Yes. Microsoft provided the Isolated Shell free of charge to enable third-party vendors and developers. However, you must accept the license terms. Note that the products built on top of the shell may have their own licensing costs.
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, the Isolated Shell is still available as part of the Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 installation package. You cannot download the Shell alone anymore; you must install it via the full Visual Studio installer. microsoft visual studio 2015 shell -isolated- download
Without the correct Isolated Shell, these applications will either fail to launch with cryptic errors like “The application requires Visual Studio 2015 Isolated Shell to be installed” or crash immediately after startup. microsoft visual studio 2015 shell -isolated- download
To ensure a successful installation, your system should meet the following requirements: