As student how can we use the visual studio for free

h t 0 Reputation points
2026-06-19T15:52:07.68+00:00

Today my visual studio can not work because it is out of date.From Doubao(a artifical intelligent),I get the answer to slove this question that is apply the azure's students' welfare to use visual studio by free.However,my school not build the microsoft application and not have the email so that I can't prove the student's identity.Besides,other proof chanel also can not work so that can't jump to other programm to let me prove my identity.Sincerely,I am looking forward to your receive to help me to defualt my question.Learning visual studio is my hobby.wishing you can help my enthusiastic study.Thank you.

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other
Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Other

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  1. Bruce (SqlWork.com) 84,251 Reputation points
    2026-06-19T20:24:11.88+00:00

    If you don’t need azure, the just use visual studio community

    https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/community/

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    2026-06-19T15:52:27.01+00:00

    Visual Studio can be used for free in several ways, even without Azure for Students or a school email, but the options depend on what is supported in the provided information.

    From the available context, the supported free options for students are tied to Azure for Students and Azure Dev Tools for Teaching:

    1. Azure for Students
      • Azure for Students gives eligible students access to many Microsoft developer products (including Visual Studio-related tools) and $100 of Azure credit for 12 months.
      • Eligibility requires:
        1. Being a full‑time student at an accredited, degree‑granting two‑ or four‑year institution.
        2. Verifying academic status through the organization’s email address.
      • This offer is limited to one Azure for Students subscription per eligible customer and cannot be combined with other offers unless permitted.
      • If the school does not provide a qualifying email and other verification channels fail, this specific offer cannot be activated.
    2. Azure for Students Starter
      • Azure for Students Starter is another free offer for verified students that provides access to a free tier of services such as Azure App Service, Azure Functions, Azure Notification Hubs, Azure Database for MySQL, Application Insights, and Azure DevOps.
      • It requires verification of academic status (for example, via organization email or Shibboleth, if supported by the institution).
      • A credit card is not required, but without successful verification the offer cannot be used.
    3. Azure Dev Tools for Teaching
      • Academic institutions that have a qualifying Volume Licensing agreement can enroll in Azure Dev Tools for Teaching.
      • This subscription includes many developer products such as Visual Studio (Community/Enterprise), Windows, SQL Server, and others.
      • Students at participating institutions access software via the Azure Education Hub / Education Hub Store using their school or Azure Dev Tools credentials.
      • If the school has not enrolled in Azure Dev Tools for Teaching and does not provide the necessary credentials, this path is not available.

    Given the constraints described (no school email, school not integrated with Microsoft, and other verification channels failing), the student-specific Azure offers in the context cannot be activated, so they cannot be used as a path to free Visual Studio in this scenario.

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