How to get Community version without a needing activation?

WeirdBeardDev

Whenever I download and install the Community version and then open Visual Studio it tells me that my trial period has expired and I need to enter an activation key. I can't find anywhere to get an activation key for the Community edition. How do I get out of this loop and use the Community edition in Visual Studio 2022?

JakubMisek

WeirdBeardDev thank you for trying our tools, and for reporting this;

You should not get the activation dialog every time you start Visual Studio. Only when you use a feature, that is not free.

Does it happen immediately after opening Visual Studio? We will check whats going on, and fix it if it's the case.