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Expand Up @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ Use ``VisualFSharp.sln`` if you're building the Visual F# IDE Tools.
At time of writing, the Visual F# IDE Tools can only be installed into Visual Studio "Next" releases.
The new builds of the Visual F# IDE Tools can no longer be installed into Visual Studio 2015.

You can install VIsual Studio "Next" from https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/downloads/visual-studio-next-downloads-vs.aspx.
You can install Visual Studio "Next" from https://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/downloads/visual-studio-next-downloads-vs.aspx.

**Note:** This step will install a VSIX extension into Visual Studio "Next" that changes the Visual F# IDE Tools
components installed in that VS installation. You can revert this step by disabling or uninstalling the addin.
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VSIXInstaller.exe /a /u:"VisualFSharp"
VSIXInstaller.exe /a release\net40\bin\VisualFSharpFull.vsix

Restart Visual Studio, it should now be running your freshly-built Visual F# IDE Tools with updated F# Interactive.
Restart Visual Studio, it should now be running your freshly-built Visual F# IDE Tools with updated F# Interactive.

### [Optional] F5 testing of local changes

To test your changes locally _without_ overwriting your default installed F# tools, set the `VisualFSharp\Vsix\VisualFSharpOpenSource`
project as the startup project. When you hit F5 a new instance of Visual Studio will be started in the `FSharpDev` hive with your
changes, but the root (default) hive will remain untouched.

### [Optional] Rapid deployment of incremental changes to Visual F# IDE Tools components

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