How can I check what version/edition of Visual Studio is installed programmatically?

Question

I could read registry HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\\SOFTWARE\\Microsoft\\VisualStudio\\10.0. However, it doesn\'t give me any information about the edition of it - Profes

Answer 1

An updated answer to this question would be the following :

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe" -latest -property productId

Resolves to 2019

"C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\Installer\vswhere.exe" -latest -property catalog_productLineVersion

Resolves to Microsoft.VisualStudio.Product.Professional