Hi, im a begginer in c++, currently im learning c++ in UDEMY with vs2022 (my course is in vs2022) but i just realize that vs2026 is available, my question is... should i buy another course to focus in this New versión or should i still learning in that course of vs2022? I just have 2 months learning c++, and i want to be an Unreal Engine video game developer 🥹, thanks you all.

And why ? extension support or something else ? If not, when do you plan to move to VS2026 ?

The context: employee (you can't choose) ? personnal ? self-employed or executive / decider ?

Downloaded the insiders edition earlier today at work to test it out, we have very large solutions where debugging becomes quite laggy and hogs a large amount of ram on vs2022. Even ctrl t code search is laggy and vsvim is also delayed. Pretty shitty experience but ive been dealing with it anyways.

However when i switched to vs2026 these issues went away and it was almost as smooth as using an actual text editor. Debugging was fast and generally moving around and using different ide features was also quick and clean

I was wondering if anyone had a similar experience or how they are finding it?

I did see the reccomended spec being upped to 64gb but from one of the vs devs in this sub i realised it was for ops to buy better dev laptops (which is pretty neat)

I need advice as I didn't use visual studio for years now, I found 2026 got released before I installed 2022, so should I stick to 2022 release or go for the new 2026 version?
Also a dumb question but can I use vs 2026 with other .net versions earlier than 10? As I read it is installed with .net 10

It's been a long time coming and now it's finally here

I started using Visual Studio with the 2022 release, and I have a simple question about migrating to the upcoming 2026 version.

My question is: when Visual Studio 2026 is released, will the 2022 version automatically update to it, or are they independent versions, meaning I would need to uninstall 2022 and install 2026? How does this transition work for those who previously used VS2015, VS2019, etc.?

Also, I saw that the recommended RAM for VS2026 is 64 GB. In that case, would the minimum be 24 GB? Or would 62 GB be required for large projects?

Have you guys already switched to VS2026, or are you waiting for the full release? Is it worth it to already switch or are there still some breaking issues?

I rely on Visual Studio heavily, but VS2026 is extremely buggy, whereas VS2022 was stable for me. All kind of features stop working mid-use, like even search on text. When you experience it, you think you're losing your mind, like, "I swear I typed that right?!". And IDE hangs, of course.

As with much Microsoft software back in the day, my workaround has been: turn off the car, get out of the car, get back in the car, restart the engine.

I'm asking because I know I can't be the only one. And, well, misery loves company.

Hello everyone!

I'm developing an app in MAUI in Visual Studio 2022 (Community version). I use .NET9 and I'm happy with Visual Studio 2022. Now there's one NuGet package that requires .NET10. Very annoying, because that means I'll have to upgrade to Visual Studio 2026.

It's this stubborn NuGet package that's causing me this trouble, in case anyone is interested:

https://www.nuget.org/packages/Shiny.Maui.TableView

Does anyone know now much disk space this upgrade is going to cost me?

I don't have unlimited hard drive space and buying a larger hard drive is not an option right now, because hard drive prices are going through the roof currently.

I really want to do an upgrade, updating the same components that I had installed before, not installing both versions side by side. Did anyone do the upgrade? How much extra space does Visual Studio 2026 occupy compared to Visual Studio 2022?

I heard Visual Studio 2026 includes AI. I have zero interest in that or a local LLM and I hope that won't eat up my disk space.

Hello,

I created a new (free) Visual Studio 2019,2022 and 2026 extension which some of you may (or may not like.)

Unsure if I'm posting in the right place, so if not, my apologies - feel free to move or delete. It's the first VS extension I've created. (Hopefully more to come)

Here's the blurb.

The Problem

During a typical development session:

• Solution Explorer disappears offscreen or gets buried under other windows

• Tool windows (such as Solution Explorer, Github CoPilot, Test Explorer, Output window) accumulate until your workspace becomes cluttered

• You repeatedly open the same combinations of tool windows for specific tasks (debugging, profiling, database work, etc.)

The Solution

This extension provides flexible, stack-based tool window management:

Quick Access Commands

• Show Solution Explorer - Instantly bring Solution Explorer fully into view, even if it's offscreen

• Close All Tool Windows (except Solution Explorer) - Clean your workspace while preserving navigation

• Close All Tool Windows - Nuclear option for complete decluttering (code windows remain untouched)

Stash/Restore System (The Power Feature)

With this feature you can stash tool windows for showing or closing later.

I expected fundamentally better user experience about vs2026, but it feels like it's the same slow thing with some rounded corners and different icons.

Recommended is 64 Gb RAM and 16 CPU Core. Wow!!! I can already feel the power.

See the VS 2026 release notes for everything that's changed in the product, the MSVC compiler team's blog post about C++23 Core Language features (yes, they're finally working on C++23!), and as always, the STL Changelog's detailed summary of everything we merged for this release. I take great care to record every single commit that goes into the STL, excluding only README updates and utterly trivial or internal-only changes.

If you have questions or concerns about the product, I can typically get MSVC team members to respond directly here (and I can answer STL questions myself).

Edit: Shortly after I posted this, we also published What's New for C++ Developers in Visual Studio 2026 version 18.0 which covers C++-specific IDE features (and some overlapping mentions of compiler and library changes).

Apparently Microsoft has been removing all references and links to VS 2022 from pretty much everywhere in their websites. Even if you search for Visual Studio 2022, and download the (supposedly) 2022 installer, it will download the 2026 installer. They've made most VS2022 links redirect to 2026 ones.

Anyway, after a bit of digging in this subreddit I found the one working page that lets you download Visual Studio 2022, and I'm making it a post so that others can find it more easily.

Here's the link: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/releases/2022/release-history

Community Version: https://aka.ms/vs/17/release/vs_community.exe (or just scroll down to "Current 17.14")