Despite being officially out of support, the v100 toolset is still utilized for several key reasons:
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1. Recommended: Visual Studio Subscriptions (Dev Essentials)
The includes the v100 C++ compilers and headers. This is often the best way to get just the "build tools" without a full IDE. Download: Windows SDK 7.1 .
