1 month ago - In the demo shown below, you can see the difference firsthand: Visual Studio 2026 with .NET 10 achieves startup times up to 30% faster compared to Visual Studio 2022 with .NET 9 when using F5. These gains come from optimizations in both the debugger and the .NET runtime, delivering a noticeably smoother experience. ... Quickly find text inside long strings while debugging. You can now search within string values in the Text Visualizer using the new Quick Find feature!

2 weeks ago - Try Visual Studio 2026 Insiders with Copilot AI deeply integrated, faster performance across C# and C++, and a refreshed, modern UI.

November 15, 2025 - Before I changed to the Unity Project pane, I asked Copilot: “How do I set dark mode?” It gave plenty of answers. In a trice, we were good. Although there was no option to “just do it,” it did offer a script. It also offered screenshots for 2026, so at least it knew the version for sure. New files were loaded into the editor fairly rapidly after selecting.

1 week ago - Activate GitHub Copilot Free and unlock this and other AI features. No trial. No credit card. Just your GitHub account. Activate GitHub Copilot for free now. ... Review and navigate pull requests without leaving Visual Studio. Pull requests are just a click away in the View → Git Repository window. No need to switch context to the browser! Access pull requests for the active repository created by your team, assigned to you, created by you, or even created by Copilot! Don't see a new PR in the list?

3 weeks ago - Below updates are all available in Visual Studio 2026 only. The Cloud Agent is now in preview and ready to help you offload repetitive or time-consuming work. Enable it via the Copilot badge dropdown → Settings & Options → Coding Agent (Preview). Note: You’ll need to restart Visual Studio after enabling.

3 weeks ago - Today's November update shows a focus on performance, a refreshed UX, and deeper GitHub Copilot integration, extending Copilot beyond chat and edits into more autonomous and context-aware workflows.

September 10, 2025 - Visual Studio 2026 ships with Copilot Free built-in, giving every developer access to AI-powered code completion, explanations, and suggestions without requiring a separate subscription.

September 9, 2025 - Visual Studio 2026 Insiders is here with AI integration, blazing fast performance, Fluent UI design, and a new Insiders Channel for early features.

November 13, 2025 - Microsoft didn’t just give VS 2026 new features it made the IDE significantly faster. ... Developers working with enterprise-scale projects will especially appreciate the smoother navigation, quicker builds, and reduced delays. The IDE finally feels as responsive as today’s workflows demand. If you’ve used VS Code, you’ll instantly feel at home. Visual Studio 2026 introduces a refreshed interface powered by Microsoft’s Fluent design language.

November 12, 2025 - The new SLNX solution format simplifies ... release also improves Git and GitHub integration, with simplified branch switching, better pull request workflows, and enhanced code review features directly within the IDE....

September 16, 2025 - With GitHub Copilot deeply integrated, support for .NET 10 and C# 14, a refreshed user interface, and massive performance improvements, this release is designed to make developers more productive while modernizing the IDE for the next decade.

September 10, 2025 - This version (18.0) introduces three revolutionary pillars that transform the development experience: Key Innovation Areas AI-Woven Development: Native integration of GitHub Copilot throughout the development workflow Enterprise-Scale Performance:…

September 11, 2025 - Visual Studio 2026 Insiders: Here’s the Good, the Bad, and the WTF From performance boosts and AI features to bloat and redesign headaches, here’s everything you need to know about Visual Studio …

September 10, 2025 - Support for .NET 10 and C# 14 (Just to let you know to as other have asked for this in the Community: I had a talk with the Visual Studio team, and .NET 10 will not be fully compatible with 2022 – from 2026 and newer 🙂) ... Faster, more reliable Hot Reload with auto-restart for rude edits. Razor editor improvements: performance, formatting, IntelliSense, and new code actions. ... Toolset now requires Windows 10/Server 2016+. Feature deprecations/removals: C++AMP, ARM32, /DEBUG:FASTLINK, /await.

Specific highlights of the release, officially version 18.0, include tighter integration of GitHub Copilot throughout the IDE, with features such as adaptive paste, context menu actions, and AI-assisted profiling.

September 9, 2025 - Might even be needed after "disabling" the AI features, because who trusts that that actually works .. ... Umm... okay ... Hey folks, I'm the performance architect on Visual Studio. You can blame me for that statement as I came up with the numbers. Here's the reality; Visual Studio 2026 minimum and recommended requirements are the same as 2022 and 2019, but will perform significantly better on the same hardware. The new version uses less resources, and make better use of the available resources when needed.

September 12, 2025 - This thing is one of the coolest features they added. What is interesting is that you can use it in Visual Studio 2022 also, if you don’t want to try out the new version (or if you encounter an ugly bug and for some feature you want to go back to the old IDE), and to enable it you need v17.15 preview 3 at least and go to: Tools -> Options -> GitHub -> Copilot -> Enable Adaptive Paste.

Visual Studio 2026 — strongest integration with Microsoft’s ecosystem, support for new .NET/C# releases immediately, and deeper AI and performance improvements.

November 11, 2025 - Visual Studio 2026 changes all that. Now the IDE is decoupled from its build tools, so you can update Visual Studio itself any time you want without affecting your .NET or C++ compilers. Even better, you’ll get automatic monthly updates with fresh features, design tweaks, and productivity boosts delivered right to your IDE, while keeping your toolchains stable for as long as you need. If you like to try out new ...

November 12, 2025 - I didn't call it out in the blog post because other unit testing frameworks are more popular for C++ (e.g. Google Test, Catch2, Boost.Test) and I believe the code coverage feature doesn't work for those. Continue this thread Continue this thread Continue this thread ... Does it automatically reformat your code into its preferred style without asking, like VS2022? Grr. ... Finally! Still waiting for angle bracket colorization though. Visual Studio 2026 Insiders is here!