# Visual Studio Application: Microsoft Corporation Dem still dey call am vs, visual studio ide, devenv Microsoft Corporation, Productivity Microsoft full Windows IDE. The process na devenv.exe. Visual Studio Code na different product wey im process be Code.exe. ## Wetin you need know Visual Studio na devenv.exe. VS Code na Code.exe. Visual Studio na the full Microsoft IDE. Community, Professional, and Enterprise dey share devenv.exe. Visual Studio Code na lightweight editor. To uninstall one no dey comot the other. - **Wetin e be?**: Microsoft full IDE **Na VS Code?**: No. Dat one na Code.exe **Process name?**: devenv.exe Feex tok say If guide talk say close Visual Studio and na only Code.exe you get, you don dey the other product already. I go look for devenv.exe. Workloads dey inside Visual Studio Installer, no be inside VS Code Marketplace. ## Wetin be Visual Studio? Visual Studio na Microsoft full IDE wey get compilers, designers, and workloads. E no be VS Code. Rider na JetBrains .NET IDE, no be dis installer. ## If you never use am before If job posting talk say Visual Studio, dis na the big IDE, no be Visual Studio Code. Download the Visual Studio Installer from visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads and pick Community, Professional, or Enterprise. The sign na devenv.exe. Code.exe na VS Code. Workloads fit take tens of gigabytes. ## Wetin dem dey use am for? **Build Windows and .NET apps** Solutions, designers, and the debugger. VS Code fit edit the same files without devenv.exe. **Workloads via the Installer** Desktop, web, C++, and more. Each workload na why the install big well-well. VS Code extensions no be dis catalog. **MSBuild and test explorers** Integrated build and test UI. cmake.exe fit generate projects wey dis IDE go den open. ## Na who e dey for? - People wey dia org dey standardize on top Visual Studio solutions - Anybody wey click Visual Studio and get VS Code by mistake - .NET and C++ developers wey need designers, no be only folder editor ## Current status Visual Studio (1997) na current full ide from Microsoft Corporation. The vendor still dey point Windows users go https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/. ## How old e be? Microsoft ship Visual Studio for 1997. VS 2022 na the current Windows IDE line. Visual Studio Code (2015) reuse the name and na different editor. One 6.0-era MSDN disc na history. ## Versions Major channels first. Exact build numbers no dey all verified here. Community Professional Enterprise ## System requirements Values dey follow wetin di publisher release publicly. Workload still dey change di real need. ### Minimum | Operating system | Visual Studio 2022: 64-bit Windows 11 or supported Windows Server, according to Microsoft | | ---------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | RAM | 4 GB minimum, 16 GB recommended for typical professional solutions, according to Microsoft | ## Resource profile - **CPU demand**: Dey follow wetin you open inside di app **RAM demand**: Dey follow documents, tabs, or libraries ## Installed processes Dese executables belong to dis product when e dey installed. | devenv.exe | Visual Studio IDE | | ---------------- | ------------------------------------- | | vs_installer.exe | Visual Studio Installer for workloads | ## Startup components Visual Studio fit restore di last solution. Na di IDE, no be one Windows service wey dem name devenv. ## File locations | Typical install | C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\\\\Common7\IDE\\ | | --------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | ## File formats SLN, CSPROJ, VCXPROJ ## Common wahala dem ### Name collision with Visual Studio Code Start menu tiles dey look alike. devenv.exe na this article. Code.exe na VS Code. Rider na rider64.exe. ### Installer disk shock Microsoft dey list 850 MB reach 210 GB depending on di workloads. Typical installs dey reach tens of GB. Dat one no be VS Code download. ## How to get unstuck ### Open di Visual Studio Installer, no be Apps > VS Code Modify workloads for there. Di VS Code Marketplace no fit add Visual Studio C++ toolset. ### Confirm devenv.exe under Microsoft Visual Studio\2022 Community, Professional, or Enterprise folders all dey use devenv.exe. Programs\Microsoft VS Code na di other product. ### Install from visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads Visual Studio cracked ISO na useless thing. Na Microsoft dey host di Installer. ## Alternatives Visual Studio Code for folder editor. Rider if you want JetBrains for .NET. Build Tools if you only need di compiler on top server. ## Official help and downloads Start with di vendor. Random exe sites no be support channel. | Download | [visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/ ](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/downloads/)Official installer or vendor page | | ------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Help | [learn.microsoft.com/visualstudio/ ](https://learn.microsoft.com/visualstudio/)Vendor support | | Official site | [visualstudio.microsoft.com/ ](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/)Start here, no be random exe host | | System requirements | [learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/system-requirements ](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/system-requirements)Wetin Microsoft list for Visual Studio 2022 | ## Related hardware Microsoft list 64-bit ARM64 or x64 CPU, 4 GB RAM minimum, and 16 GB recommended for typical professional solutions. Dem strongly recommend SSD. ## Technical details Technical details Vendor version numbers dey change. Dis article no pin down any build. ## Related Dis entities connect to dis article. Type dey show for every link. [Visual Studio Code: Application](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/visual-studio-code/)[How to read Task Manager: Guide](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/system/how-to-read-task-manager/) ## Sources and verification Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. [How we dey do research](https://feex.it/wiki/research/). - [Visual Studio official site ](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/)· Vendor product page - [Visual Studio help ](https://learn.microsoft.com/visualstudio/)· Vendor support - [Visual Studio 2022 system requirements ](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/system-requirements)· Official RAM, CPU, and OS list - [Foxhole process map ](https://foxhole.feex.it/)· First-party samples on top Windows PCs. No be lab benchmark. ## Dis article make sense to you? Yes or no dey enough. Choose reason if you want, or add short note. Quick facts The short identity of dis page. Specs, sources, and the full story still dey inside the article. - **Developer**: Microsoft Corporation **Category**: Full IDE **Process**: devenv.exe **License**: Community free / Professional and Enterprise paid **First released**: 1997 **Official site**: [visualstudio.microsoft.com](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/) **Feex map am**: Dem see am on top Windows PCs for Foxhole Recorded source status: Feex Reviewed: Recorded source label: August 2026. Dis label no establish independent verification. --- Source: [Canonical Feex Wiki page](https://feex.it/wiki/l/pcm/software/visual-studio/) [Developer guide](https://feex.it/wiki/developers/) | [API policy](https://feex.it/developers/api-policy/) | [Agent guidance](https://feex.it/wiki/llms.txt)