Visual Studio Setup

Disabling or moving the Visual Studio 2017 package cache is now generally available

May 10, 2017 May 10, 2017 05/10/17

Heath Stewart

With the release of Visual Studio 2017 version 15.2, the ability to disable or move the package cache is now generally available and documented. Basically, payloads are removed after being installed or repaired, and we will download them again if ever needed (like when repairing the product instance). This does mean if you work offline and ...

Documentation now live for moving or disabling the package cache

May 4, 2017 May 4, 2017 05/4/17

Heath Stewart

I previously wrote about moving or disabling the package cache for Visual Studio 2017, which is a feature in the latest preview of Visual Studio 2017 and will be generally available update 15.2 is released. We have now published the documentation along with related material for administrators or developers looking to take more control of ...