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Bret Royster
Bret Royster

Reputation: 571

Visual Studio 2017 - Prerelease software. This license has expired

Issue: Download Visual Studio Community 2017

And the login dialog says, "Prerelease software. This license has expired" even though I'm logged in with a valid account. My laptop and another PC are both running the same version linked to the same account. They work fine.

I've tried everything outlined here (#answer-47683843): Visual Studio 2015 - Prerelease software. This license has expired

Upvotes: 0

Views: 2799

Answers (1)

Bret Royster
Bret Royster

Reputation: 571

I fixed it by resetting my Windows 10 OS (https://www.laptopmag.com/articles/reset-windows-10-pc), which is kind of annoying - but it worked!

Here's my visual studio support ticket in case they ever decide to fix the issue without such an extreme approach.

Coming from a guy that spent hours reinstalling VS over and over and OVER again... And trying to come up with all kinds of workarounds with VMs and deleting registry keys, etc...

This was a way better sure-fire, fairly quick, fix compared to all that!

I've never reset my Windows 10 before this, and so far it's really not too intrusive. All my data is still on the machine, you can choose JUST to clean out your apps, and Windows settings (which I assume includes your registry).

So I'll be reinstalling a bunch of stuff... but again... it was way worth it, if you need Visual Studio 2017 working now

Hope this helps someone else out there!

Upvotes: 1

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