For more information, refer to the Customize update settings documentation. You can also configure future updates of this instance of Visual Studio to respect the Download all, then install behavior.

Instead, if you want to download an installation package and transfer it to or install it on another machine, then you'll need to create a layout as described in the Create a network-based installation of Visual Studio documentation. Do not try to transfer this downloaded installation package to another computer, as it's not designed to work that way. The Download all, then install functionality downloads a Visual Studio installation package that is customized to the local machine. By downloading the packages locally first, you can then safely disconnect from the internet before you install Visual Studio. The purpose of this feature is to frontload the downloading of the Visual Studio packages onto the same computer that you plan on eventually installing Visual Studio on. To download a local installation package, select the Download all, then install option in the dropdown at the bottom of the Workloads tab of the Visual Studio Installer.

You can use the Download all, then install feature from the Visual Studio Installer to download an installation package on the local machine before you install it locally, or you can use the command line to create a local installation package to install locally later. For situations like these, we've made other methods available for acquiring Visual Studio. For example, you might have an unreliable internet connection or your internet connection may have low bandwidth. Use the 'Download all, then install' feature If you are an enterprise IT administrator who wants to perform a deployment of Visual Studio to a network of client workstations, or if you need to create an installation package of files to transfer to or install onto another machine, refer to our Visual Studio Administrators Guide and the Create a network-based installation of Visual Studio documentation.

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