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Visual Studio 2022 Launch Event Agenda

November 1, 2021 Nov 1, 2021 11/1/21
Andy Sterland
We’re excited to host the Visual Studio 2022 launch event on November 8th. This release is unique: it brings together, the move to 64-bit, new capabilities, and improvements to reliability and performance across your entire developer workflow. The launch event is a celebration of that work, and all the work, our community, and extension

Join us November 8 for the Launch of Visual Studio 2022

October 12, 2021 Oct 12, 2021 10/12/21
Amanda Silver
On behalf of our entire team, I’m excited to announce the upcoming release of Visual Studio 2022 on November 8, and the immediate availability of the Visual Studio 2022 Release Candidate (RC) and Preview 5. We invite you to explore the latest capabilities of Visual Studio 2022 at our virtual launch event on November 8. Throughout the day, ...

Visual Studio 2022 Preview 4 is now available!

September 14, 2021 Sep 14, 2021 09/14/21
Mads Kristensen
We are excited to announce the fourth preview release of Visual Studio 2022! With Preview 4, there are more new capabilities on the themes of personal and team productivity, modern development, and constant innovation. In this blog, we're highlighting a few of the new capabilities of Visual Studio 2022 Preview 4. We’d love for you to ...

Visual Studio 2022 Preview 3 now available!

August 10, 2021 Aug 10, 2021 08/10/21
Mads Kristensen
We are excited to announce the third preview release of Visual Studio 2022! With Preview 3 there are more new capabilities on the themes of personal and team productivity, modern development, and constant innovation. In this blog we’re going to highlight a few of the new capabilities of Visual Studio 2022 Preview 3. We’d love for you to ...

Visual Studio 2022 Preview 2 is out!

July 14, 2021 Jul 14, 2021 07/14/21
Justin Johnson
We're excited to announce the second preview release of Visual Studio 2022! Preview 1 was the first-ever 64-bit Visual Studio, delivering improved scalability. Starting with Preview 2, we’re focusing on delivering new capabilities on the themes of personal and team productivity, modern development, and constant innovation. In this blog we’...

Visual Studio 2022 Preview 1 now available!

June 17, 2021 Jun 17, 2021 06/17/21
Justin Johnson
We're excited to announce that the first preview release of Visual Studio 2022 is ready to install! This is the first release of a 64-bit Visual Studio and we’d love for you to download it, try it out, and join us in shaping the next major release of Visual Studio with your feedback.

Visual Studio 2022

April 19, 2021 Apr 19, 2021 04/19/21
Amanda Silver
 All of our product development begins and ends with you—whether you posted on Developer Community, filled out a survey, sent us feedback, or took part in a customer study, thank you for helping to continue to steer the product roadmap for Visual Studio. I have exciting news—the first public preview of Visual Studio 2022 ...