It saves bandwidth, but the security risks and potential for broken installs make it a poor choice for developers. You are trusting an anonymous person with your computer's integrity. Use the official offline ISOs instead.
This is not an official Microsoft release. It is a "repack"—a compressed version of the Visual Studio 2013 ISO. The creator (often going by handles like "Preparation" or similar) has stripped out potentially "unnecessary" files (like additional language packs, older SDKs, or documentation) to shrink the installer size significantly. preparationexe visual studio 2013 repack
: Setting up the background services required for a smooth install. Step-by-Step Installation Guide It saves bandwidth, but the security risks and
Ensure that the project is set to the "Release" configuration. This can be done by selecting "Release" from the dropdown menu in the toolbar. This is not an official Microsoft release