Should I install Visual Studio 2017 beside Visual Studio 2015 or should I first uninstall Visual Studio 2015 and then install Visual Studio 2017?

Question

I am currently using Visual Studio 2015 for programming ASP.NET Core applications. I have the following questions regarding installing Visual Studio 2017:

• What is considered to be best practice and/or cleanest method?
• Should I install Visual Studio 2017 beside Visual Studio 2015?
• Should I first uninstall Visual Studio 2015 and all .NET Core dependencies and then install Visual Studio 2017?
• Are there any tools that would ensure a clean uninstall of Visual Studio 2015?

question from:https://stackoverflow.com/questions/42728316/should-i-install-visual-studio-2017-beside-visual-studio-2015-or-should-i-first

Answer 1

From page Visual Studio 2017 Platform Targeting and Compatibility

Compatibility with Previous Releases Installation

You can install and use Visual Studio 2017 alongside previous versions of Visual Studio, including Visual Studio 2015, Visual Studio 2013, and Visua Studio 2012.

So yes. you can install them without any problem.