| Workload | Workload ID | Typical Size | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | .NET desktop development | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop | ~4 GB | | Desktop development with C++ | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop | ~6 GB | | ASP.NET and web development | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetWeb | ~5 GB | | Universal Windows Platform | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.Universal | ~6 GB | | Game development with Unity | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedGame | ~3 GB | | Data storage and processing | Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.Data | ~2 GB | The syntax is: vs_community.exe --layout <path> --add <WorkloadID> [--lang <Language>]

Re-run the layout creation with the missing workload ID explicitly added. Alternatively, on the target machine, you can use --noweb to force the installer to never attempt online downloads:

| Edition | Offline Layout Command | Best For | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | | vs_community.exe --layout ... | Students, OSS devs, small teams (up to 5 devs) | | Professional | vs_professional.exe --layout ... | Small-to-medium business teams | | Enterprise | vs_enterprise.exe --layout ... | Large organizations with complex governance needs |