Windows Forms application option seems to be missing?

Question

I'm learning how to design a Windows Forms Application in Visual Studio 2017. The tutorial asks me to create a new project using the File -> New -> Project option and selecting 'Windows Forms Application' in the new project dialog box.

However, when I explore this option in Visual Basic, my New Project dialog window only has three options, and the Windows Forms Application is not one of them (see screenshot - attached).

Just wondered if anyone might be able to suggest how to get this option to appear? I have tried looking for the correct option in the Visual Studio installer, but I cannot find it their either.

Screenshot attached.

Cambric

Each and every option there is a template. And in various versions, various tempaltes get added and removed. For example, there used to be a "Setup" project template. But proliferation of Freeware setup makers made it unessesary. .NET Core no longer supports WindowsForms (relying on UWP for GUI needs), but does have a copy of Console. So a more modern Visual Studio might simply forgo the Template for it. – Zooplankton

In the installer look for ".NET desktop development" and make sure that is checked. – Turbellarian

Possible duplicate of Using Windows Forms App in Visual Studio 2017? – Turbellarian

Of course that you simple forgot to install the templates is also a option :) – Zooplankton

Related post - No templates in Visual Studio 2017 – Vedanta

Answer 1

Because you need to install it.

Go to Visual Studio Installer from the start and check the checkbox .NET Desktop Development.

After that restart the VS 2017.

Gasworks

Hi Llazar, Thanks for your reply - it's a useful suggestion. However, I am still having a few issues as my Visual Studio Installer does not have a 'Workloads' tab - just wondered if you had any ideas as to how to bring this back? – Cambric

Llazar, please see screenshot above (the second one below my question), which better illustrates the issue that I am having, with the 'Workloads' tab not showing up in my Visual Studio installer. Kind Regards, Rob – Cambric

I see your screenshot something wrong with your VS setup. You are using windows? – Gasworks

I found some links for you maybe can help you solve the problem. learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/install/… – Gasworks

Check also this developercommunity.visualstudio.com/content/problem/32251/… – Gasworks

Answer 2

Open Visual Studio Installer, ‘Modify’ your installation and install the ‘.Net Desktop Development’ workload.

Frightfully

Answer 3

Add "Universal Windows Platform development" to your work load Visual studio community

Fetation

This was the answer that helped me. Thanks. – Ey