After the release of Visual Studio 2012 Update 2 in April 2013, Microsoft just released the next RTM version of Visual Studio 2012 marked as Update 3 (26th June 2013). This includes the latest cumulative series of feature additions and bug fixes.

 

It also includes Team Foundation Server 2012 Update 3. If you are waiting for the final release of Update 3, it’s the time to update your IDE with latest set of features & fixes.

Download Visual Studio 2012 Update 3

If you are already using Visual Studio 2012, it is recommended to download this update to add the new & improved tools and capabilities to your Visual Studio 2012 IDE. This update also has a cumulative updates of all VS 2012 IDE bug fixes. Here is the complete list of Visual Studio 2012 products with this Update 3:

If you just want the update for the IDE, the first link mentioned above (Microsoft Visual Studio 2012 Update 2) is sufficient for you to download and install. It is a web version of the setup. Once downloaded, you have to be connected online at the time of the installation.

 

In case you want to download the Offline/Standalone installer, you can get it from here: Download ISO image of Visual Studio 2012 Update 3.


Kunal Chowdhury

About the Author

Solution Architect & Former Microsoft MVP

Kunal Chowdhury is an enterprise solution architect and former multi-year Microsoft MVP. He is the author of three technical books: Windows Presentation Foundation Development Cookbook, Mastering Visual Studio 2017, and the Mastering Visual Studio 2019.

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