Visual C++ MFC Dialog Application Templates for Visual Studio

Visual C++ MFC Dialog Application Templates are simple ZIP archives that are a project template to start efficiently developing an application in MFC with a dialog window already pre-configured as the main window.

The templates are available for Visua…


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Visual C++ MFC Dialog Application Templates are simple ZIP archives that are a project template to start efficiently developing an application in MFC with a dialog window already pre-configured as the main window.

The templates are available for Visual Studio versions 2019 and 2022

Template Installation

Installing these templates is very simple, first of all you need to download one of the two ZIP files for the corresponding version of Visual Studio

Download Links:

After downloading it, you simply need to copy the ZIP file into the following directory:

If you are using Visual Studio 2019:

C:\Users\<Username>\Documents\Visual Studio 2019\Templates\ProjectTemplates\Visual C++

If you are using Visual Studio 2022:

C:\Users\<Username>\Documents\Visual Studio 2022\Templates\ProjectTemplates\Visual C++

OK, now you can open Visual Studio and see if the new project template is shown (to see it you will have to search for it in the search bar)
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⚠️ Troubleshooting – Can’t find the template ⚠️

If the template doesn’t appear in the list, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Developer Command Prompt for your version of Visual Studio (2019 or 2022).

  2. Run the following command to update Visual Studio’s configuration:

devenv /updateconfiguration
  1. Restart Visual Studio.

After this step you should be able to find the project template when you reopen Visual Studio

Template Project Preview

When creating a new project using the template, Visual Studio will load a source file for the main application dialog:

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To design the dialog interface, open the resource named IDD_Main:

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From here you can add controls to create your own application


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