diff --git a/eng/scripts/InstallVisualStudio.ps1 b/eng/scripts/InstallVisualStudio.ps1
index 164e86a7918f..e01433b85af2 100644
--- a/eng/scripts/InstallVisualStudio.ps1
+++ b/eng/scripts/InstallVisualStudio.ps1
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 .PARAMETER Version
     Selects which version of Visual Studio to install. Must be one of these values:
         2022
+        2026
 .PARAMETER InstallPath
     The location on disk where Visual Studio should be installed or updated. Default path is location of latest
     existing installation of the specified edition, if any. If that VS edition is not currently installed, default
@@ -37,7 +38,7 @@ param(
     [string]$Edition = 'Community',
     [ValidateSet('Release', 'Preview', 'IntPreview', 'Dogfood')]
     [string]$Channel = 'Release',
-    [ValidateSet('2022')]
+    [ValidateSet('2022', '2026')]
     [string]$Version = '2022',
     [string]$InstallPath,
     [switch]$Passive,
@@ -67,6 +68,9 @@ $ProgressPreference = 'SilentlyContinue' # Workaround PowerShell/PowerShell#2138
 if ("$Version" -eq "2022") {
     $vsversion = 17;
 }
+elseif ("$Version" -eq "2026") {
+    $vsversion = 18;
+}
 $channelUri = "https://aka.ms/vs/$vsversion/release"
 $responseFileName = "vs.$vsversion"
 if ("$Edition" -eq "BuildTools") {
@@ -107,7 +111,7 @@ if (-not $InstallPath) {
 }
 
 if (-not $InstallPath) {
-    if ($vsversion -eq "17") {
+    if (($vsversion -eq "17") -or ($vsversion -eq "18")) {
         $pathPrefix = "${env:ProgramFiles}";
     }
     if ("$Channel" -eq "Preview") {
diff --git a/eng/scripts/vs.18.buildtools.intpreview.json b/eng/scripts/vs.18.buildtools.intpreview.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..573c5a846d18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/scripts/vs.18.buildtools.intpreview.json
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{
+    "channelUri": "https://aka.ms/vs/18/intpreview/channel",
+    "channelId": "VisualStudio.18.IntPreview",
+    "includeRecommended": false,
+    "addProductLang": [
+        "en-US"
+    ],
+    "add": [
+        "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.6.2.TargetingPack",
+        "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.7.2.SDK",
+        "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.7.2.TargetingPack",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.FSharp.MSBuild",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.NuGet",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.NuGet.BuildTools",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.ATL",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.ATL.ARM64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.ARM64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.x86.x64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.ARM64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.x86.x64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.ATL.ARM64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.ATL",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Windows10SDK.19041",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktopBuildTools",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.MSBuildTools",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetCoreBuildTools",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VCTools",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VisualStudioExtensionBuildTools",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.WebBuildTools"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/eng/scripts/vs.18.buildtools.json b/eng/scripts/vs.18.buildtools.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6becff52f763
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/scripts/vs.18.buildtools.json
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{
+    "channelUri": "https://aka.ms/vs/18/release/channel",
+    "channelId": "VisualStudio.18.Release",
+    "includeRecommended": false,
+    "addProductLang": [
+        "en-US"
+    ],
+    "add": [
+        "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.6.2.TargetingPack",
+        "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.7.2.SDK",
+        "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.7.2.TargetingPack",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.FSharp.MSBuild",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.NuGet",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.NuGet.BuildTools",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.ATL",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.ATL.ARM64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.ARM64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.x86.x64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.ARM64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.x86.x64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.ATL.ARM64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.ATL",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Windows10SDK.19041",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktopBuildTools",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.MSBuildTools",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetCoreBuildTools",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VCTools",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VisualStudioExtensionBuildTools",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.WebBuildTools"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/eng/scripts/vs.18.buildtools.preview.json b/eng/scripts/vs.18.buildtools.preview.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..d2337152859a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/scripts/vs.18.buildtools.preview.json
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+{
+    "channelUri": "https://aka.ms/vs/18/pre/channel",
+    "channelId": "VisualStudio.18.Preview",
+    "includeRecommended": false,
+    "addProductLang": [
+        "en-US"
+    ],
+    "add": [
+        "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.6.2.TargetingPack",
+        "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.7.2.SDK",
+        "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.7.2.TargetingPack",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.FSharp.MSBuild",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.NuGet",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.NuGet.BuildTools",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.ATL",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.ATL.ARM64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.ARM64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.x86.x64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.ARM64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.x86.x64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.ATL.ARM64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.ATL",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Windows10SDK.19041",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktopBuildTools",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.MSBuildTools",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetCoreBuildTools",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VCTools",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VisualStudioExtensionBuildTools",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.WebBuildTools"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/eng/scripts/vs.18.intpreview.json b/eng/scripts/vs.18.intpreview.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..ac502656d308
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/scripts/vs.18.intpreview.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+    "channelUri": "https://aka.ms/vs/18/intpreview/channel",
+    "channelId": "VisualStudio.18.IntPreview",
+    "includeRecommended": false,
+    "addProductLang": [
+        "en-US"
+    ],
+    "add": [
+        "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.6.2.TargetingPack",
+        "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.7.2.SDK",
+        "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.7.2.TargetingPack",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.ATL",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.ATL.ARM64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.ARM64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.x86.x64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.ARM64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.x86.x64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.ATL.ARM64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.ATL",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Windows10SDK.19041",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetWeb",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VisualStudioExtension"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/eng/scripts/vs.18.json b/eng/scripts/vs.18.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..3a9a6b1f0196
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/scripts/vs.18.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+    "channelUri": "https://aka.ms/vs/18/release/channel",
+    "channelId": "VisualStudio.18.Release",
+    "includeRecommended": false,
+    "addProductLang": [
+        "en-US"
+    ],
+    "add": [
+        "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.6.2.TargetingPack",
+        "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.7.2.SDK",
+        "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.7.2.TargetingPack",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.ATL",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.ATL.ARM64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.ARM64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.x86.x64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.ARM64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.x86.x64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.ATL.ARM64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.ATL",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Windows10SDK.19041",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetWeb",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VisualStudioExtension"
+    ]
+}
diff --git a/eng/scripts/vs.18.preview.json b/eng/scripts/vs.18.preview.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..7d2f4513819b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/eng/scripts/vs.18.preview.json
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+{
+    "channelUri": "https://aka.ms/vs/18/pre/channel",
+    "channelId": "VisualStudio.18.Preview",
+    "includeRecommended": false,
+    "addProductLang": [
+        "en-US"
+    ],
+    "add": [
+        "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.6.2.TargetingPack",
+        "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.7.2.SDK",
+        "Microsoft.Net.Component.4.7.2.TargetingPack",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.ATL",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.ATL.ARM64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.ARM64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.Tools.x86.x64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.ARM64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.x86.x64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.ATL.ARM64",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.VC.14.29.16.11.ATL",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Component.Windows10SDK.19041",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.ManagedDesktop",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NativeDesktop",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.NetWeb",
+        "Microsoft.VisualStudio.Workload.VisualStudioExtension"
+    ]
+}