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C++ workload not working

I have been using VS 2019 with the .NET workload for around a year and decided to install the Desktop C++ workload to develop some OpenGL apps. Whenever I choose the "Desktop Development with C++" workload and click on install it starts the process but in the middle a message pops up saying "tried downloading this package nine times and failed" then it has three buttons Continue, Retry and Cancel. which ever I press and proceed does not help. Instead my entire Visual Studio gets damaged and I had to reinstall it three times.
Finally i had to download VS 2017 with C++ workload and works perfectly fine. Please tell me how to fix the VS2019 C++ workload problem.

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This issue sounds very similar to the problems discussed here - unable-to-install-visual-c-with-visual-studio-inst.html You may want to report the issue with greater detail on the developer community site.


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AnnaXiu-MSFT answered

Hi @YashesviRaina-5741 ,

Welcome to Microsoft Q&A!

The issue has been fixed currently, please repair the installation in VS installer and update your Visual Studio to the latest release.
If you do a clean installation of Visual Studio, please download the latest version of VS2019 from the Microsoft Download page.
Then, select Desktop development with C++ workload and try again.

Sincerely,
Anna


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