Microsoft officially ended support for Visual Studio 2010 (including these tools) on July 14, 2015. The original standalone download links have been deprecated. This guide provides the current, safe, and legitimate methods to obtain the v100 toolset for modern automated build environments (CI/CD).
To avoid this, developers often prefer to install the older build tools directly. However, , meaning it does not appear in the standard Visual Studio Installer's "Individual Components" list for modern IDEs. Visual Studio 2010 Build Tools V100 Download
Microsoft archives these at: https://download.microsoft.com/download/6/A/A/6AA2F8F7-985B-446C-9A53-48D937147F33/GRMSDK_EN_DVD.iso (checksums vary). Microsoft officially ended support for Visual Studio 2010
If you already have a newer version of Visual Studio installed (like 2019 or 2022), you can sometimes add support for older toolsets through the : Open the Visual Studio Installer . Click Modify on your current version. Navigate to the Individual Components tab. Search for "MSVC v100" or "Visual Studio 2010 build tools." To avoid this, developers often prefer to install
⚠️ The Visual Studio 2010 compiler (v100) does not support Spectre/Meltdown mitigations, Control Flow Guard, or modern ASLR enhancements. Binaries compiled with v100 will trigger false positives in modern antivirus and will not be allowed in high-security environments (e.g., PCI-DSS, HIPAA).
Knowing your and current Visual Studio version will help me provide the exact steps to get you running.
Microsoft never released an official “Build Tools for VS2010”. The closest real options: