Fix: "Visual Studio Not Installed" Flutter Doctor Error (2026)
Seeing this in your terminal after running flutter doctor?
[!] Visual Studio - develop for Windows (Visual Studio not installed; this is necessary for Windows development.)
This quick fix video from the Dart & Flutter from Scratch series (2026) shows you exactly how to resolve it — installing the right Visual Studio workload so flutter doctor comes back clean with no issues found.
🔧 What you'll learn in this video:
00:00 Understanding the "Visual Studio not installed" warning
– Why Flutter needs Visual Studio for Windows desktop builds
– Downloading Visual Studio (Community edition)
– Selecting the "Desktop development with C++" workload
– Re-running flutter doctor to confirm the fix
– Rebuilding your app for Windows
📌 This is a bonus fix episode in the "Dart & Flutter from Scratch" series. If you're following along from Episode 1, this solves a warning you may hit right after Episode 3 (Android Studio & Android SDK setup).
💬 Still seeing an error after following these steps? Drop the exact message in the comments and I'll help you troubleshoot.
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