Get ready –the first Insiders release of Visual Studio 2026 has arrived! In this new evolution of Visual Studio, we’re continuing our commitment to building the best integrated developer environment for C++ developers on Windows.

Visual Studio 2026 features a fresh UI, faster performance, and improved developer productivity with advanced AI integration.

For more details on what’s new, check out the official announcement on the Visual Studio Blog!

We would love your feedback – try out our Insiders release of Visual Studio 2026 today! If you run into any issues, you can report them to Visual Studio Developer Community from the IDE by navigating to Help > Send Feedback > Report a Problem.