You can apply your product key programmatically as part of a script that is used to automate the deployment of Visual Studio. You can set a product key on a device programmatically either during an installation of Visual Studio or after an installation completes.
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You can activate an installed version of Visual Studio with a product key by using the StorePID.exe
utility on the target machines, in silent mode. StorePID.exe
is a utility program that installs with Visual Studio 2017 at the following default location: C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio2017EnterpriseCommon7IDE
You can activate an installed version of Visual Studio with a product key by using the StorePID.exe
utility on the target machines, in silent mode. StorePID.exe
is a utility program that installs with Visual Studio 2019 at the following default location: C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio2019EnterpriseCommon7IDE
Run StorePID.exe
with elevated privileges, either by using a System Center agent or an elevated command prompt. Follow it with the product key and the Microsoft Product Code (MPC).
Important
Make sure to include the dashes in the product key.
The following example shows a command line for applying the license for Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise, which has an MPC of 08860, a product key of AAAAA-BBBBB-CCCCC-DDDDDD-EEEEEE
, and assumes a default installation location:
The following example shows a command line for applying the license for Visual Studio 2019 Enterprise, which has an MPC of 09260, a product key of AAAAA-BBBBB-CCCCC-DDDDDD-EEEEEE
, and assumes a default installation location:
Bus simulator 18 free key. The following table lists the MPC codes for each edition of Visual Studio:
Visual Studio Edition | MPC |
---|---|
Visual Studio Enterprise 2017 | 08860 |
Visual Studio Professional 2017 | 08862 |
Visual Studio Test Professional 2017 | 08866 |
Visual Studio Edition | MPC |
---|---|
Visual Studio Enterprise 2019 | 09260 |
Visual Studio Professional 2019 | 09262 |
If StorePID.exe
successfully applies the product key, it returns an %ERRORLEVEL%
of 0. If it encounters errors, it returns one of the following codes, depending on the error condition:
Error | Code |
---|---|
PID_ACTION_SUCCESS | 0 |
PID_ACTION_NOTINSTALLED | 1 |
PID_ACTION_INVALID | 2 |
PID_ACTION_EXPIRED | 3 |
PID_ACTION_INUSE | 4 |
PID_ACTION_FAILURE | 5 |
PID_ACTION_NOUPGRADE | 6 |
Note
When you run a virtual instance of Visual Studio, make sure that you also virtualize the local AppData folder and the registry. To troubleshoot virtual instances, run C:Program Files (x86)Microsoft Visual Studio<version>Common7IDEDDConfigCA.exe
.
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