Please add the VS2019 toolset to the 2022 runner

[DavidXanatos]

Tool name

MSVC 14.x

Tool license

same as alreads installes MS VS 2022

Add or update?

• Add
• Update

Desired version

latest

Approximate size

No response

Brief description of tool

Required to build VS2019 projects, now that the 2019 runner is deprecated its the only way.
running:
run: START "" /WAIT "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vs_installer.exe" modify --installPath "C:\Program Files\Microsoft Visual Studio\2022\Enterprise" --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.x86.x64 --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.ATL --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.CLI.Support --add Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.MFC --quiet --norestart

each time takes for ever watest your resources and our time.

URL for tool's homepage

No response

Provide a basic test case to validate the tool's functionality.

Platforms where you need the tool

• Azure DevOps
• GitHub Actions

Runner images where you need the tool

• Ubuntu 22.04
• Ubuntu 24.04
• macOS 13
• macOS 13 Arm64
• macOS 14
• macOS 14 Arm64
• macOS 15
• macOS 15 Arm64
• Windows Server 2019
• Windows Server 2022
• Windows Server 2025

Can this tool be installed during the build?

yes but it takes about 15 minutes!!!

Tool installation time in runtime

No response

Are you willing to submit a PR?

No response

[vidyasagarnimmagaddi]

Hi @DavidXanatos , Thank you for bringing this feature request issue to our attention. We will look into this issue and will update you after investigating.

[drfrag666]

Hi. Does the 2022 runner still support compiling 32 bit apps?