Visual Studio 2022 version 17.12 Preview 3 released

UPDATE 10/22:



We're excited to announce the availability of Visual Studio 2022 v17.12. This update focuses on providing fantastic developer experiences for working with .NET 9 projects and new AI productivity features, along with continuous improvements all-around.

Features​

Released on October 15, 2024.

GitHub Copilot​

• Fix code with GitHub Copilot
• Better AI completions for C#
• Code referencing in GitHub Copilot
• Guided chat in GitHub Copilot
• Starter prompts in GitHub Copilot

Debugging & diagnostics​

• Display method return values
• Export breakpoint groups with ease
• IntelliSense for the IEnumerable Visualizer
• Analyze memory use over time

Git tooling​

• Customize AI Git commit message

IDE​

• Copy files between instances
• Certificate Revocation Checks

Cloud​

• Azure WebJobs Linux support
• Azure Functions Flex Consumption
• Connected Services security update

Top user-reported bug fixes​

• Javascript Files Lose Color Coding after 10000 lines of code
• Using std::format in a module requires including format header in .cpp files using that module
• C++ Syntax Error after upgrading to Visual Studio 17.11.0
• Unable to Move a Block of Code Up and Down After VS Update

See the full list of all the user-reported bug fixes that made it into this release.

From all of us on the team, thank you for choosing Visual Studio. If you have any questions, please reach us on Twitter or Developer Community.

Happy coding!
The Visual Studio team

Note
This update may include new Microsoft or third-party software that is licensed separately, as set out in the 3rd Party Notices or in its accompanying license.