Can Visual Studio 2017 RC auto-update to the official release?

Question

If you install Visual Studio 2017 RC (or Visual Studio 2017 RC.2), will it then auto-update to the official release once it is available? Or will you have to uninstall it and then install the official version?

Answer 1

This worked for me:

Open Visual Studio 2017 RC -> Tools -> Extensions and Updates -> Updates -> Visual Studio Update

It will first update the updater (yes that is possible :)

After that you can update to the latest version of Visual Studio 2017

Answer 2

RTM/RTW is out now. It auto-updates as expected.

History:

There is no official statement. Barring any issues where the installer would not be able to update Visual Studio, I assume that Microsoft will try to update the RC to final when possible and when licensed accordingly.

In the past there have been installer bugs which required a clean slate to upgrade, I suspect that Microsoft is keeping silent on this subject as they currently cannot foresee whether they may have to break the auto-update before the final version is released.

Answer 3

Open the installer of your vs 2017 RC. The installer will be updated, and then click Update on your version. Worked for me this way.