From d7300ecd4b3397eba53228654ef1ffbb5fdda188 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bob Brown Date: Wed, 8 Apr 2026 14:36:21 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Update c++ docs to highlight the need for tools and windows sdk --- docs/cpp/config-msvc.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/cpp/config-msvc.md b/docs/cpp/config-msvc.md index 5630720992..6351241c69 100644 --- a/docs/cpp/config-msvc.md +++ b/docs/cpp/config-msvc.md @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ To successfully complete this tutorial, you must do the following: 1. Install the Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC) compiler toolset. - If you have a recent version of Visual Studio, open the Visual Studio Installer from the Windows Start menu and verify that the C++ workload is checked. If it's not installed, then check the box and select the **Modify** button in the installer. + If you have a recent version of Visual Studio, open the Visual Studio Installer from the Windows Start menu and verify that the C++ workload is checked. Verify also that the MSVC build tools and a Windows SDK are selected in the "Optional" section. If any of those components are not installed, check the appropriate boxes and select the **Modify** button in the installer. You can also install the **Desktop development with C++** workload without a full Visual Studio IDE installation. From the Visual Studio [Downloads](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/#remote-tools-for-visual-studio-2022) page, scroll down until you see **Tools for Visual Studio** under the **All Downloads** section and select the download for **Build Tools for Visual Studio 2022**. From 7f2f9616c8296f573f41308bf42a7b71edc36d03 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Bob Brown Date: Thu, 9 Apr 2026 10:12:24 -0700 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] update both install paths --- docs/cpp/config-msvc.md | 4 ++-- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/cpp/config-msvc.md b/docs/cpp/config-msvc.md index 6351241c69..d93fbb35f7 100644 --- a/docs/cpp/config-msvc.md +++ b/docs/cpp/config-msvc.md @@ -25,13 +25,13 @@ To successfully complete this tutorial, you must do the following: 1. Install the Microsoft Visual C++ (MSVC) compiler toolset. - If you have a recent version of Visual Studio, open the Visual Studio Installer from the Windows Start menu and verify that the C++ workload is checked. Verify also that the MSVC build tools and a Windows SDK are selected in the "Optional" section. If any of those components are not installed, check the appropriate boxes and select the **Modify** button in the installer. + If you have a recent version of Visual Studio, open the Visual Studio Installer from the Windows Start menu and verify that the C++ workload is checked. Verify also that the MSVC build tools and a Windows SDK are selected. If any of those components are not installed, check the appropriate boxes and select the **Modify** button in the installer. You can also install the **Desktop development with C++** workload without a full Visual Studio IDE installation. From the Visual Studio [Downloads](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/#remote-tools-for-visual-studio-2022) page, scroll down until you see **Tools for Visual Studio** under the **All Downloads** section and select the download for **Build Tools for Visual Studio 2022**. ![Build Tools for Visual Studio download](images/msvc/build-tools-for-vs-2022.png) - This will launch the Visual Studio Installer, which will bring up a dialog showing the available Visual Studio Build Tools workloads. Check the **Desktop development with C++** workload and select **Install**. + This will launch the Visual Studio Installer, which will bring up a dialog showing the available Visual Studio Build Tools workloads. Check the **Desktop development with C++** workload, ensure that the MSVC build tools and a Windows SDK are selected, then select **Install**. ![Cpp build tools workload](images/msvc/desktop_development_with_cpp-2022.png)