msvcup

Jonathan Marler · Other

A standalone tool for installing the MSVC toolchain and Windows SDK without Visual Studio.

Publisher

Jonathan Marler

Version

2026_04_08 Latest

License

MIT

Description

msvcup is a standalone tool for installing the MSVC toolchain and Windows SDK without Visual Studio. The Visual Studio Installer manages thousands of components, modifies the registry, and can take hours to configure. msvcup treats the toolchain as a versioned asset rather than global system state. The build environment is defined by code, not a GUI. - Fast: Runs in milliseconds when already installed. Put it at the start of every build script. - Reproducible: Lock file ensures everyone gets the same toolchain. - Isolated: Every package is installed to its own versioned directory. No registry modifications. No conflicts. - Cross-compilation: Target x64, arm64, or x86 out of the box. - Minimal: Download only what's needed to get a working native toolchain/SDK.

msvcup is available through winget as package ID JonathanMarler.msvcup, with version 2026_04_08. Use the install command above to set it up on Windows without downloading a separate installer manually.

Package ID

JonathanMarler.msvcup

Homepage https://github.com/marler8997/msvcup

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