Visual Studio 2010 Build Tools V100 __exclusive__ Download

Unfortunately, it is important to clarify a critical fact before proceeding: The "Build Tools" concept (a lightweight, CLI-only version of the compiler) officially began with Visual Studio 2015 (v140) and later versions.

Some older projects have dependencies that are not binary-compatible with newer MSVC versions. Windows XP Targeting: The v100 toolset natively supports targeting Windows XP Visual Studio 2010 Build Tools V100 Download