diff --git a/source/Cosmos.Build.Builder/Dependencies/InnoSetupDependency.cs b/source/Cosmos.Build.Builder/Dependencies/InnoSetupDependency.cs
index 806b605df..c9d70e21c 100644
--- a/source/Cosmos.Build.Builder/Dependencies/InnoSetupDependency.cs
+++ b/source/Cosmos.Build.Builder/Dependencies/InnoSetupDependency.cs
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ namespace Cosmos.Build.Builder.Dependencies
         private const string InnoSetupInstallerUrl = "http://www.jrsoftware.org/download.php/is.exe";
 
         public string Name => "Inno Setup";
+        public bool ShouldInstallByDefault => true;
 
         private readonly IInnoSetupService _innoSetupService;
 
diff --git a/source/Cosmos.Build.Builder/Dependencies/ReposDependency.cs b/source/Cosmos.Build.Builder/Dependencies/ReposDependency.cs
index 44bfa9573..f80aabdd3 100644
--- a/source/Cosmos.Build.Builder/Dependencies/ReposDependency.cs
+++ b/source/Cosmos.Build.Builder/Dependencies/ReposDependency.cs
@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ namespace Cosmos.Build.Builder.Dependencies
     internal class ReposDependency : IDependency
     {
         public string Name => "Repos: IL2CPU, XSharp and Common";
+        public bool ShouldInstallByDefault => true;
 
         private readonly string _cosmosDir;
         private readonly IEnumerable<Repo> _repos;
diff --git a/source/Cosmos.Build.Builder/Dependencies/VisualStudioDependency.cs b/source/Cosmos.Build.Builder/Dependencies/VisualStudioDependency.cs
index abdfa7968..7e6df6d11 100644
--- a/source/Cosmos.Build.Builder/Dependencies/VisualStudioDependency.cs
+++ b/source/Cosmos.Build.Builder/Dependencies/VisualStudioDependency.cs
@@ -9,11 +9,12 @@ namespace Cosmos.Build.Builder.Dependencies
     internal class VisualStudioDependency : IDependency
     {
         private static readonly Version MinimumVsVersion = new Version(15, 9);
-
+        public bool ShouldInstallByDefault => true;
         public string Name => $"Visual Studio {MinimumVsVersion.Major}.{MinimumVsVersion.Minor}+";
 
         private readonly ISetupInstance2 _visualStudioInstance;
 
+
         public VisualStudioDependency(ISetupInstance2 visualStudioInstance)
         {
             _visualStudioInstance = visualStudioInstance;
diff --git a/source/Cosmos.Build.Builder/Dependencies/VisualStudioWorkloadsDependency.cs b/source/Cosmos.Build.Builder/Dependencies/VisualStudioWorkloadsDependency.cs
index 42a580674..dd9423d86 100644
--- a/source/Cosmos.Build.Builder/Dependencies/VisualStudioWorkloadsDependency.cs
+++ b/source/Cosmos.Build.Builder/Dependencies/VisualStudioWorkloadsDependency.cs
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ namespace Cosmos.Build.Builder.Dependencies
             NetCoreToolsWorkload,
             VisualStudioExtensionsWorkload
         };
-
+        public bool ShouldInstallByDefault => false;
         public string Name => "Visual Studio Workloads";
 
         private readonly ISetupInstance2 _visualStudioInstance;
diff --git a/source/Cosmos.Build.Builder/IDependency.cs b/source/Cosmos.Build.Builder/IDependency.cs
index e881c1a46..f53867fb1 100644
--- a/source/Cosmos.Build.Builder/IDependency.cs
+++ b/source/Cosmos.Build.Builder/IDependency.cs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ namespace Cosmos.Build.Builder
     internal interface IDependency
     {
         string Name { get; }
+        bool ShouldInstallByDefault { get; }
 
         Task<bool> IsInstalledAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
         Task InstallAsync(CancellationToken cancellationToken);
diff --git a/source/Cosmos.Build.Builder/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs b/source/Cosmos.Build.Builder/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
index 05836967d..a1458532b 100644
--- a/source/Cosmos.Build.Builder/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
+++ b/source/Cosmos.Build.Builder/ViewModels/MainWindowViewModel.cs
@@ -109,15 +109,27 @@ namespace Cosmos.Build.Builder.ViewModels
                     {
                         _logger.LogMessage($"{dependency.Name} not found.");
 
-                        using (var viewModel = new DependencyInstallationDialogViewModel(dependency))
+                        if (dependency.ShouldInstallByDefault)
                         {
-                            _dependencyInstallationDialogService.ShowDialog(viewModel);
-
-                            if (!viewModel.InstallationSucceeded)
+                            using (var viewModel = new DependencyInstallationDialogViewModel(dependency))
                             {
-                                throw new Exception($"Dependency installation failed! Dependency name: {dependency.Name}");
+                                _dependencyInstallationDialogService.ShowDialog(viewModel);
+
+                                if (!viewModel.InstallationSucceeded)
+                                {
+                                    throw new Exception($"Dependency installation failed! Dependency name: {dependency.Name}");
+                                }
                             }
                         }
+                        else
+                        {
+                            MessageBox.Show($"{dependency.Name} is not installed. Please install {dependency.Name}");
+                            _logger.SetError();
+                            _logger.NewSection("Error");
+                            _logger.LogMessage($"{dependency.Name} not found.");
+                            _logger.SetError();
+                            return;
+                        }
                     }
                 }