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Visual Studio - Windows
Microsoft CorporationActivity log
%APPDATA%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\<Version>\ActivityLog.xmlInstaller logs
%TEMP%\dd_setup_*.logVisual Studio
2 log locations · Windows
Where Visual Studio keeps its logs
Visual Studio logs to %APPDATA%\Microsoft\VisualStudio\<Version>\ActivityLog.xml on Windows. 1 other Windows log location is recorded below.
Paths are printed exactly as Visual Studio writes them. Environment variables like %LOCALAPPDATA% and $XDG_STATE_HOME are never expanded, so a path can be pasted straight into a shell. Where a path differs between installer types or shipping flavours, each one is racked as its own card below - why that happens.
Finding your way around Windows.