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How to do it...

Start Visual Studio and click on File | New | Project.
Search for Analyzer templates in the textbox at the top right corner of the New Project dialog, select Download the .NET Compiler Platform SDK, and click on OK:

The new project will have an index.html file opened by default. Click on Download .NET Compiler Platform SDK Templates >> button to install the analyzer SDK templates.

In the subsequent File Download dialog, click on Open.

Click Install on the next VSIX Installer dialog and End Tasks on the subsequent prompt ...

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