Visual Studio 2022 version 17.8 Preview 2 released

We hope everyone enjoyed all the new and updated features that came with our first preview of Visual Studio’s next version, and now we’re back with more! This release brings additional tools to help you improve your productivity, debug your code, as well as some additional C++ and Game Dev enhancements.

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Browse this comprehensive list of enhancements and let us know which of these enhancements is your favorite:

Area	Enhancements
Productivity	Edit your Pull Request Descriptions with Markdown (Community Suggestion – 281 votes) Summary Diff Improvements (Community Suggestion – 6 votes) GitHub Avatars added to Git Repository Window Multi-Repo Activation Setting
C++ and Game Dev	C11 Threading Support CMake Targets View Improvements Remote File Explorer Improvements Make Member Function Const
.NET/C#	Safely use secrets in HTTP requests
JavaScript and TypeScript Development	launch.json support for open folder
F#	New code fix Improved autocompletion Reduced noise in parameter name hints Diagnostics for unopened files
Debugging and Diagnostics	Cross-platform Enc/Hot Reload debugging support Debug Linux App Services via Attach to Process BenchmarkDotNet IDiagnosers .NET Counter Support for New Instruments via Meters API Test Profiling with VS Profiler
Enterprise Management	Streamlined client initialization steps for IT administrators

You can delve into the complete list of enhancements by checking out the Visual Studio 2022 17.8 Preview 2 Release Notes, and we always love to know what you think with feedback through Developer Community: reports of any bugs or issues via report a problem and share your suggestions for new features or improvements to existing ones.

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Visual Studio 2022 17.8 Preview 2 has arrived! - Visual Studio Blog

We hope everyone enjoyed all the new and updated features that came with our first preview of Visual Studio’s next version, and now we’re back with more! This release brings additional tools to help you improve your productivity, debug your code, as well as some additional C++ and Game Dev...

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Visual Studio 2022 Preview Release Notes

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