Don't select to install Visual Studio Community by default

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Hi!

When you want to add modules to an already installed Editor version, or you want to install a new editor version, the Visual Studio Community 2019 is selected by default, even when it know’s you already have a newer version of VS installed (in my case VS 2022 Pro), and it displays a warning telling this is not recommended.

Please don’t set to install VS in this case by default.

Thanks!

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This so much, why should I have to uncheck VS Community Edition every damn time I want to add or remove modules to my Unity installation???

I don’t use VS, and I shouldn’t have to uncheck it each time, its annoying asf.

Please remove it as a default checked item.

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Every time I have an issue with Unity, I know I’m just gonna find hundreds of people online somewhere who’ve been having that issue for quite a while, and like 5% of the time the issue (even with tiny microscopic changes) has been fixed lol

But yes, don’t just presuppose everyone wants to install visual studio by default with every module install.

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+1
We naturally use VS Professional within our organization. Every time I go to install a new version of the editor from Hub and forget to uncheck the Community option I end up wasting time not only with the install but with the uninstall and cleanup afterwards. At least make the Hub smart enough to detect existing Pro/Enterprise installations!!!

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Yes, same issue and on top of that, the Unity Hub gets stuck on Visual Studio component Validation forever, preventing me from installing other components like MacOS build. I unchecked it and now I can add all the other components without issue.

EDIT: and for non-dev collaborators who don’t know much about it, you have to explain to uncheck the option every time…

I reported it as a bug via the Unity Hub bug report as “Unity Hub install popup keeps selecting Visual Studio Community by default”

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I installed Unity Hub 3.15.4 (48981fe) today and found out that it does not automatically check “Microsoft Visual Studio Community 2022” by default anymore, so this issue is now fixed!

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Finally! :slight_smile:
It only took 3 years.