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Welcome to what's new in Visual Studio docs. The following sections provide details on the previous three months of new and updated content.
July 2025
Azure
Updated articles
- Azure development with Visual Studio - Update Azure Development overview
- Add Application Insights with Visual Studio Connected Services - Review and update
Data tools
Updated articles
- Windows Communication Foundation Services and WCF Data Services in Visual Studio - Review and update
- Create a basic data application with WPF and Entity Framework 6 - Clarify prerequisites
- Create and configure TableAdapters in .NET Framework applications - Review and update
Debugger
Updated articles
- Walkthrough: Debugging a parallel application in Visual Studio (C#, C++)
- Debug an async application - Update .NET sample in async debugging and refactor content
Deployment
Updated articles
- Include prerequisites with a ClickOnce application - Clarify how to include prerequisites in ClickOnce
Extensibility
Updated articles
- Application Patterns for Visual Studio - Correct application patterns for Visual Studio
Get started
Updated articles
- Learn to use the code editor - Review and update
IDE
New articles
Updated articles
- Quickstart: Create a Python web app with Visual Studio - Review and update
- Use Copilot agent mode - Update screenshot to 17.14.9 GitHub Copilot options
- Manage word wrap in the editor - Add word wrap indentation feature
- Toolbox - Consolidate toolbox articles
- .NET Project Designer - Move articles for project properties
- Properties window - Move articles for project properties
- Settings page, Project Designer - Move articles for project properties
- Specify build events (C#) - UI Reference cleanup and redirections for .NET Framework project designer pages
- Specify build events (Visual Basic) - UI Reference cleanup and redirections for .NET Framework project designer pages
- Code style preferences and code cleanup
- Update C# language UI reference
- Clarify source for .NET code styles in the IDE
- Use GitHub Copilot for free in Visual Studio - Visual Studio 17.14.10 social sign in updates
- Add your GitHub accounts to your Visual Studio keychain - Visual Studio 17.14.10 social sign in updates
- Define consistent coding styles with EditorConfig - Update article on EditorConfig
- Find, install, and manage extensions for Visual Studio
- Extension Manager updates for 17.14
- IntelliCode: AI-assisted code development in Visual Studio - Update UI text
- AI assistance when you write code - Mention how to disable
- Customize chat responses and set context - Refactoring context page
- What is GitHub Copilot Edits? - Refactoring context page
- What is the GitHub Copilot Chat experience for Visual Studio? - Refactoring context page
JavaScript
Updated articles
- Debug a JavaScript or TypeScript app in Visual Studio - Clarify debugging procedures for JavaScript and TypeScript projects
MSBuild
New articles
Updated articles
- Property functions
- Add missing property functions
- Clarify example of IsTargetFrameworkCompatible
- Configure targets and tasks - Inline tasks updates
- MSBuild inline tasks - Inline tasks updates
- Create an MSBuild inline task with RoslynCodeTaskFactory - Inline tasks updates
- Work with item functions - Fix syntax with single quotes
- MSB3277 diagnostic code - MSB3277 is a warning, not an error
- Use the MSBuild API - Add MSBuild Locator
Profiling
Updated articles
- Case study: Isolate a performance issue (C#, Visual Basic, F#) - Improve and streamline introductions to profiling case studies
- Case Study: Beginner's guide to optimizing code and reducing compute costs (C#, Visual Basic, C++, F#) - Improve and streamline introductions to profiling case studies
Python
Updated articles
- Part 1: Work with Python in Visual Studio - Review and update
- Tutorial: Write and run Python code in Visual Studio - Review and update
- Tutorial: Use the Interactive REPL window in Visual Studio - Review and update
- Tutorial: Run code in the Visual Studio Debugger - Review and update
- Tutorial: Install packages in your Python environment in Visual Studio - Review and update
- Tutorial: Work with Git in Visual Studio - Review and update
- Configure Python web apps for IIS - Review and update
- Install Python interpreters - Review and update
- Install Python support in Visual Studio - Review and update
- Create and manage Python environments in Visual Studio - Review and update
- Python support in Visual Studio on Windows - Review and update
Community contributors
The following people contributed to the Visual Studio docs during this period. Thank you! Learn how to contribute by following the links under "Get involved" in the what's new landing page.
- changeworld - Takashi Takebayashi
- peteryurkosky - Peter Yurkosky
- Rageking8 -
- tonyhallett - Tony Hallett
June 2025
Azure
Updated articles
- Add Microsoft Entra ID authentication with Connected Services in Visual Studio - Review and update
Data tools
Updated articles
- Database projects and data-tier applications (.NET Framework) - Review and update
Debugger
Updated articles
- Clarify notes regarding debugger visualizer extension development:
- Dump files in the Visual Studio debugger - Clarify available actions for dump files
- View the call stack and use the Call Stack window in the debugger - Update JavaScript and TypeScript overview
Deployment
Updated articles
- Quickstart: Publish an ASP.NET web app - Review and update
Designers
Updated articles
- What is Windows Forms Designer? - Review and update
IDE
New articles
Updated articles
- Manage word wrap in the editor - Review and update
- Build multiple configurations in a single build request - Review and update
- Use MCP servers (Preview)
- Mark preview back
- Agent mode GA updates
- Get better answers by setting the context for GitHub Copilot Chat in Visual Studio - Add output window context
- Use Copilot agent mode - Agent mode GA updates
- Manage Copilot usage and models
- Update links
- Add on managing Copilot usage and models in Visual Studio
- File nesting in Solution Explorer - Review and update
Install
Updated articles
- Visual Studio workload and component IDs - Update workload and component docs for 17.14
- Configure feedback Group Policies - Update
JavaScript
Updated articles
- JavaScript and TypeScript in Visual Studio - Update JavaScript and TypeScript overview
- Overview of the Visual Studio IDE for JavaScript - Update Start window instructions for JavaScript and TypeScript
MSBuild
Updated articles
- Create multiple build configurations for your source files - Review and update
- MSBuild transforms - Review and update
- MSBuild incremental builds for new or stale targets - Review and update
- MSBuild uses multiple processors to build projects - Review and update
- Common MSBuild project items - Add guidance for Reference item types relevant to COM scenarios
- MSBuild response files - Add note clarifying Visual Studio ignores
.rsp
files - Obtain build logs with MSBuild - Review and update
- Property functions - Update property functions article
- Customize the build by folder - Update higher level Directory.Build.props import to only run if the file actually exists
- Add details for error messages:
- MSB1004 diagnostic code
- MSB1011 diagnostic code
- MSB1022 diagnostic code
- MSB1025 diagnostic code
- MSB1060 diagnostic code
- MSB3022 diagnostic code
- MSB3025 diagnostic code
- MSB3028 diagnostic code
- MSB3052 diagnostic code
- MSB3088 diagnostic code
- MSB3091 diagnostic code
- MSB3094 diagnostic code
- MSB3096 diagnostic code
- MSB3097 diagnostic code
- MSB3107 diagnostic code
- MSB3171 diagnostic code
- MSB3172 diagnostic code
- MSB3178 diagnostic code
- MSB3212 diagnostic code
- MSB3217 diagnostic code
- MSB3232 diagnostic code
- MSB3268 diagnostic code
- MSB3331 diagnostic code
- MSB3374 diagnostic code
- MSB3501 diagnostic code
- MSB3568 diagnostic code
- MSB3686 diagnostic code
- MSB3823 diagnostic code
- MSB3825 diagnostic code
- MSB3883 diagnostic code
- MSB3941 diagnostic code
- MSB4017 diagnostic code
- MSB4020 diagnostic code
- MSB4023 diagnostic code
- MSB4027 diagnostic code
- MSB4061 diagnostic code
- MSB4068 diagnostic code
- MSB4075 diagnostic code
- MSB4078 diagnostic code
- MSB4107 diagnostic code
- MSB4185 diagnostic code
- MSB4186 diagnostic code
- MSB4220 diagnostic code
- MSB4226 diagnostic code
- MSB4244 diagnostic code
- MSB4246 diagnostic code
- MSB4248 diagnostic code
- MSB4249 diagnostic code
- MSB4252 diagnostic code
- MSB4260 diagnostic code
- MSB4801 diagnostic code
- MSB5009 diagnostic code
- MSB5023 diagnostic code
Profiling
Updated articles
Add usage details for BenchmarkDotNet, add links:
- Which performance tool should I use?
- Overview of the profiling tools
- Analyze BenchmarkDotNet data in Visual Studio
XAML tools
Updated articles
- What is XAML Hot Reload? - Update links to redirected articles
Community contributors
The following people contributed to the Visual Studio docs during this period. Thank you! Learn how to contribute by visiting visualstudio-docs on GitHub.
- changeworld - Takashi Takebayashi
- PhilKang0704 - Phil
- AStefankiv - Andrew Stefankiv
- zsd4yr - Zachary Danz
May 2025
Containers
New articles
Debugger
Updated articles
- Debug 64-Bit Applications - Update article on errors related to 64-bit debugging
- Overview of the Visual Studio debugger - Update First Look articles
- Stop Debugging In Progress Dialog Box - Add link to Report a Problem
- View DLLs and executables in the Modules window (C#, C++, Visual Basic, F#) - Clarify how to enable the Modules window
Deployment
Updated articles
- Update UI reference for ClickOnce Publishing
Extensibility
New articles
Updated articles
- Update documentation for Visual Studio 17.14
- Query the project API (VisualStudio.Extensibility) - Update query space description
IDE
New articles
- Copilot Next Edit Suggestions
- Use Copilot agent mode in Visual Studio (Preview)
- Use MCP servers in Visual Studio (Preview)
Updated articles
- What is GitHub Copilot Completions for Visual Studio? - Add section on AI doc comments generation
- Visual Studio performance tips and tricks - Update Visual Studio performance tips
- What's new in Visual Studio 2022 - Update What's New for 17.14
- Add or remove imported namespaces (Visual Basic) - Update procedure for Visual Basic Import namespaces
- Use the Immediate window - Update article on the Immediate window
- JavaScript IntelliSense - Refactor JavaScript/TypeScript editor content
- Add Visual Studio editor support for other languages - Updates for user feedback
- Customize the scroll bar - Updates for user feedback on track changes
- Update code style preferences and EditorConfig article
- Update UI Reference for ClickOnce Publishing
- Updates for changes to the first launch experience for Copilot Free
JavaScript
Updated articles
- Compile TypeScript code (Node.js) - Clarify TypeScript compilation issues for
.esproj
and update links - Compile TypeScript code (ASP.NET Core) - Clarify TypeScript compilation issues for
.esproj
and update links - Tutorial: Add TypeScript to an existing ASP.NET Core app in Visual Studio - Update article on adding TypeScript to ASP.NET
- Linting JavaScript in Visual Studio - Refactoring JavaScript/TypeScript editor content
- Learn to use the code editor for JavaScript - Refactoring JavaScript/TypeScript editor content
MSBuild
Updated articles
- MSBuild - Add heading: Install MSBuild
- Use MSBuild project SDKs - Review and update
- Exclude files from the build - Review and update
- Evaluate items and properties and display results of targets - Explain subtleties of evaluation time for
-getProperty
Profiling
Updated articles
- Overview of the profiling tools (C#, Visual Basic, C++, F#)
- Add profiling content for WSL, Docker, Linux
- Update First Look articles
Test
Updated articles
- Overview of testing tools in Visual Studio
- Update First Look articles
- Walkthrough: Test-driven development using Test Explorer - Update article on test-driven development
- Configure and use Live Unit Testing - Update and fix casing in
.lutignore
samples.
Version control
Updated articles
- Browse Git repositories and compare branches in Visual Studio - Add 17.14 feature: Show incoming outgoing commits only
- Git settings and preferences in Visual Studio - Update Git settings
Community contributors
The following people contributed to the Visual Studio docs during this period. Thank you! Learn how to contribute by visiting visualstudio-docs on GitHub.
- changeworld - Takashi Takebayashi
- AdmiralSnyder - Alexander Gayko
- kzu - Daniel Cazzulino
- Prakash-Kuikel - Prakash Kuikel