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Can I run Visual Studio 2022?
Minimum requirements
- CPU
- ARM64 or x64 processor; quad-core or better recommended
- GPU
- Video card supporting at least 1366 x 768 (best at 1920 x 1080 or higher)
- RAM
- 4 GB
- OS
- 64-bit Windows 11 (Home, Pro, Pro Education, Pro for Workstations, Enterprise, Education; ARM64 supported) or Windows Server 2016/2019/2022/2025
Recommended requirements
- CPU
- Quad-core or better
- RAM
- 16 GB
- OS
- 64-bit Windows 11 or a supported Windows Server release
Check your laptop
Laptops that definitively can’t run Visual Studio 2022
34 of 317 laptops in our database fail Visual Studio 2022’s minimum requirements outright — either the publisher lists a different operating system than the laptop runs, or the laptop’s RAM is soldered (not upgradeable) and below the requirement. Laptops not listed here are not judged, not incompatible: their CPU, GPU and configuration need checking by you — we don’t guess.
- MacBook Air (13-inch, M1, 2020)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, M2, 2022)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, M3, 2024)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, M4, 2025)
- MacBook Air (13-inch, M5, 2026)
- MacBook Air (15-inch, M2, 2023)
- MacBook Air (15-inch, M3, 2024)
- MacBook Air (15-inch, M4, 2025)
- MacBook Air (15-inch, M5, 2026)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, M1, 2020)
- MacBook Pro (13-inch, M2, 2022)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M1 Max, 2021)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M1 Pro, 2021)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M2 Max, 2023)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M2 Pro, 2023)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3 Max, Nov 2023)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3 Pro, Nov 2023)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M3, Nov 2023)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4 Max, 2024)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4 Pro, 2024)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M4, 2024)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5 Max, 2026)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5 Pro, 2026)
- MacBook Pro (14-inch, M5, 2025)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, M1 Max, 2021)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, M1 Pro, 2021)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, M2 Max, 2023)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, M2 Pro, 2023)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, M3 Max, Nov 2023)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, M3 Pro, Nov 2023)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, M4 Max, 2024)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, M4 Pro, 2024)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, M5 Max, 2026)
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, M5 Pro, 2026)
Which laptops can reach 4 GB of RAM?
291 of 317 laptops in our database support at least 4 GB of RAM (the model’s documented maximum). That is capacity, not what ships in the box — check your exact configuration, and see whether your model’s RAM can be upgraded.
Where these requirements come from
- Microsoft Learn — Visual Studio 2022 System Requirements · retrieved 9/19/2026
- minimum: Official disk space: minimum 850 MB up to 210 GB depending on features; typical installs need 20-50 GB. An SSD is recommended.
- recommended: Microsoft recommends 16 GB RAM for typical professional solutions, and an SSD.
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