Supported Operating Systems:
– Windows 10 version 1507 or higher: Home, Professional, Education, and Enterprise (LTSB and S are not supported)
– Windows Server 2016: Standard and Datacenter
– Windows 8.1 (with Update 2919355): Core, Professional, and Enterprise
– Windows Server 2012 R2 (with Update 2919355): Essentials, Standard, Datacenter
– Windows 7 SP1 (with latest Windows Updates): Home Premium, Professional, Enterprise, Ultimate

Hardware:
– 1.8 GHz or faster processor. Dual-core or better recommended
– 2 GB of RAM; 4 GB of RAM recommended (2.5 GB minimum if running on a virtual machine)
– Hard disk space: up to 130 GB of available space, depending on features installed; typical installations require 20-50 GB of free space.
– Hard disk speed: to improve performance, install Windows and Visual Studio on a solid state drive (SSD).
– Video card that supports a minimum display resolution of 720p (1280 by 720); Visual Studio will work best at a resolution of WXGA (1366 by 768) or higher.

Additional Requirements:
– Administrator rights are required to install Visual Studio.
– .NET Framework 4.5 is required to install Visual Studio. Visual Studio requires .NET Framework 4.6.1, which will be installed during setup.
– Windows 10 Enterprise LTSB edition and Windows 10 S are not supported for development. You may use Visual Studio 2017 to build apps that run on Windows 10 LTSB and Windows 10 S.
– Internet Explorer 11 or Edge is required for internet-related scenarios. Some features might not work unless these, or a later version, are installed.
– For emulator support, Windows 8.1 Pro or Enterprise (x64) editions are required. A processor that supports Client Hyper-V and Second Level Address Translation (SLAT) is also required.
– Universal Windows app development, including designing, editing, and debugging, requires Windows 10. Windows Server 2016 and Windows Server 2012 R2 may be used to build Universal Windows apps from the command line.
– The Server Core and Minimal Server Interface options are not supported when running Windows Server.
– Team Foundation Server 2017 Office Integration requires Office 2016, Office 2013, or Office 2010.
– Xamarin.Android requires a 64-bit edition of Windows and the 64-bit Java Development Kit (JDK).
– PowerShell 3.0 or higher is required on Windows 7 SP1 to install the Mobile Development with C++, JavaScript, or .NET workloads.