Install Outdated Extensions | Visual Studio Guide | Update Workaround

Watch the video:

0:00 - Explanation
0:45 - Download Extension VSIX
1:28 - Edit VSIX to work with newer VS versions
3:08 - Update VSIX files
3:25 - Installing updated VSIX
3:48 - Checking if the old Extension installed
5:34 - Uninstalling incompatible extensions

Want to install older plugins on newer Visual Studio installs? “This Extension is not installable on any currently installed products”? Well, while things may not work exactly as expected, you can edit VSIX Extension installers to install on newer versions of Visual Studio. This video shows you how to “update” a 2019 extension to “work” with Visual Studio 2022. You’ll see why the quotes are needed in the video; things will work for simple plugins but maybe not more complicated ones. It’s worth a go.