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Asked: 2026-05-25T06:38:41+00:00

I’ve got a WiX installer that is meant to update VS 2010 templates after

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I’ve got a WiX installer that is meant to update VS 2010 templates after installing them. The code I’m using is as follows:

<CustomAction
      Id="InstallTemplates"
      ExeCommand="&quot;[VISUALSTUDIODIR]devenv.exe&quot; /installvstemplates"
      Directory="VISUALSTUDIODIR"
      Execute="commit"
      Return="check"
      HideTarget="no"
      Impersonate="no"/>


<InstallExecuteSequence>
  <Custom Action="InstallTemplates" Before="InstallFinalize"></Custom>
</InstallExecuteSequence>

In the above, VISUALSTUDIODIR refers to the correct location, and templates are correctly deployed. However, it seems that the command does not get called, so no templates are actually installed. What am I doing wrong?

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  1. Editorial Team

    WiX has built-in functionality to do that. Add a reference to WixVSExtension.dll and add the following authoring:

    <CustomActionRef Id="VS2010InstallVSTemplates" />

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