MS VS 17.6 is the last version that will install under Windows 7. VS 17.7 and later (currently pre-release) will require at least Windows 10 v1909.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/developer/visualstudio/general/visual-studio-2022-unsupported-operating-systems

Windows 7 is end-of-life since January 14, 2020.

Since you don't want to develop on a system that hasn't received any security fixes in years, that is not a big loss.