Install native build tools by default.

[bwdotdev]

This should definitely be enabled by default. The amount of times I have (and I'm sure other people have) skipped this step then tried to install native modules, only to face hours of headache, is insane.

[JC3]

Or perhaps made to be part of the component selection page instead of its own dialog, defaulting to selected.

That said, I already had Python and VS installed prior to installing Node, so for me unselected was the better choice, since otherwise it would've caused a bunch of PATH headaches and, even worse, the potential for silent build failures in unrelated workflows if these versions took precedence over the previously installed versions. So, 🤷‍♂️.

Maybe instead of a checkbox with a default, it could be a Yes and No button with no default choice, so you're forced to pause for a second to pick one. Or a set of Yes and No radio buttons with none chosen, that you have to select before continuing:

Something like that.