Visual Studio 2017 or newer (Community/Professional/Enterprise) with .NET desktop development workload.
Visit the official Microsoft Download Center or trusted archive repositories (like the Microsoft Archive on GitHub or Visual Studio older downloads page). Search for . Download the standalone installer. Download the standalone installer
In the tab, click Browse and select the same Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks.Vs.dll . You may also have come across references to
If you’ve ever tried to run an older Visual Basic .NET project only to be confronted by a daunting error message about a missing Microsoft.VisualBasic.PowerPacks reference, you know exactly how frustrating legacy compatibility can be. You may also have come across references to a mysterious while searching for a solution. Download the standalone installer
The Microsoft Visual Basic PowerPacks provide a range of benefits to developers, including:
For , the reference assemblies are typically stored at: