When you install Visual Studio 2022 and create a windows application and want to create the Installer or Setup file for the windows application, there is no provision to prepare it in VS 20222. So, to make it possible you need to install the "Visual Studio Installer Projects". Here in this tutorial, I will show you step by step guide to install the "Visual Studio Installer Projects" extension in your Visual Studio 2022. Which help you to prepare the setup o installer file.
Step 1
First open the Visual studio 2022 and got to Extensions menu item and click on Manage Extensions.
Step 2
The below mention widow or tab will open here you need to search for "Visual Studio Installer Projects". As s result you will get below mention items.
Step 3
Click on Install. As you click on Install a message will popup which will ask to close the visual studio 2022.
Stel 4
As you close the visual studio 2022, the below mention window will open. In this window you need to click on Modify button.
Step 5
As you click on "Modify" button it will download and install the exemption. Please refer the below image.
Ones it finishes installation you need to click on Close button and after this we have done. Open the Visual Studio 2022. You need to go to add new project by selecting the below shown option.
Step 6
Now prepare a windows application and add. After creating the windows application, you need to add the Setup Project. To add Setup project Right click on Solution Explorer → Add New Project.
Now from opened window select "Setup Project". As you select it will ask for the project name enter the name and click on create.
Step 7
Now check the Solution expression. Here we will get the newly added project.
Now right click on Setup 1 project and select Project Output to add the project output to the solution.
As you click on Project output below window will open. Here you need to select "
Primary Output" and click on "Ok" button.
After clicking on Ok button in setup project you will get the Primary Output. Now build the project by selecting release option. Now we have done open the Setup project in solution explorer to get the Setup file.
