How to install and use boost 1.66.0 in Visual Studio 2017

Question

I was looking for a tutorial about how to install boost in Visual Studio, but I can't find any. Can you explain the process?

As mentioned in other answers, the easiest way would be to use VC++ Package Tool or NuGet. The question is incorrectly marked as a duplicate with a link about Visual Studio 2010. The Visual Studio 2010 does not have these possibilities so the answers there are irrelevant. — Sergey Shandar, Apr 12 '18 at 16:20

score 5 · Accepted Answer · answered Feb 21 '18 at 15:12

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The easiest way would be NuGet; the currently available Boost version for VS2017 is indeed 1.66.0

answered Feb 21 '18 at 15:12

MSalters

Can you tell me what to do with NuGet? – RCRalph Feb 21 '18 at 15:15
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@RafałChrzanowski: StackOverflow doesn't render hyperlinks with underscores, but the word NuGet in my answer is a hyperlink to https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/vcblog/2015/02/13/find-your-favorite-library-for-c-in-nuget/. There's plenty more to google once you know what tool you need. E.g. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/nuget/tools/package-manager-console – MSalters Feb 21 '18 at 15:22

score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Feb 21 '18 at 15:14

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Try the VC++ Packaging Tool project from Microsoft. I found it very useful and easy to use

answered Feb 21 '18 at 15:14

fitzbutz

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