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Even after installing Visual Studio 2012 Update 4, you might notice that there is still no project template for ASP.NET MVC 5. To enable this, you need to install ASP.NET and Web Tools 2013.1. For more information, read the official announcement post: Announcing ASP.NET and Web Tools 2013.1.

You can easily install it using the Web Platform Installer (WPI). The interface will look like this once the installation is complete:

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Now, Visual Studio 2012 (including the Express edition) will display the project template for MVC 5:

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