Editing Microsoft Visual C++ (section)

=== Internal version numbering ===
There are several different version numbers to consider when working with Visual C or C++. The oldest and most original of these is the compiler version number, which has been monotonically increased since the early Microsoft C compiler days. This is the version returned by running the command <code>cl.exe</code> on its own without any options. By taking two digits after the decimal and dropping the decimal point, this also becomes the value of the C pre-processor macro: <code>_MSC_VER</code>, and the CMake variable: <code>MSVC_VERSION</code>. A longer version of the C macro is <code>_MSC_FULL_VER</code> to make more finely-grained distinctions between builds of the compiler. An example of <code>_MSC_VER</code> is 1933 to represent version 19.33 of the Microsoft C/C++ compiler, and of <code>_MSC_FULL_VER</code> is 193331630.

The Visual product version, such as "17.3.4", designates the version of Visual Studio with which version 19.33 of the compiler was packaged. Then there is the Microsoft Visual C/C++ Runtime Library version, e.g. "14.3". From this, one can also deduce the toolset version, which can be obtained by taking the first three digits of the runtime library version and dropping the decimal, e.g. "143". It includes the Visual C/C++ runtime library, as well as compilers, linkers, assemblers, other build tools, and matching libraries and header files. The following is a (scrapeable) table of the known correlated version numbers.

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|+ Visual Studio Versions<ref>{{Cite web|title = Pre-defined Compiler Macros / Wiki / Compilers|url = https://dev.to/yumetodo/list-of-mscver-and-mscfullver-8nd|website = dev.to| date=22 May 2018 |access-date = 2023-02-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title = Predefined Macros / Microsoft Learn|url=https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/cpp/preprocessor/predefined-macros?view=msvc-170#:~:text=is%20always%20defined.-,_MSC_VER,-Defined%20as%20an|website = learn.microsoft.com| date=8 August 2022 |access-date = 2023-05-26}}</ref>
! product name !! VC ( Version Code ) !! marketing year !! _MSC_VER !! _MSC_FULL_VER !! runtime library version
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| Microsoft C 6.0 ||  ||  || 600 ||  || 
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| Microsoft C/C++ 7.0 ||  ||  || 700 ||  || 
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| Visual C++ 1.0 || 1.0 ||  || 800 ||  || 1
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| Visual C++ 2.0 || 2.0 ||  || 900 ||  || 2
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| Visual C++ 4.0 || 4.0 ||  || 1000 ||  || 4
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| Visual C++ 4.1 || 4.1 ||  || 1010 ||  || 4.1
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| Visual C++ 4.2 || 4.2 ||  || 1020 ||  || 4.2
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| Visual Studio 97 [5.0] || 5.0 || 97 || 1100 ||  || 5
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| Visual Studio 6.0 SP5 || 6.0 ||  || 1200 || 12008804 || 6
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| Visual Studio 6.0 SP6 || 6.0 ||  || 1200 || 12008804 || 6
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| Visual Studio .NET 2002 [7.0] || 7.0 || 2002 || 1300 || 13009466 || 7
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| Visual Studio .NET 2003 Beta [7.1] || 7.1 || 2003 || 1310 || 13102292 || 7.1
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| Visual Studio Toolkit 2003 [7.1] || 7.1 || 2003 || 1310 || 13103052 || 7.1
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| Visual Studio .NET 2003 [7.1] || 7.1 || 2003 || 1310 || 13103077 || 7.1
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| Visual Studio .NET 2003 SP1 [7.1] || 7.1 || 2003 || 1310 || 13106030 || 7.1
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| Visual Studio 2005 Beta 1 [8.0] || 8.0 || 2005 || 1400 || 140040607 || 8
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| Visual Studio 2005 Beta 2 [8.0] || 8.0 || 2005 || 1400 || 140050215 || 8
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| Visual Studio 2005 [8.0] || 8.0 || 2005 || 1400 || 140050320 || 8
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| Visual Studio 2005 SP1 [8.0] || 8.0 || 2005 || 1400 || 140050727 || 8
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| Visual Studio 2008 Beta 2 [9.0] || 8.0 || 2008 || 1500 || 150020706 || 9
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| Visual Studio 2008 [9.0] || 9.0 || 2010 || 1500 || 150021022 || 9
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| Visual Studio 2008 SP1 [9.0] || 9.0 || 2010 || 1500 || 150030729 || 9
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| Visual Studio 2010 Beta 1 [10.0] || 10.0 || 2010 || 1600 || 160020506 || 10
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| Visual Studio 2010 Beta 2 [10.0] || 10.0 || 2010 || 1600 || 160021003 || 10
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| Visual Studio 2010 [10.0] || 10.0 || 2010 || 1600 || 160030319 || 10
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| Visual Studio 2010 SP1 [10.0] || 10.0 || 2010 || 1600 || 160040219 || 10
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| Visual Studio 2012 [11.0] || 11.0 || 2012 || 1700 || 170050727 || 11
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| Visual Studio 2012 Update 1 [11.0] || 11.0 || 2012 || 1700 || 170051106 || 11
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| Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 [11.0] || 11.0 || 2012 || 1700 || 170060315 || 11
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| Visual Studio 2012 Update 3 [11.0] || 11.0 || 2012 || 1700 || 170060610 || 11
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| Visual Studio 2012 Update 4 [11.0] || 11.0 || 2012 || 1700 || 170061030 || 11
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| Visual Studio 2012 November CTP [11.0] || 11.0 || 2012 || 1700 || 170051025 || 11
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| Visual Studio 2013 Preview [12.0] || 12.0 || 2013 || 1800 || 180020617 || 12
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| Visual Studio 2013 RC [12.0] || 12.0 || 2013 || 1800 || 180020827 || 12
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| Visual Studio 2013 [12.0] || 12.0 || 2013 || 1800 || 180021005 || 12
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| Visual Studio 2013 Update 1 [12.0] || 12.0 || 2013 || 1800 || 180021005 || 12
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| Visual Studio 2013 Update2 RC [12.0] || 12.0 || 2013 || 1800 || 180030324 || 12
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| Visual Studio 2013 Update 2 [12.0] || 12.0 || 2013 || 1800 || 180030501 || 12
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| Visual Studio 2013 Update 3 [12.0] || 12.0 || 2013 || 1800 || 180030723 || 12
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| Visual Studio 2013 Update 4 [12.0] || 12.0 || 2013 || 1800 || 180031101 || 12
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| Visual Studio 2013 Update 5 [12.0] || 12.0 || 2013 || 1800 || 180040629 || 12
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| Visual Studio 2013 November CTP [12.0] || 12.0 || 2013 || 1800 || 180021114 || 12
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| Visual Studio 2015 [14.0] || 14.0 || 2015 || 1900 || 190023026 || 14
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| Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 [14.0] || 14.0 || 2015 || 1900 || 190023506 || 14
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| Visual Studio 2015 Update 2 [14.0] || 14.0 || 2015 || 1900 || 190023918 || 14
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| Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 [14.0] || 14.0 || 2015 || 1900 || 190024210 || 14
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.0 || 15.0 || 2017 || 1910 || 191025017 || 14.1
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.1 || 15.1 || 2017 || 1910 || 191025017 || 14.1
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.2 || 15.2 || 2017 || 1910 || 191025017 || 14.1
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.3.3 || 15.3.3 || 2017 || 1911 || 191125507 || 14.11
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.4.4 || 15.4.4 || 2017 || 1911 || 191125542 || 14.11
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.4.5 || 15.4.5 || 2017 || 1911 || 191125547 || 14.11
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.5.2 || 15.5.2 || 2017 || 1912 || 191225831 || 14.12
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.5.3 || 15.5.3 || 2017 || 1912 || 191225834 || 14.12
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.5.4 || 15.5.4 || 2017 || 1912 || 191225834 || 14.12
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.5.6 || 15.5.6 || 2017 || 1912 || 191225835 || 14.12
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.5.7 || 15.5.7 || 2017 || 1912 || 191225835 || 14.12
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6.0 || 15.6.0 || 2017 || 1913 || 191326128 || 14.13
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6.1 || 15.6.1 || 2017 || 1913 || 191326128 || 14.13
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6.2 || 15.6.2 || 2017 || 1913 || 191326128 || 14.13
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6.3 || 15.6.3 || 2017 || 1913 || 191326129 || 14.13
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6.4 || 15.6.4 || 2017 || 1913 || 191326129 || 14.13
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6.6 || 15.6.6 || 2017 || 1913 || 191326131 || 14.13
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.6.7 || 15.6.7 || 2017 || 1913 || 191326132 || 14.13
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.7.1 || 15.7.1 || 2017 || 1914 || 191426428 || 14.14
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.7.2 || 15.7.2 || 2017 || 1914 || 191426429 || 14.14
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.7.3 || 15.7.3 || 2017 || 1914 || 191426430 || 14.14
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.7.5 || 15.7.5 || 2017 || 1914 || 191426433 || 14.14
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9.1 || 15.9.1 || 2017 || 1916 || 191627023 || 14.16
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9.4 || 15.9.4 || 2017 || 1916 || 191627025 || 14.16
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9.5 || 15.9.5 || 2017 || 1916 || 191627026 || 14.16
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9.7 || 15.9.7 || 2017 || 1916 || 191627027 || 14.16
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| Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9.11 || 15.9.11 || 2017 || 1916 || 191627030 || 14.16
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.0.0 || 16.0.0 || 2019 || 1920 || 192027508 || 14.20
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.1.2 || 16.1.2 || 2019 || 1921 || 192127702 || 14.21
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.2.3 || 16.2.3 || 2019 || 1922 || 192227905 || 14.21
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.3.2 || 16.3.2 || 2019 || 1923 || 192328105 || 14.21
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4.0 || 16.4.0 || 2019 || 1924 || 192428314 || 14.24
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.5.1 || 16.5.1 || 2019 || 1925 || 192528611 || 14.25
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.6.2 || 16.6.2 || 2019 || 1926 || 192628806 || 14.26
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 || 16.7 || 2019 || 1927 || 192729112 || 14.27
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.8.1 || 16.8.1 || 2019 || 1928 || 192829333 || 14.28
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.8.2 || 16.8.2 || 2019 || 1928 || 192829334 || 14.28
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9.0 || 16.9.0 || 2019 || 1928 || 192829910 || 14.28
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9.2 || 16.9.2 || 2019 || 1928 || 192829913 || 14.28
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9.17 || 16.9.17 || 2019 || 1928 || 192829921 || 14.28
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9.18 || 16.9.18 || 2019 || 1928 || 192829921 || 14.28
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.9.19 || 16.9.19 || 2019 || 1928 || 192829923 || 14.28
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11.2 || 16.11.2 || 2019 || 1929 || 192930133 || 14.29
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11.8 || 16.11.8 || 2019 || 1929 || 192930138 || 14.29
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11.9 || 16.11.9 || 2019 || 1929 || 192930139 || 14.29
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11.10 || 16.11.10 || 2019 || 1929 || 192930140 || 14.29
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11.11 || 16.11.11 || 2019 || 1929 || 192930141 || 14.29
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11.12 || 16.11.12 || 2019 || 1929 || 192930142 || 14.29
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11.16 || 16.11.16 || 2019 || 1929 || 192930145 || 14.29
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11.17 || 16.11.17 || 2019 || 1929 || 192930146 || 14.29
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11.21 || 16.11.21 || 2019 || 1929 || 192930147 || 14.29
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11.24 || 16.11.24 || 2019 || 1929 || 192930148 || 14.29
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11.27 || 16.11.27 || 2019 || 1929 || 192930151 || 14.29
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| Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11.35 || 16.11.35 || 2019 || 1929 || 192930154 || 14.29
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| Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0.1 || 17.0.1 || 2022 || 1930 || 193030705 || 14.30
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| Visual Studio 2022 version 17.0.2 || 17.0.2 || 2022 || 1930 || 193030706 || 14.31
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| Visual Studio 2022 version 17.1.3 || 17.1.3 || 2022 || 1931 || 193131105 || 14.31
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| Visual Studio 2022 version 17.2.2 || 17.2.2 || 2022 || 1932 || 193231329 || 14.32
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| Visual Studio 2022 version 17.3.4 || 17.3.4 || 2022 || 1933 || 193331630 || 14.33
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| Visual Studio 2022 version 17.4.0 || 17.4.0 || 2022 || 1934 || 193431933 || 14.34
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| Visual Studio 2022 version 17.5.0 || 17.5.0 || 2022 || 1935 ||193532215 || 14.35
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| Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6.0 || 17.6.0 || 2022 || 1936 ||193632532 || 14.36
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| Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6.2 || 17.6.2 || 2022 || 1936 || 193632532 || 14.36.32532
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| Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6.4 || 17.6.4 || 2022 || 1936 || 193632535 || 14.36.32532
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| Visual Studio 2022 version 17.7.0 || 17.7.0 || 2022 || 1937 || 193732822 || 14.36.32543
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| Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8.0 || 17.8.0 || 2022 || 1938 || 193833130 || 14.38.33135
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| Visual Studio 2022 version 17.9.1 || 17.9.1 || 2022 || 1939 || 193933520 || 14.39.33520
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| Visual Studio 2022 version 17.9.6 || 17.9.6 || 2022 || 1939 || 193933523 || 14.39.33523
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| Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10.1 || 17.10.1 || 2022 || 1940 || 194033811 || 14.40.33811
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| Visual Studio 2022 version 17.10.10 || 17.10.10 || 2022 || 1940 || 194033818 || 14.40.33818
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| Visual Studio 2022 version 17.11.0 || 17.11.0 || 2022 || 1941 || 194134120 || 14.41.34120
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| Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12.4 || 17.12.4 || 2022 || 1942 || 194234436 || 14.42.34436
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