Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 (KB3165756) Setup Blocked

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So, I'm trying to install Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 on my new Windows 10 laptop, but I can't get it to install to save my life. When I tried installing it via the original installation ISO, it keeps telling me the package failed. If I use the standalone update file it tells me the setup is blocked and that it requires a member of the Visual Studio 2015 family to be present (which, by all rights, should already be installed).

Here's a link to the log file, if it helps... https://drive.google.com/file/d/0ByXn28otvziTdGRwamVjaTZ2RlU/view?usp=sharing

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I think, this post should be posted in SuperUser community. If wrong, do correct me. – Abhineet
Perhaps, but I saw several other questions about similar problems to mine in the Stack Overflow community, so I just posted it here, since Visual Studio installation is kind of related to programming. – TheDoctor

2 Answers

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Found out how to fix it.

  1. Shift-right click on the folder where the standalone update is stored.
  2. Click "Open command window here."
  3. Type "vs14-kb3165756.exe /uninstall" without the quotes.
  4. Click "repair."
  5. Watch as the update finally manages to work.
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Complementing TheDoctor's answer, what worked for me was:

  1. I had to "open the file location" of CMD
  2. Create shortcut of it on my Desktop and "Run as Administrator"
  3. Found the path where the vs14-kb3165756.exe was saved (in my case was in Downloads folder)
  4. Typed vs14-kb3165756.exe /uninstall
  5. Clicked "repair"
  6. And then miraculously the thing works! Thanks TheDoctor for the solution!