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Code Assessment with .NET Upgrade Assistant

June 25, 2024 Jun 25, 2024 06/25/24

McKenna Barlow

We are thrilled to announce the latest enhancements to the .NET Upgrade Assistant. .NET Upgrade Assistant helps upgrade solutions to newer versions of .NET. Whether you’re upgrading from .NET Framework to .NET 8 or just between .NET Core versions (from .NET 6 or 7 to .NET 8 or 9), .NET Upgrade Assistant can help you understand what changes ...

Keep Visual Studio automatically updated and secure through Microsoft Update

June 19, 2024 Jun 19, 2024 06/19/24

Christine Ruana

Visual Studio is coming to Microsoft Update! We’re pleased to announce that starting in August 2024, developers who are not part of an organization managed by an IT administrator can choose to receive monthly Visual Studio security updates through the Microsoft Update (MU) system on "patch Tuesdays". This new update option will be ...

Introducing the Revamped Visual Studio Resource Explorer

June 3, 2024 Jun 3, 2024 06/3/24

McKenna Barlow

With the recent revamp of Visual Studio’s Resource Explorer, developers are in for a treat! We’re thrilled to unveil the reimagined Visual Studio Resource Explorer, and trust us, it’s a game-changer. Developers who manage resources in Visual Studio will be delighted to learn that we have finally updated our out-of-the-box resource ...

Balancing User Updates with Security Best Practices

September 13, 2023 Sep 13, 2023 09/13/23

Christine Ruana

In today’s world, it is imperative for IT administrators and organizations to manage security effectively and embrace security best practices. One common best practice involves implementing appropriate permission levels to ensure that only authorized accounts can access sensitive data and functionality. Another widely accepted best practice ...

Improving the Spell Checker

March 15, 2023 Mar 15, 2023 03/15/23

Dante Gagne

Welcome to our latest blog post about the spell checker feature in Visual Studio 17.6 preview 2! We're excited to share with you the latest improvements we've made to this feature, which was first introduced in the Visual Studio 17.5 preview releases for C#, C++, and markdown files. We've received an overwhelming amount of valuable feedback ...

Introducing Visual Studio Administrator Updates

April 8, 2021 Apr 8, 2021 04/8/21

Christine Ruana

During the month of April 2021, Visual Studio will start publishing administrator updates to Visual Studio 2017 and Visual Studio 2019 via Windows Server Update Services (WSUS) and the Microsoft Update Catalog. Enterprises will be able to then use standard deployment tools like Microsoft Endpoint Configuration Manager to easily roll out these...

Catch up with Visual Studio Tools for Unity on Mac

February 17, 2020 Feb 17, 2020 02/17/20

Abdullah Hamed

Whats new in Visual Studio Tools for Unity since we launched Visual Studio for Mac.

‘Tis the Season for the Visual Studio 2019 v16.4 Release

December 3, 2019 Dec 3, 2019 12/3/19

Jacqueline Widdis

Visual Studio 2019 v16.4 is available today. Highlights of the release include: better GitHub integration, Vertical Tabs, Container Tools, Xamarin Hot Reload, C++ Tooling, .NET Productivity, Pinnable Property Tabs, and much more.

Welcome to the new home of our developer tools blogs!

February 13, 2019 Feb 13, 2019 02/13/19

Nicole Bruck

With the new look and URL for Microsoft’s developer tools and services blogs where you can explore the latest news and updates for our products, discover a new project to try out, and share your favorite content with your friends.

Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9 now available

November 19, 2018 Nov 19, 2018 11/19/18

Angel Zhou

Visual Studio version 15.9 is now out. This release comes with improvements for C++ debugging, .NET tooling, UWP performance, and more. Click to learn more!

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