Hi @RIVA Adrien (EXT) , 

Thank you for contacting us. 

Offline installation using a remote layout is supported. However, the deployment approach depends on how the layout is hosted. 

There are two common hosting methods: 

• Intranet web hosting (using Hypertext Transfer Protocol, such as [http://server/]...) 
• Network share hosting (using file system path such as \ServerName\Share) 

Each method uses a different hosting approach and requires a different installation command.

Based on your description, it appears you are using a network share. Additionally, since this is a first time installation of Visual Studio on the client machines, these following parameters are not required: 

• --channelUri 
• --force 
• --removeOOS 
• --downloadThenInstall 

These parameters are generally used for update or servicing scenarios rather than initial installation. 

Please try the following command instead: 

YourRemoteServer\VS26Layout\vs_professional.exe --in "
YourRemoteServer\VS26Layout\response.json" --noWeb --passive --norestart --includeRecommended --includeOptional --wait

This command will help you deploy and install the configuration consistently across all client machines.

Please make sure the shared layout is configured with read permissions. If it is not, this may cause errors such as the system being unable to find the specified path, as in your case.

If the issue persists, please try running the command manually on a single client machine. This will help determine whether the problem is related to permissions or the deployment configuration.

Please keep us updated on the results, and we will be happy to assist you further.

Hello @Luis Alberto Hernandez Muñoz ,

From the logs you provided, it looks like the bootstrapper can't fetch or can't validate the channel manifest rather than a basic network block.

Usually, the easiest way to resolve this is to create an offline layout on a healthy machine and move it to the target machine. The offline layout will contain all the necessary files and certificates needed for installation.

If you have access to another machine with a working internet connection, you can create an offline layout by following these steps:

• On a healthy machine, download the Visual Studio bootstrapper for the edition you want to install.
• Open a command prompt and navigate to the directory where the bootstrapper is located.
• Run the following command to create an offline layout:

  
      VisualStudioSetup.exe --layout c:\localVSlayout --lang en-US
  
  

• Once the layout is created, copy the entire folder to the target machine.

On the target machine, make sure to:

• Install the certificate included in the layout into Local Machine -> Trusted Root Certification Authorities.
• Just to make sure, manually download and install the Microsoft PCA 2024 certificate and install it into Local Machine -> Trusted Root Certification Authorities.
• Open a command prompt as Administrator and navigate to the offline layout folder.
• Run the installer from the layout with --noWeb:

  
      vs_setup.exe --noWeb
  
  

If this does not resolve the issue, the last resort would be to perform a clean installation of Windows. Or you can reach out to Microsoft Support for further assistance.