The most reliable way to download the full Visual Studio 2010 installer (which includes the v100 tools) is through a Visual Studio Subscription. Even a free Dev Essentials subscription often grants access to older downloads.
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While newer versions of the Visual Studio Installer (2017–2022) do not include the v100 toolset as an optional component, you can still acquire it through the following official Microsoft sources:
If you only need the compiler tools and libraries without the full IDE, you can install the Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4 . This SDK includes the v100 compiler, though it lacks the Service Pack 1 (SP1) updates unless you also apply the VC++ 2010 SP1 Compiler Update for Windows SDK 7.1. 2. Using v100 with Modern Visual Studio