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# Using the Microsoft Game Development Kit without installation (contents)

> Describes the process of using the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) without installation

This section describes the process of using the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) without installation. This section is intended for advanced users.

## In this section

[Overview of building without installing the Microsoft Game Development Kit](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/gdk/docs/gdk-dev/console-dev/usingwithoutinstall/withoutinstall-overview)\
Gives an overview of how and why to use the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) without installation.

[Visual Studio toolset setup](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/build-without-install/bwoi-vs-setup.md)\
Lists the required Visual Studio and Visual Studio Build Tools components for building without installing the Microsoft Game Development Kit.

[Extracting the Microsoft Game Development Kit setup payload](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/build-without-install/extract-setup-payload.md)\
Describes the process to obtain an extracted Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) setup payload.

[Configuring the build environment without installing the Microsoft Game Development Kit](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/gdk/docs/gdk-dev/console-dev/usingwithoutinstall/build-environment-withoutinstall)\
Describes the process of configuring the build environment without installing Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK).

[Configuring projects without installing the Microsoft Game Development Kit](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/gdk/docs/gdk-dev/console-dev/usingwithoutinstall/project-configuration-withoutinstall)\
Describes the process of configuring projects without installing the Microsoft Game Development Kit.

[Using tools without installing the Microsoft Game Development Kit](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/build-without-install/tools-usage-withoutinstall.md)\
Describes the process of using tools without installing the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK).

## See also

[XBOX console game development: environment and tools (NDA topic)](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/gdk/docs/tools/tools-console/gc-tools-console-toc)

[Using the Microsoft Game Development Kit to configure, build, and deploy XBOX projects (NDA topic)](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/gaming/gdk/docs/archive/gc-usinggsdk-toc)


## Related topics

- [Using tools without installing the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK)](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/build-without-install/tools-usage-withoutinstall.md)
- [Extracting the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) setup payload](https://docs.xbox.com/build/console-features/build-without-install/extract-setup-payload.md)
- [Using Clang with the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK)](https://docs.xbox.com/tools/tools-pc/visualstudio/gr-vs-clang.md)
- [Using Clang with the Microsoft Game Development Kit (GDK) for consoles](https://docs.xbox.com/tools/tools-console/visualstudio/vs-clang.md)
- [Project templates in Visual Studio for PC game development](https://docs.xbox.com/tools/tools-pc/visualstudio/gr-vs-templates.md)