Setting up Visual Studio 2022 for UE5.

 

 Download:

    After you have installed Unreal Engine 5, you can go to Microsoft's site at https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/ to download the programming editor to use with UE5 and C++ programming. At the time of this writing, I chose Visual Studio Community 2022. Note: There's no reason why I chose VS2022 over other editors except that I've always used the Microsoft's VS Editors. It works.

 

Installing:

    Run the Visual Studio Installer. You need to customize the install for Unreal Engine 5 by selecting these three workloads under the Workloads tab:

• .NET desktop development
• Desktop development with C++
• Game development with C++

Also under the right hand side window pane, make sure this is checked:

• Unreal Engine Installer

Under the Individual components tab, make sure this is also selected:

• NET Core 3.1 runtime (LTS)

Then select the Install button on the bottom right. Note: This may require a computer restart afterwards.

 

Unreal Engine Settings:

    Under Edit->Edit Prefererances, under General->Source Code, The parameter 'Source Code editer' should have Visual Studio 2022 selected in the drop down box.