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My question is why do I need to set up an account for the 'Dev Essentials program' and am not able to simply download the software? Does the reason include needing to assign an id to the people who download an older version? Also I am looking for an answer that includes any information about the program itself, your experience with it, and any benefits of linking it to my account. However on the page it says to 'Select a product below and click on the download button to log in to your Visual Studio (MSDN) subscription or join the free Dev Essentials program, to gain access to the older versions.' The link from the book, now redirects to but after using the search bar to look for 2010 version I am directed to where the download I need is available and shown. Visual Studio Professional (Standard) at.

Visual Studio Professional 2019 standalone license at 499.00. I am following along with a book that requires me to have a previous version of Visual Studio (2010). Development Across Cross-Platform If you tend to be an individual developer then you will get it the versions for free. Visual Studio Enterprise (Monthly) at 250.00 per month.

Download visual studio enterprise license price