Setting up your PC

Microsoft Connect

Before you configure Visual Studio or download any software, please sign up for the Windows Developer Program for IoT on Microsoft Connect.

You can find step by step instructions for signing up for Microsoft Connect here

Windows Developer Program for IoT Developer Tools

Visual Studio extension updated: 12/2/2014

The Windows Developer Program for IoT contains tools and templates which allow you to build applications for the Intel Galileo.

Note:
Please ensure that Visual studio is not running at this time.

I have Visual Studio 2013 Professional, Premium or Ultimate installed

Please install the WindowsDeveloperProgramforIOT.msi
(During the install process, you may be prompted twice by the User Account Control. Once for the MSI and once for VSIXInstaller. To properly install the needed components, you will need to click yes.)

I have Visual Studio 2013 Express for Windows Desktops installed

  1. Install the Nuget package manager for Visual Studio 2013 by following these steps:
    1. Open Visual Studio 2013
    2. Click to Tools in the navigation bar and go to "Extensions and Updates"

    3. Then click on the Online tab and Search for "NuGet Package Manager".
    4. Download and install it.
  2. Install the WindowsDeveloperProgramforIOT.msi
    (During the install process, you may be prompted twice by the User Account Control. Once for the MSI and once for VSIXInstaller. To properly install the needed components, you will need to click yes.)

I do not have Visual Studio 2013 installed

  1. Install Visual Studio 2013 Express for Windows Desktops.
  2. Install the Nuget package manager for Visual Studio 2013 by following these steps:
    1. Open Visual Studio 2013
    2. Click to Tools in the navigation bar and go to "Extensions and Updates"

    3. Then click on the Online tab and Search for "NuGet Package Manager".
    4. Download and install it.
  3. Install the WindowsDeveloperProgramforIOT.msi
    (During the install process, you may be prompted twice by the User Account Control. Once for the MSI and once for VSIXInstaller. To properly install the needed components, you will need to click yes.)

I have Visual Studio 2014 installed

Visual Studio 2014 is not currently supported.
If you have Visual Studio 2013 Professional, Premium, Ultimate, or Express for Windows Desktops, follow the instructions for that above. Otherwise, follow the instructions for "I do not have Visual Studio 2013 installed" above.

Telnet

Telnet is required for certain steps later in the Getting Started guide. Now is a good time to install it if you do not have it installed.

  1. On your desktop machine, go to the Control Panel and open:
    (if in icon view) Programs and Features
    or
    (if in category view) Programs -> Programs and Features.
  2. In the left hand column, select “Turn Windows Features on or off”
  3. In the list, “Telnet Client” needs to be checked.
  4. Click "Ok"
  5. Restart your PC
Return to homepage Continue to Setting up your Galileo »