| Component | Minimum | |-----------|---------| | OS | Windows 7 SP1 (with Updates), Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (1507+) | | CPU | 1.8 GHz or faster (dual-core recommended) | | RAM | 2 GB (4 GB+ recommended) | | Disk | 6–20 GB (depending on installed features) | | Graphics | DirectX 9-capable (for UI rendering) |
Released in July 2015, the Community edition is a free, fully featured Integrated Development Environment (IDE). It was designed to provide students, open-source contributors, and individual developers with the same powerful tools found in the paid Professional edition . visual studio community 2015