We are pleased to announce the release of Visual Studio 2022 v17.14 Preview 1, marking the initial preview of our next update to Visual Studio. This update prioritizes delivering exceptional developer experiences, with an emphasis on stability and security, as well as AI enhancements. Download the preview and see the full list of enhancements in the release notes.

Stability & security

In this release, we’re focusing on bug fixes that help make Visual Studio more stable and secure. This is something we do from time to time. Our goal is to ensure that developers can work in a reliable and secure environment without disruptions. By addressing critical issues and enhancing overall performance, we aim to provide a seamless development experience. Our commitment to stability and security means rigorous testing and quality assurance processes are in place, ensuring that every aspect of the IDE functions optimally.

AI improvements

Visual Studio 2022 v17.14 includes AI features that aim to improve developer productivity by automating routine tasks, providing code suggestions, and enhancing coding efficiency. The platform offers AI-assisted code completion, refactoring tools, and personalized insights, allowing developers to write more efficient code and focus on complex aspects of their projects, potentially speeding up development cycles.

We hope you enjoy this preview of Visual Studio, and we look forward to hearing what you think. You can share feedback with us via Developer Community, by reporting issues via report a problem and share your suggestions for new features or improvements to existing ones.

You can download the preview from our website or update it from within the IDE. Please note that you should not use this preview in production environments, and some extensions or workloads may not be compatible with it.

Thank you for using Visual Studio and happy coding!