Visual Studio 2026 release notes:
Released October 7th, 2025
| Top bug fixes | From the community |
|---|---|
| .NET Upgrade Assistant extension is no longer compatible with Visual Studio Enterprise 17.14.36518.9 | Feedback ticket |
| Search in file content can't be disabled | Feedback ticket |
| Enabled NuGet MCP server by default in GitHub Copilot chat window | |
| Fixed a potential crash when evaluating C++ expressions during debugging. | Feedback ticket |
| VS 2026 now applies the roamed theme from VS 2022. Because the Blue theme isn't available in VS 2026, Cool Breeze is applied instead in that case. | |
| Display vulnerability indicators in the NuGet Package Manager UI in Visual Studio for directly installed packages, based on data from a configured Audit Source. |
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