Unable to get the product Key for VS 2022 in my subscription

Dipali Debasmita Chakra 10 Reputation points
2025-05-27T17:22:28.6866667+00:00

I am not able to locate the product key for VS 2022 in my subscription. It shows

Visual Studio Dev Essentials 2022 - Custom Key

This product is offered to this subscription level as a trial license only. If you have purchased this product at retail you can install and register using the credentials you acquired at retail. Alternatively, you can install this product as a trial and/or upgrade your Visual Studio subscription at https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/subscriptions.

Developer technologies | Visual Studio | Setup
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  1. Bonigala Vamsi (INFOSYS LIMITED) 80 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
    2025-08-07T05:02:44.5566667+00:00

    Thank you for reaching out. I hope you're having a great day! Let me assist you with your query.

    Your Visual Studio Dev Essentials 2022 subscription provides a trial license only, not a retail product key. If you purchased Visual Studio at retail, please install and register using the credentials from that purchase. Alternatively, you can install the trial version and If you need a full license, you can upgrade to a paid Visual Studio subscription via https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/subscriptions.

    If you have any further questions or need additional help, feel free to reach out. Have a great day!


  2. Bruce (SqlWork.com) 79,101 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
    2025-08-08T15:14:29.2066667+00:00

    Visual studio is sold as a monthly or yearly subscription. When purchased via a website there was a link to create the subscription, or an email was sent. After this the subscription is tied to your Microsoft account. You can login to check your subscriptions.

    https://my.visualstudio.com/subscriptions

    To activate a visual studio installation, you click on activate on your profile, which will login to your account and list you valid subscriptions. Pick the one you want.

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