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It is quite a challenge to understand the versions and build numbers of the Microsoft build chain. This post tries to list them up…

Major versions of Visual Studio

Name Version .NET* C++ Compiler
Visual Studio 2017 15 2.0 - 4.6.2; Core 1.0 19
Visual Studio 2015 14 2.0 - 4.6 19
Visual Studio 2013 12 2.0 - 4.5.2 18
Visual Studio 2012 11 2.0 - 4.5.2 17
Visual Studio 2010 10 2.0 - 4.0 16
Visual Studio 2008 9 2.0 - 3.5 15
Visual Studio 2005 8 2.0 - 3.0 14
Visual Studio 2003 7.1 1.1 13.1
Visual Studio .net 7 1.0 13
Visual C++ 6.0     12
Visual C++ 97 5   11
Visual C++ 4.2     10.2

Visual Studio 2017 build numbers

Date Name IDE Version C++ Compiler
2017-03-14 Visual Studio 2017 15.0.26228.09 19.10.25017.0
2017-03-07 Visual Studio 2017 15.0.26228.04 19.10.25017.0 
dir "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio" -Recurse -Filter "cl.exe" | Get-FileVersionInfo

Visual Studio 2017 Release notes

Visual Studio 2015 build numbers

Date Name IDE Version C++ Compiler
2016-09-14 Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 “d” 14.0.25431.01 19.00.24213.1 or 19.00.24215.1?
2016-08-02 Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 “c” 14.0.25425.01  
2016-07-20 Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 “b” 14.0.25424.00  
2016-07-12 Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 “a” 14.0.25422.01  
2016-06-27 Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 14.0.25420.01 19.00.24210
2016-05-23 Visual Studio 2015 Update 2 “c” 14.0.25132.0  
2016-05-04 Visual Studio 2015 Update 2 “b” 14.0.25130.0  
2016-04-11 Visual Studio 2015 Update 2 “a” 14.0.25126.03  
2016-03-30 Visual Studio 2015 Update 2 14.0.25125.03  
2016-02-09 Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 “c” 14.0.24730.02  
2016-01-19 Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 “b” 14.0.24728.02  
2015-12-14 Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 “a” 14.0.24723.02  
2015-11-30 Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 14.0.24720.00  
2015-07-20 Visual Studio 2015 14.0.23107.0  

Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 - KB3165756
Visual Studio 2015 Update 2 - KB3151378
Visual Studio 2015 Update 1 - KB3110221

Visual Studio 2013 build numbers

Date Name IDE Version Remarks
2015-07-20 Visual Studio 2013 Update 5   *
2014-11-12 Visual Studio 2013 Update 4   *
2014-08-04 Visual Studio 2013 Update 3   *
2014-05-12 Visual Studio 2013 Update 2   *
2014-01-20 Visual Studio 2013 Update 1   *
  Visual Studio 2013    

Visual Studio 2010 build numbers

Name IDE Version
Visual Studio 2010 SP1 10.0.40219
Visual Studio 2010 10.0.30319

https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/mt695655.aspx

C++ Redistributables

Date Name Version Remarks
  Visual C++ 2017 14.10.25008  
  Visual C++ 2017 RC 14.10.24629  
  Visual C++ ? (included in TFS 2015 Test VMs) 14.0.24425  
  Visual C++ 2017 Preview 4? 14.0.24406  
2016-09-15 Visual C++ 2015 Update 3 “d” 14.0.24215.1 *
2016-07-20 Visual C++ 2015 Update 3 “b” 14.0.24212  
2016-06-27 Visual C++ 2015 Update 3 14.0.24210  
2016-06-02 Visual C++ 2015 Update 3 RC 14.0.24123  
2016-03-30 Visual C++ 2015 Update 2 14.0.23918  
2015-11-30 Visual C++ 2015 Update 1 14.0.23506  
2015-07-20 Visual C++ 2015 14.0.23026  
2014-12-30 Visual C++ 2013 Update 2-5 12.0.30501.1 *
2013-10-05 Visual C++ 2013 12.0.21005.1  
  Visual C++ 2012 Update 4 11.0.61030  
  Visual C++ 2012 Update 3 11.0.60610  
  Visual C++ 2012 Update 1 11.0.51106  
  Visual C++ 2012 11.0.50727 *
2011-08-09 Visual C++ 2010 Service Pack 1 SU 10.0.40219.325 Security update MS11-025
2011-07-27 Visual C++ 2010 Service Pack 1 10.0.40219.1  
  Visual C++ 2010 10.0.30319.1  
2011-06-14 Visual C++ 2008 SP1 Security Update 9.0.30729.6161  
2011-06-07 Visual C++ 2008 SP1 MFC Update 9.0.30729.5677  
  Visual C++ 2008 (included in VS2010) 9.0.30729.4974  
2010-09-29 Visual C++ 2008 SP1 ATL Update 9.0.30729.4148  
2008-09-16 Visual C++ 2008 SP1 9.0.30729.17  
2008-08-11 Visual C++ 2008 SP1 “VS 2008 SP1” 9.0.30729.1 Part of Visual Studio 2008
2007-11-29 Visual C++ 2008 9.0.21022.8  
  Visual C++ 2005 SP1 MFC Update 8.0.50727.6195 Add/Remove Software: 8.0.61001
  Visual C++ 2005 ? 8.0.50727.4940  
2009-07-28 Visual C++ 2005 SP1 ATL Update 8.0.50727.4053 MS09-35 KB973544 KB973923
  Visual C++ 2005 SP1 8.0.50727.762 Add/Remove Software: 8.0.56336
  Visual C++ 2005 8.0.50727.42 Add/Remove Software: 8.0.50727.42

http://www.tmurgent.com/AppVirt/VCRuntimes.aspx

http://karanpc.com/microsoft-visual-c/

dir "C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio" -Recurse -Filter "vcredist*" | Get-FileVersionInfo

C++ Compiler version:

# Using PowerShell
Get-WmiObject -Class win32_Product | ?{ $_.Name.Contains('Visual C++ Library MFC') } | select 'Name', 'Version' | Group-Object 'Version'
# By starting the compiler
cl.exe
# In C++ 
_MSC_FULL_VER

# Check versions of installers
PS C:\Tools\VcRedist> dir | Get-FileVersionInfo

ProductVersion   FileVersion      FileName
--------------   -----------      --------
6.00.2900.2180   6.00.2900.218... vcredist_x64 (vc2005).exe
6.00.3790.0      6.00.3790.0 (... vcredist_x64 (vc2005sp1).exe
9.0.21022.08     9.0.21022.08     vcredist_x64 (vc2008).exe
9.0.30729.17     9.0.30729.17     vcredist_x64 (vc2008sp1a).exe
9.0.30729.4148   9.0.30729.4148   vcredist_x64 (vc2008sp1b).exe
9.0.30729.5677   9.0.30729.5677   vcredist_x64 (vc2008sp1c).exe
10.0.30319.01    10.0.30319.01    vcredist_x64 (vc2010).exe
10.0.40219.01    10.0.40219.01    vcredist_x64 (vc2010sp1).exe
10.0.40219.325   10.0.40219.325   vcredist_x64 (vc2010sp1b).exe
12.0.21005.1     12.0.21005.1     vcredist_x64 (vc2013).exe
12.0.30501.0     12.0.30501.0     vcredist_x64 (vc2013b).exe
14.0.24215.1     14.0.24215.1     vcredist_x64 (vc2015).exe
14.0.24215.1     14.0.24215.1     vcredist_x64 (vc2015b).exe
2.0.50727.42     2.0.50727.42     vcredist_x86 (vc2005).exe
2.0.50727.762    2.0.50727.762    vcredist_x86 (vc2005sp1).exe
9.0.21022.08     9.0.21022.08     vcredist_x86 (vc2008).exe
9.0.30729.17     9.0.30729.17     vcredist_x86 (vc2008sp1a).exe
9.0.30729.4148   9.0.30729.4148   vcredist_x86 (vc2008sp1b).exe
9.0.30729.5677   9.0.30729.5677   vcredist_x86 (vc2008sp1c).exe
10.0.30319.01    10.0.30319.01    vcredist_x86 (vc2010).exe
10.0.40219.01    10.0.40219.01    vcredist_x86 (vc2010sp1).exe
10.0.40219.325   10.0.40219.325   vcredist_x86 (vc2010sp1b).exe
12.0.21005.1     12.0.21005.1     vcredist_x86 (vc2013).exe
12.0.30501.0     12.0.30501.0     vcredist_x86 (vc2013b).exe
14.0.24215.1     14.0.24215.1     vcredist_x86 (vc2015).exe
14.0.24215.1     14.0.24215.1     vcredist_x86 (vc2015b).exe

Visual Studio Team Foundation Server build numbers

Date Name IDE Version
2017-03-09 TFS 2017 Update 1 b 15.112.26307.0
2017-03-07 TFS 2017 Update 1 15.112.26301.0
  TFS 2017 Update 1 RC2 15.112.26206.0
  TFS 2017 Update 1 RC1 15.111.26117.0
  TFS 2017 15.105.25910.0
  TFS 2017 RC2 15.105.25716.0
  TFS 2017 RC1 15.103.25603.0
  TFS 2015 Update 4 RC1 14.113.26306.0
  TFS 2015 Update 3 14.102.25423.0
  TFS 2015 Update 2.1 14.95.25229.0
  TFS 2015 Update 2 14.95.25122.0
  TFS 2015 Update 2 RC2 14.95.25029.0
  TFS 2015 Update 2 RC1 14.95.25005.0
  TFS 2015 Update 1 14.0.24712.0
  TFS 2015 Update 1 RC2 14.0.24626.0
  TFS 2015 Update 1 RC1 14.0.24606.0
  TFS 2015 14.0.23128.0
  TFS 2015 RC2 14.0.23102.0
  TFS 2015 RC1 14.0.22824.0
  TFS 2015 CTP 14.0.22604.0
  TFS 2013 Update 5 12.0.40629.0
  TFS 2013 Update 4 12.0.31101.0
  TFS 2013 Update 4 RC 12.0.31010.0
  TFS 2013 Update 3 12.0.30723.0
  TFS 2013 Update 3 RC 12.0.30626.0
  TFS 2013 Update 2 12.0.30324.0
  TFS 2013 Update 1 (non-existing)
  TFS 2013 12.0.21005.1
  TFS 2013 RC 12.0.20827.3
  TFS 2012 Update 4 11.0.61030.0
  TFS 2012 Update 3 11.0.60610.1
  TFS 2012 Update 2 11.0.60315.1
  TFS 2012 Update 1 CU1 11.0.60123.100
  TFS 2012 Update 1 11.0.51106.1
  TFS 2012 11.0.50727.1
  TFS 2010 CU2 10.0.40219.371
  TFS 2010 SP1 10.0.40219.1
  TFS 2010 10.0.30319.1
  TFS 2008 SP1 9.0.30729.1
  TFS 2008 9.0.21022.8
  TFS 2005 SP1 8.0.50727.762
  TFS 2005 8.0.50727.147

https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/tfssetup/2013/11/21/what-version-of-team-foundation-server-do-i-have/