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GitHub Actions' Windows hosted runner migration to Visual Studio 2026 starts from June 8th, 2026!

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https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/05/12/github-actions-windows-hosted-runner-migration-to-visual-studio-2026-starts-soon/

Announcing Windows Device Kit (WDK) with Visual Studio 2026

https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/windowsdriverdev/announcing-wdk-with-visual-studio-2026/4517316

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TypeScript 7 Beta Now Enabled by Default in Visual Studio 2026 18.6 Insiders 3

https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/typescript-7-beta-now-enabled-by-default-in-visual-studio-2026-18-6-insiders-3/

#visualstudio #typescript #webdev #javascript #vs2026 #productivity #ide

via @dotnet : GitHub Copilot Testing for .NET Brings AI-powered Unit Tests to Visual Studio 2026

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Visual Studio 2026 version 18.3 is now live to the public!

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https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2026/02/12/visual-studio-2026-v18-3-is-now-live/

Visual Studio 2026 v18.3 is now live!

A new version of Visual Studio 2026 is now available to the general public! This version of Visual Studio includes many improvements that were made to this IDE, along with improvements to your productivity.

This upgrade is free, and it depends on your installation size. For example, an upgrade from the last version of VS2026 with C# and C++ workloads to v18.3 requires that you download almost 4.1 GB of data.

We’ll highlight the most interesting changes made to Visual Studio in this version.

• Compact spacing in Solution Explorer: Visual Studio 18.3 increases spacing between items in the Solution Explorer, with the extra spacing being enabled by default, with an option to remove extra spacing.
• Faster scrolling in the text editor: You can now adjust the scrolling factor when scrolling down the source code quickly in the text editor by pressing the Alt key and using your mouse wheel.
• Insignificant line compression: You can increase your screen real estate by compressing lines that are empty by 25% to let you see more code while preserving readability.
• Slimmer left margin in the editor: In the source code editor, the left margins that surround the line number in your source code file are now reduced to give you more readability.
• Support for NuGet audit sources: You can now configure your own audit sources for NuGet packages management feature to manage your own package vulnerabilities without having to resort to using NuGet.org.
• Blazor Hot Reload improvements: Hot Reload in Blazor applications for web development has been upgraded to automatically restart when a rude edit has been discovered and to enable faster and more reliable debugging.
• Razor editor improvements: In the Razor editor, this version of Visual Studio now improves the overall performance of the editor by running the Razor compiler and tooling code within the Roslyn LSP server with co-hosting.

As for AI tools, here are some of the most striking changes:

• NuGet MCP server: The Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for NuGet allows GitHub Copilot to both retrieve real-time information about the installed packages in your projects and to update packages.
• Click to accept code completions: When you receive a code completion from GitHub Copilot in your source code, you can now point your cursor to the line of code that you want to add to the source and click on it.
• Colorized code completions: The code completions provided by GitHub Copilot are now colored to enhance readability. Also, code completions that are provided by IntelliCode are colorized.
• Slash commands for prompt instructions: When you’re writing your prompt with GitHub Actions, you can now use the slash character to get a list of commands that you can customize GitHub Copilot with.
• Copilot memories: In the Copilot memories feature, you can now teach the AI assistant to comply with your coding standards and to memorize them across all coding sessions to ensure consistency.
• Preview Markdown from the chat: If you’re adding or changing a Markdown document with GitHub Copilot, you can preview the generated Markdown format without applying it to your project.

In order to download Visual Studio 2026, ensure that you’re using Visual Studio Installer. You can download this version of Visual Studio, along with the release notes, here.

ReSharper 2025.3: Day-One C# 14 Support, Visual Studio 2026 Compatibility, and Major Performance Gains buff.ly/fvJaVdK #dotnet #visualstudio #jetbrains #resharper #csharp #vs2026 #productivity

ReSharper 2025.3: Day-One C# 1...

ReSharper 2025.3: Day-One C# 14 Support, Visual Studio 2026 Compatibility, and Major Performance Gains buff.ly/fvJaVdK #dotnet #visualstudio #jetbrains #resharper #csharp #vs2026 #productivity

ReSharper 2025.3: Day-One C# 1...

ReSharper and Visual Studio 2026: Day-One Compatibility, Migration Steps, and Performance Gains

https://blog.jetbrains.com/dotnet/2025/10/02/resharper-and-visual-studio-2026/

#dotnet #visualstudio #resharper #vs2026 #jetbrains #performance #productivity

Interesting Facts about Visual Studio 2026 Preview Insider | NDepend

https://blog.ndepend.com/interesting-facts-about-visual-studio-2026-preview-insider/

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We will showcase the whole Visual Studio 2026 UI and C# support soon!

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.NET 10.0 reaches its first candidate!

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https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2025/09/10/net-10-reaches-its-first-candidate/

.NET 10 reaches its first candidate!

.NET 10 went through a large amount of changes since the development has started right after .NET 9.0 was released last November. Since then, several previews have been released, and we are excited to announce that .NET 10 has reached the first release candidate stage! This is the same version that will ship with Ubuntu 26.04 LTS RR.

The first release candidate brings a lot of fixes in different areas, including the runtime, the C# and Visual Basic language support, and the SDK. You can access the announcement that will be linked at the bottom of the page.

One intriguing improvement in this release candidate of .NET 10 is that full dark mode support has been added to Windows Forms. Dark Mode is essential, because it’s easier on your eyes than the all-bright elements. Now, your Windows Forms applications can benefit from the system-wide dark mode setting without a single configuration.

Another addition is that hex string conversion now supports UTF-8 by adding additional overloads for converting a buffer of UTF-8 text to byte arrays and vice versa. You can take a look at the added functions here.

The first release candidate of .NET 10 is already available when you install Visual Studio 2026 Insiders. However, you can install the SDK yourself here.

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You can apply Visual Studio 2026 UI to your Visual Studio 2022!

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https://officialaptivi.wordpress.com/2025/09/03/how-to-apply-visual-studio-2026-ui-to-your-visual-studio-2022/

How to apply Visual Studio 2026 UI to your Visual Studio 2022

Visual Studio 2026 brings a refined design that increases your productivity while reducing clutter. This renewed design language is based on the Microsoft Fluent Design system. However, this was being secretly under development during the whole Visual Studio 2022 lifetime, and it was most notable during 2023 when a blog article was made.

An open source Visual Studio extension is finally here to manage feature flags, and, thankfully, it includes many interesting features flags not normally shown in the entire Visual Studio 2022 IDE settings. However, it comes with a warning that those flags might destabilize the whole IDE, depending on the changes made. The extension is called Feature Flags by Paul Harrington.

First, install the Feature Flags extension. You can install it by going to Extensions > Manage Extensions.

After that, search for “feature flags,” and press the Install button on the “Feature Flags” extension.

After that, close Visual Studio, and the VSIX installer should pop up automatically.

Once installation completes, open Visual Studio, and go to Tools > Options > Feature Flags. After that, enable Shell.ExperimentalStyles and disable Shell.ClassicStyles.

Once done, press OK and restart Visual Studio. You can see the comparison pictures of what Visual Studio 2022 will look like before and after the changes have been made. Your Visual Studio 2022 now looks like Visual Studio 2026!

Additionally, Visual Studio has all the Fluent style themes that you can easily change by going to Tools > Themes and selecting a theme.

The following light themes are available:

• Bubblegum (red)
• Cool Breeze (blue)
• Icy Mint (light blue)
• Mango Paradise (orange)
• Silky Pink (light pink)
• Sunny Day (yellow)

The following dark themes are available:

• Cool Slate (dark blue)
• Juicy Plum (purple)
• Moonlight Glow (blue)
• Mystical Forest (green)
• Spicy Red (red)

If you don’t like any of those themes, you can switch to Light and Dark themes at any time.

Are you excited about Visual Studio 2026?

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