Download All MSDN Documentations for OFFLINE Access
Now you can download all MSDN documentations OFFLINE on your machine so that you can browse/search them easily without having to be online all the time.
It’s a very useful tool that offers you all the documentation needed in one place whether it’s for Windows Phone development, Windows Store App Development, even Kinect for Windows SDK, and many others. Here you are a step-by-step tutorial on how make use of this amazing feature.
1. Open Visual Studio 2012
2. Go to Help -> Set Help Preference -> Launch in Help Viewer
3. In the 1st time, Microsoft Help Viewer 2.0 should run automatically; if it didn’t, just press F1 or Ctrl+F1 to run it. Help Viewer will be launched,
4. Click on Manage Content to load tab that will allow management of MSDN documentation/resources (may take a few seconds for the list to be filled) for your preferred topic(s) to be referenced offline.
5. After configuring all that are required press Update to have them installed on your machine locally (Offline). (If you are promoted to authorize the program to make certain changes in operating system press Yes)
A bar will list download progress.
6. Once it finishes, chosen items will be listed in the Help Viewer left pane for browsing or searching purposes even when you are offline :)
Comments
Anonymous
February 04, 2013
Very useful tip. I will try this out today itself. Thanks for sharing Usman.Anonymous
February 05, 2013
VEry Help Ful.......Thanxxx For Sharing...Anonymous
February 10, 2013
Very useful, brilliant !!!Anonymous
August 30, 2013
Good job very easy wayAnonymous
October 19, 2013
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January 29, 2014
I am looking to download asp.net mvc 3 documentation.. I could not do so in this method. :(Anonymous
March 06, 2014
Where is the winapi documentation?Anonymous
April 09, 2014
The most important content removed from downloadable msdn library content <Windows Desktop Development>/<Windows Store Development> Offline manuals for offline development versus important manuals for important operation systems!...Anonymous
May 03, 2014
the best way to download help file & installing offline is in this web address : http://vshd2012.codeplex.comAnonymous
July 11, 2014
There is nothing for Win32.Anonymous
September 13, 2014
Great!!! Thanks for sharing!!Anonymous
September 17, 2014
Thanks for the tip !!!Anonymous
March 08, 2015
Tank You!:)Anonymous
April 19, 2015
hi i need msdn offline docoment pls help me.... to send the link on vjmanikandan@yahoo.comAnonymous
June 29, 2015
yes but what about DirecX documentation?Anonymous
August 05, 2015
Tank youAnonymous
September 22, 2015
Thanks <From Bangladesh>.Anonymous
December 31, 2015
Does this work on mouse hover as well... Like a I move my mouse over a method, will it show me the documentation for it?Anonymous
March 05, 2016
Thank you!!!!!!!!!!!Anonymous
April 08, 2016
Simple and easy explation. Great (y)Anonymous
December 05, 2016
Thanks man...Anonymous
December 18, 2016
Thank you. It helped me a lot...Anonymous
January 14, 2017
Thank you! great help!Anonymous
January 26, 2017
WOW! This is completely useless if you're ACTUALLY OFFLINE!!!If our Visual Studio install is OFFLINE, then we cannot DOWNLOAD THE PACKAGE.Ok, so please provide a direct link to downloading these files- Anonymous
January 31, 2017
No.- Anonymous
March 15, 2017
You can use VisualStudioHelpDownloader.exe for doing so first.
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June 23, 2017
Thank you!
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Anonymous
June 23, 2017
Thank You!Anonymous
August 01, 2017
Open VS - at the Top right - (in Search) type : Help Viewer - Follow steps = BOOM!Anonymous
August 15, 2017
Hi please explain in 2017