Visual Studio Community 2015 expiration date

Question

I have downloaded the Visual Studio Community 2015 (free version) and I don't see when the expiration date is.

I have tried to see the expiration date at Help Menu -> About Microsoft Visual Studio and there is no expiration date there.

Is there any expiration date (I have a Microsoft account)? If yes, Where can I see it? Or until when is it?

Answer 1

For me it worked after opening Visual Studio 2015 with Administrator privileges, they proceed normally with the login with a Microsoft Account to get the updated license.

Answer 2

Here is a simple approach to sneak by that stupid blocker screen in Visual Studio after 30-days expires using Process Hacker:

Details at: https://stackoverflow.com/a/34243422/3135511

It's more of a quick 'n dirty fix than a real solution. However, it may be quicker than doing all that official login/sign up, subscribe, whatever crap Microsoft wants you to do, in order to use Visual Studio Community Version for free.

Answer 3

There is and there isn't an expiration date. If you register Visual Studio 2015 Community Edition by successfully signing into Visual Studio then the product is fully unlocked with no set expiry date. If you don't sign in (or haven't entered a purchased licence key), you only have 30 day evaluation license.

You can check whether your copy of Visual Studio has is registered or not by selecting Help -> About Microsoft Studio and clicking on the "License Status" link in the upper right of the About dialog. If your product isn't registered you'll see something like this:

Answer 4

I also get same issue after I repair vs2015, even I click check license online, still fail. Correct action is: 1. Sign out 2. Check License Status, then it will pop-up login window, after login then it able to successfully get the license info.

Answer 5

In case you had enabled 2-Step verification for your Microsoft account disable it when updating the VS License using the 'Check for Updated License' option provided in the window.