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Jessie Houghton Jessie Houghton
Aug 19, 2024

New git tooling features

Visual Studio 2022 v17.11 includes fantastic updates to everyone working with Git. They bring the richness of both GitHub and Azure DevOps into Visual Studio ...

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Rhea Patel Rhea Patel
Aug 15, 2024

Copilot Content Exclusion Now Available in Visual Studio 2022 17.11

We are excited to announce that Copilot Content Exclusion is now available in Visual Studio 2022 17.11. This feature allows your admins to configure Copilot to ...

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Mads Kristensen Mads Kristensen
Aug 14, 2024

First preview of Visual Studio 2022 v17.12 with .NET 9

We’re excited to announce the availability of Visual Studio 2022 v17.12 Preview 1 – the first preview of our next update to Visual Studio. This update ...

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Mads Kristensen Mads Kristensen
Aug 13, 2024

Visual Studio 2022 v17.11 – Your feedback in action

We are thrilled to announce the General Availability (GA) of Visual Studio 2022 version 17.11. This release is a testament to our commitment to listening to you...

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Serena Akpoyibo Serena Akpoyibo
Aug 9, 2024

My Summer Experience as a SWE Intern at Microsoft

Hi everyone! I’m Serena, a rising 4th year at Rochester Institute of Technology with a major in Computer Science and a minor in Psychology. This summer I was ...

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Carlos Guerra Vazquez Carlos Guerra Vazquez
Aug 6, 2024

Introducing the revamped Attach to Process experience

One of the most powerful and frequently used features of Visual Studio is the Attach to Process dialog, which enables you to debug processes running on your ...

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Maia Kelner Dominic Nahous
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Jul 29, 2024

Sign VSIX packages with Sign CLI

You can now leverage Sign CLI for a more secure, modern way to sign your Visual Studio extensions. Signing your VSIX packages improves security, prevents ...

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Laurent Bugnion Laurent Bugnion
Jul 24, 2024

Visual Studio tip: Using Ctrl-L to delete a line with and without Clipboard backup

Here is one Visual Studio tip from my colleague Gwyn Peña-Siguenza which I didn't know about! Yes, even after 26 years using this fantastic tool, I am still ...

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Jim Harrer Jim Harrer
Jul 18, 2024

Three New Premium Visual Studio Subscriber Benefits Announced

A Visual Studio Subscription, whether Professional or Enterprise, delivers far more than just software usage rights; it's a comprehensive toolkit designed to ...

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