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Administrative Template files (ADMX/ADML) for Visual Studio

This download includes the Group Policy Administrative Template files (ADMX/ADML) for Visual Studio 2017, Visual Studio 2019, Visual Studio 2022, and Visual Studio 2026.

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  • Version:

    1.0.151.18883

    Date Published:

    11/19/2025

    File Name:

    VisualStudioAdminTemplates.exe

    File Size:

    1.1 MB

    This download includes the Group Policy Administrative Template files (ADMX/ADML) for Visual Studio 2017 and higher. These files are used by Group Policy to configure installations of Visual Studio, such as Visual Studio Enterprise and Visual Studio Professional.

    The following languages are supported:

    • cs-CZ Czech - Czech Republic
    • de-DE German - Germany
    • en-US English - United States
    • es-ES Spanish - Spain
    • fr-FR French - France
    • it-IT Italian - Italy
    • ja-JP Japanese - Japan
    • ko-KR Korean - Korea
    • pl-PL Polish - Poland
    • pt-BR Portuguese - Brazil
    • ru-RU Russian - Russia
    • tr-TR Turkish - Turkey
    • zh-CN Chinese - China
    • zh-TW Chinese - Taiwan
  • Supported Operating Systems

    Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows 8.1, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022

    These Administrative Templates can be installed on any operating system supported by Visual Studio. Refer to the appropriate system requirements documentation for details.



  • To download and extract the ADMX/ADML files:
    1. Click the Download button (above) to download the files.
    2. Click Next and choose where to save the files.
    3. Go to the location where you saved the downloaded files, and double-click the admin templates executable (.exe) file, and follow the instructions to extract the files to a location of your choosing. We recommend to put the extracted files in the C:\Windows\PolicyDefinitions\ directory.

    If you have Windows Server and Active Directory Domain Services (AD DS) deployed in your organization, you can configure settings for Visual Studio by using Group Policy. Copy the ADMX/ADML files to your AD DS environment and then use the Group Policy Management administrative tool to configure the Group Policy settings for Visual Studio.

    Please report bugs or provide feedback with the Visual Studio Administrative Templates here.

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