These cumulative updates to Visual Studio 2013 include a variety of bug fixes and capability improvements.

If you already have Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop and just want Update 5, you can download it here.

You can use Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop to create powerful desktop apps in C#, Visual Basic, and C++. You can target client technologies such as Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF), Windows Forms, and Win32.

Note: If you already have Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop (original release version) and run this download, only Update 5 is installed. If you don't have Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop and run this download, both Visual Studio Express 2013 for Windows Desktop and Update 5 are installed. In either case, Visual Studio 2013 Language Packs (original release versions) can also be installed.

Support for Visual Studio 2013 is only provided on this current update, which is considered the Visual Studio 2013 Service Pack. The Visual Studio 2013 RTM version, released in November of 2013, will only be supported for one year after the release of this current update. For more information see the Microsoft Support Lifecycle Policy.

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