Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows provides the core tools that are required to build compelling, innovative Windows Store and Windows Phone apps. Requires Windows 8.1 or later and up to 4GB of hard drive space to install Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows.
This download of Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows contains the latest updates. For more information, see
Visual Studio Updates and the
Visual Studio Update KB article.
If you already have Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows (original release version) and run this download, only Update 2 is installed. If you don't have Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows and run this download, both Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows and Update 2 are installed. In either case, Visual Studio 2013 Language Packs (original release versions) can also be installed.