many long-time Microsoft-stack developers, \u003ca href=\"\/products\/microsoft-visual-studio-2017-professional-retail-5-pc\"\u003eVisual Studio 2017 Professional\u003c\/a\u003e is the version that defined what a modern IDE should feel like. It shipped with a brand-new modular installer, an average 50 percent faster cold start, the first appearance of Live Unit Testing, the CodeLens in-line annotations that are now standard, and the Lightweight Solution Load feature that made working with large codebases practical. If you maintain older .NET Framework 4.x applications, native C++ projects that need MSVC v141 toolset, or Windows 10 Mobile code that newer \u003ca href=\"\/products\/microsoft-visual-studio-2026-enterprise-retail-5-pc\"\u003eVisual Studio\u003c\/a\u003e versions no longer support, Visual Studio 2017 Professional is the right edition for the job. Your order ships with an instant digital key and account-bound activation. Every Visual Studio key is sourced directly from Microsoft authorized channels and delivered to your account dashboard the moment your payment clears, so activation goes through cleanly without invalid-key errors and the same key reactivates after a clean reinstall or hardware swap. The license is a per-user seat, so the same named developer can install on a workstation, laptop, and test rig as long as no one else uses the IDE, and there is no unwanted telemetry or mandatory account sign-in during offline use. 💻 🛠️ ⚡\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat Is Included and How Activation Works\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen your order is confirmed, you receive a 25-character Visual Studio 2017 Professional product key delivered to your account dashboard and order email. The key is a genuine, unused Microsoft activation key that activates the Professional edition on five PCs. Activation is permanent: the license is valid for the lifetime of each device on which you first activate it, and you can reactivate the same hardware after a clean reinstall or a major hardware change without losing the license.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe standard activation flow takes about ten minutes on the first PC:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDownload the Visual Studio 2017 bootstrapper from the official Microsoft Visual Studio Archived Downloads page or the Visual Studio Installer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRun the bootstrapper and select the workloads and components you need (for example, .NET desktop development, ASP.NET and web development, Python, or Desktop development with C++).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAfter the IDE finishes installing, launch Visual Studio and sign in with the Microsoft account you want associated with the license.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen \u003cstrong\u003eHelp → Register Product Key\u003c\/strong\u003e, enter the 25-character key, and confirm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRepeat steps 3 and 4 on each additional PC. The same key can be registered on up to five PCs simultaneously.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause the license is associated with a Microsoft account, you can format the disk or replace the motherboard later and the activation server will re-recognize the entitlement when you sign in to the same account on the new hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eKey Features and Capabilities\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFull cross-language IDE.\u003c\/strong\u003e C#, Visual Basic, C++, F#, JavaScript, TypeScript, Python, and XAML are all first-class languages in Visual Studio 2017 Professional. The IDE is one install, not one install per language, and switching the active project type is just a matter of opening a different solution.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCodeLens in-line indicators.\u003c\/strong\u003e Above each method, property, and class, the editor shows the number of references, the authors of recent changes, whether unit tests cover the member, and a one-click history view. CodeLens was a Professional-and-above feature in 2017, and it remains one of the most useful day-to-day productivity features in the IDE.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLive Unit Testing.\u003c\/strong\u003e As you type, the IDE runs your .NET unit tests in the background and decorates the editor with green and red marks so you can see at a glance which lines of code are passing and which are failing. Live Unit Testing is available on Professional and Enterprise editions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIntelliTrace historical debugger.\u003c\/strong\u003e A Enterprise-only feature in 2017, but Professional receives the standard source-level and machine-level debugger, conditional breakpoints, and the time-traveling snapshot of the current call stack that the Exception Helper produces when something goes wrong.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRefactoring and code navigation.\u003c\/strong\u003e Go To All (Ctrl+T or Ctrl+Comma) is the single most useful navigation shortcut in any IDE; Find All References with grouping, filtering, and colorization is built in; Structure Guide Lines visualize the scope of nested blocks; and the Lightweight Solution Load feature speeds up the opening of large solutions by loading only the projects you actively use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBuilt-in Git and Team Explorer.\u003c\/strong\u003e The GitHub extension for Visual Studio installs with the IDE and gives you a full clone-commit-push workflow without leaving the editor. Team Explorer covers Azure DevOps Server (formerly TFS) for organizations that still use centralized version control.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVisual designers.\u003c\/strong\u003e The XAML designer for WPF, UWP, and Xamarin.Forms; the Windows Forms designer; the class designer and database schema designer; and the web forms designer are all in the box. For native C++ developers, the MFC, WinForms, and Win32 designers are present as well.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDocker and Azure integration.\u003c\/strong\u003e Visual Studio 2017 was the first version to ship Docker tools (in preview) for .NET Core and Node.js, plus deep Azure App Service, Azure Functions, and Azure Storage integration. Right-click publish to Azure, configure Application Insights, and manage deployment slots without leaving the IDE.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExtensions marketplace.\u003c\/strong\u003e ReSharper, NDepend, CodeRush, OzCode, GitHub, GitLab, the Visual Studio Live Share preview, and several thousand other free and paid extensions are available in the Visual Studio Marketplace. The Extensions and Updates dialog is the single front door for everything.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePerformance and Reliability Center.\u003c\/strong\u003e The new Help → Manage Visual Studio Performance menu tracks which extensions and tool windows are slowing down startup, solution load, and editing, and surfaces recommendations for the ones to disable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWho This Edition Is For\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisual Studio 2017 Professional is the right edition for a specific set of developers in 2026. The personas below describe the most common buyers of this digital license.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDevelopers maintaining older .NET Framework 4.x and .NET Core 1.x\/2.x codebases.\u003c\/strong\u003e If your application targets a runtime that newer Visual Studio versions no longer support out of the box, Visual Studio 2017 Professional is the right tool. The MSVC v141 toolset, the .NET Core 2.1 SDK, and the legacy Azure SDK are all available in this release.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative C++ and MFC developers.\u003c\/strong\u003e Visual Studio 2017 was the last release to ship full MFC and Win32 designer support in the box. If you maintain a long-running native Windows application, the 2017 toolchain is often the right combination of compiler and designer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWindows 10 Mobile and Xamarin 4.3 developers.\u003c\/strong\u003e Visual Studio 2017 was the last version that can build and maintain Windows 10 Mobile projects. Xamarin 4.3 (preview) is the version in the box, and the Android and iOS workload configurations match the 2017-era toolchain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSmall studios and independent developers.\u003c\/strong\u003e A 5PC license is the right size for a freelance developer with a desktop, a laptop, a test machine, and one or two client devices. The Professional feature set is the same as a full Visual Studio Professional subscription, with no recurring fees.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eSystem Requirements\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisual Studio 2017 has a more permissive hardware baseline than later versions and is the last release that supports Windows 7 SP1. The minimum disk space depends on the workloads you install.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eComponent\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eMinimum\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth\u003eRecommended\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eOperating system\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWindows 7 SP1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 version 1507 or higher, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWindows 10 version 1809 or higher, 64-bit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eProcessor\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1.8 GHz dual-core 64-bit\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eQuad-core 2.0 GHz or faster\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRAM\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2 GB (4 GB recommended)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8 GB or more for typical .NET solutions\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eStorage\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1 GB up to 40 GB depending on workloads\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSSD with 50 GB or more free\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDisplay\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1280 × 720\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1366 × 768 (WXGA) or higher\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eGraphics\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDirectX 9 capable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDirectX 10 or later for hardware acceleration\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e.NET Framework\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.5.2 to install, 4.6.1 to run (installed by setup)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e.NET Framework 4.7.2 (installed by setup)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003eVisual Studio 2017 is available in 14 languages: English, Chinese (Simplified and Traditional), Czech, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish, and Turkish. The UI language can be changed at any time through the Visual Studio Installer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eActivation and Licensing Notes\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour Visual Studio 2017 Professional digital license is a perpetual, five-PC license tied to the Microsoft account used during activation. A few details worth knowing up front:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFive PCs, lifetime of the devices.\u003c\/strong\u003e Each key activates Visual Studio 2017 Professional on up to five PCs. There are no subscription fees and no annual renewals.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMicrosoft account binding.\u003c\/strong\u003e Activation is associated with a Microsoft account, which means the license is recoverable after a clean install or hardware refresh.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReinstalls are supported.\u003c\/strong\u003e Format the disk, swap the motherboard, or replace the storage: sign back in to the same Microsoft account and the license reactivates automatically in the vast majority of cases.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eVolume licensing is not included.\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a retail, single-organization license. For ten or more seats, an Open License, Open Value, or Microsoft Customer Agreement is the right path.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCross-version upgrades.\u003c\/strong\u003e Visual Studio 2017 can be installed side by side with newer Visual Studio versions, including \u003ca href=\"\/products\/microsoft-visual-studio-2019-professional-retail-5-pc\"\u003eVisual Studio 2019,\u003c\/a\u003e 2022, and 2026. Each version uses its own project format and its own toolchain.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eGet Started With Visual Studio 2017 Professional\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eBuying a Visual Studio 2017 Professional digital license is the right way to keep your .NET Framework 4.x, .NET Core 1.x and 2.x, and native C++ codebases building on a supported toolchain through April 2027. Once the order is confirmed, the key is in your inbox, the activation steps are above, and you can be back in the editor in one short session. If you have any questions about whether 2017 Professional is the right edition for your project, our support team is on hand before and after the purchase.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eRelated Products You May Also Consider\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eCustomers comparing Microsoft Visual Studio 2017 Professional Retail [5 PC] often consider this related product before they check out.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/products\/microsoft-visual-studio-2019-enterprise-retail-2-pc\"\u003eVisual Studio 2019 Enterprise\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMicrosoft Visual Studio 2017 Professional Alternatives\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThree credible alternatives cover most development workloads.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eJetBrains Rider or ReSharper\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eCross-platform .NET IDE from JetBrains. Strong refactoring, code analysis, and Unity game development support.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eVisual Studio Code\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eFree, cross-platform editor from Microsoft. Best fit for web, Python, and TypeScript development, with a vast extension ecosystem.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eJetBrains IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBest-in-class Java and Kotlin IDE with deep framework support and built-in developer tools.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow to choose:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stay on Visual Studio for the deepest .NET, C++, and Azure integration. Choose Rider for cross-platform .NET work and Unity game development. Choose VS Code for web, scripting, and polyglot work. Choose IntelliJ IDEA for Java and Kotlin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eFrequently Asked Questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eIs Visual Studio 2017 still supported in 2026?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eMicrosoft ended mainstream support for Visual Studio 2017 in April 2022. Extended support continues through April 2027, with security fixes delivered through Windows Update and the Visual Studio Installer. For new projects targeting .NET 6 or later, consider \u003ca href=\"\/products\/microsoft-visual-studio-2022-professional-retail-5-pc\"\u003eVisual Studio 2022\u003c\/a\u003e or 2026; for maintaining existing 2017 codebases, this edition remains supported.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eWhat is the difference between Professional and Enterprise in 2017?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eProfessional is the entry-level commercial edition with the full IDE, all workloads, CodeLens, and Live Unit Testing. Enterprise adds IntelliTrace, the Test \u0026amp; Lab Center, the architecture tools (code maps, layer diagrams, architecture validation), Microsoft Fakes, IntelliTest, and Live Dependency Validation. For most small-team and individual use cases, Professional is the right edition. Enterprise is for organizations that need the architecture and advanced testing tooling.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eCan I install Visual Studio 2017 on Windows 11?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes, Visual Studio 2017 is supported on Windows 11. The IDE runs in compatibility mode on Windows 11 21H2 and later, with no known issues for the core workloads. The Windows 10 Mobile workload and the legacy Windows Phone emulators are not supported on Windows 11, but no other workload is restricted.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eDoes the 5PC license cover Visual Studio 2017 on macOS?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eNo. Visual Studio 2017 is a Windows-only release. If you need a macOS IDE for cross-platform .NET development, Visual Studio for Mac is a separate product line that is no longer supported by Microsoft as of August 2024. For macOS and Linux development, Visual Studio Code with the C# Dev Kit extension is the modern path.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\u003cdetails\u003e\u003csummary\u003eCan I run Visual Studio 2017 in a virtual machine?\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes, with caveats. Visual Studio 2017 requires a full Windows operating system and a persistent VM, not a container or App-V environment. Server Core and the Minimal Server Interface options are not supported. 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