Microsoft’s licensing for Visual Studio 2010 is perpetual for the version you bought. That means:
For Express editions, the license is free but prohibits commercial use unless you are an individual developer building apps for personal or educational purposes. visual studio 2010 sp1 iso
Fixes crashes with the WPF designer on high-DPI displays. Download from Microsoft Update Catalog. Microsoft’s licensing for Visual Studio 2010 is perpetual
| ISO File Name | SHA-1 Hash |
|---------------|-------------|
| en_visual_studio_2010_ultimate_sp1_x86_x64_dvd_732305.iso | A5C9BC0E5E10627EB1B6A0FAB1AAC05E0D5A11BD |
| en_visual_studio_2010_professional_sp1_x86_x64_dvd_732256.iso | 92A5D79A6E4A968A36FE44D9DC5F8C5B6F0BFF6B |
| vs2010express_sp1.iso (English) | E1A25F26C90553B38BEC1B002E832A318EDCA146 | For Express editions, the license is free but
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Installing VS2010 SP1 on modern Windows 10 or Windows 11 is tricky. The installer was designed for Windows 7 and Vista. Here is the proven method to avoid "Setup failed" errors.