{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Visual Studio Blog","provider_url":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio","author_name":"John Montgomery","author_url":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/author\/johnmont\/","title":"Visual Studio \"15\" Preview 4 - Visual Studio Blog","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"OH7JRvhSJX\"><a href=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/visual-studio-15-preview-4\/\">Visual Studio &#8220;15&#8221; Preview 4<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/visual-studio-15-preview-4\/embed\/#?secret=OH7JRvhSJX\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Visual Studio &#8220;15&#8221; Preview 4&#8221; &#8212; Visual Studio Blog\" data-secret=\"OH7JRvhSJX\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/visualstudio\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2026\/01\/VS-logo-featured-image.webp","thumbnail_width":560,"thumbnail_height":350,"description":"Today we released Visual Studio \u201c15\u201d Preview 4, introducing many new improvements and bug fixes that bring us one stage closer to the product\u2019s completion. The highlight of this release is that nearly all of VS is running on the new setup engine, resulting in a smaller, faster and less impactful installation. The smallest install [&hellip;]"}