Visual Studio 2026 version 18.0.2 released

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• Dec 3, 2025

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Visual Studio November Update – Visual Studio 2026, Cloud Agent Preview, and more - Visual Studio Blog

Visual Studio 2026 is now generally available with agentic and AI-native developments!

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System One System Two

• OS

  Windows 11 Pro for Workstations

  Computer type

  PC/Desktop

  Manufacturer/Model

  Custom self build

  CPU

  Intel i7-8700K 5 GHz

  Motherboard

  ASUS ROG Maximus XI Formula Z390

  Memory

  64 GB (4x16GB) G.SKILL TridentZ RGB DDR4 3600 MHz (F4-3600C18D-32GTZR)

  Graphics Card(s)

  ASUS ROG-STRIX-GTX1080TI-O11G-GAMING (11GB GDDR5X)

  Sound Card

  Integrated Digital Audio (S/PDIF)

  Monitor(s) Displays

  2 x Samsung Odyssey G75 27"

  Screen Resolution

  2560x1440

  Hard Drives

  1TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
  4TB Samsung 990 PRO M.2,
  TerraMaster F8 SSD Plus NAS

  PSU

  Seasonic Prime Titanium 850W

  Case

  Thermaltake Core P3 wall mounted

  Cooling

  Corsair Hydro H115i

  Keyboard

  Amazon Basics Wired Full Keyboard MD005

  Mouse

  Logitech MX Master 4

  Internet Speed

  2 Gbps Download and 100 Mbps Upload

  Browser

  Chrome and Edge

  Antivirus

  Microsoft Defender

  Other Info

  Logitech Z625 speaker system,
  Logitech BRIO 4K Pro webcam,
  HP Color LaserJet Pro MFP M477fdn,
  CyberPower CP1500PFCLCD
  Galaxy S23 Plus phone

• Operating System

  Windows 11 Pro

  Computer type

  Laptop

  Manufacturer/Model

  Surface Laptop 7 Copilot+ PC

  CPU

  Snapdragon X Elite (12 core) 3.42 GHz

  Memory

  16 GB LPDDR5x-7467 MHz

  Monitor(s) Displays

  15" HDR

  Screen Resolution

  2496 x 1664

  Hard Drives

  1 TB SSD

  Internet Speed

  Wi-Fi 7 and Bluetooth 5.4

  Browser

  Chrome and Edge

  Antivirus

  Microsoft Defender

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• Dec 4, 2025

• #3

nice! love updates!

 

My Computers

System One System Two

• OS

  Windows 11 Pro (x64)(v25H2)(26200.8524)

  Computer type

  PC/Desktop

  Manufacturer/Model

  [Self-built](custom-build)(June 2020)

  CPU

  AMD Ryzen 9 3900X 12-Core/24-threads

  Motherboard

  Asus PRIME X570-PRO (BIOS_r5044 [01/04/2026])

  Memory

  64GB, 2x G.Skill 32GB (PC3200)(DDR4-2137)

  Graphics Card(s)

  ASUS PRIME GeForce RTX 5070 12GB OC Edition, GPU by NVIDIA.

  Sound Card

  Realtek® ALC1220A 8-Channel High Definition Audio CODEC

  Monitor(s) Displays

  24" DELL Gaming Monitor - G2422HS - DisplayPort used

  Screen Resolution

  1920x1080p at 165Hz (16:9 Aspect Ratio)

  Hard Drives

  2TB Samsung 980 Pro (NVMe)(SSD)
  4TB Samsung 990 Pro (NVMe)(SSD)
  2TB Samsung 870 EVO (SSD)
  
  NVMe 2TB
  -- OS(Win11 Pro x64),
  -- programs,
  -- programming(MS Visual Studios 2022 Community Ed.),
  -- music
  
  NVMe 4TB
  video game installs.
  
  #3 FILE Server!

  PSU

  Thermaltake TOUGHPOWER DPS G RGB Titanium Certified 1250Watt

  Case

  Corsair Graphite Series 780T Full Tower PC Case

  Cooling

  AMD Wraith cooler (stock) & 3x Corsair case fans

  Keyboard

  Redragon K580 VATA RGB LED Backlit Mechanical Gaming Keyboard (brown switches).

  Mouse

  Redragon M602 RGB Wired USB Gaming mouse

  Internet Speed

  2,100Mbps Download, 300Mbps Upload

  Browser

  Firefox & Google Chrome

  Antivirus

  n/a aka "ABOVE TOP SECRET!" lol ;)

  Other Info

  My System is the ULTIMATE GAMING RIG ^_^
  TP-Link BE9300 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Wireless 2.5Gigabit Router
  Model Archer BE550 (v1.0)
  Arris S34 Cable Modem
  Nvidia GFX Drivers: (v596.49)
  Realtek UAD Drivers: (v6.0.9977.1)
  Realtek LAN Drivers:(v1125.29.50.202)(2026-04-19)
  Intel LAN Drivers: (v14.01.24.00)(2025-10-03)

• Operating System

  Windows 11 Pro x64

  Computer type

  Laptop

  Manufacturer/Model

  DELL G15 Ryzen edition, model 5515

  CPU

  AMD Ryzen 7 5800H

  Motherboard

  DELL G15 Ryzen edition

  Memory

  32GB GSkill DDR4 2x 16GB sticks

  Graphics card(s)

  Ryzen 7 5800H integrated AMD Radeon Graphics and Nvidia GeForce 3060 6GB

  Sound Card

  Realtek ALC3254 with Nahimic 3D Audio for Gamers

  Monitor(s) Displays

  built-in

  Screen Resolution

  1920x1080

  Hard Drives

  512GB NVMe SSD, 1TB Samsung 970 EVO NVMe SSD

  PSU

  unknown

  Case

  laptop

  Keyboard

  built-in

  Mouse

  Logitech B100 USB

  Internet Speed

  2,100Mbps download, 300Mbps upload

  Browser

  Firefox & Google Chrome

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• Dec 12, 2025

• #4

I've been methodically going through the Kindle edition of Mark J Price - C# 14 and .NET 10 updated for Visual Studio 2026.

 

My Computers

System One System Two

• OS

  Windows 11 Pro

  Computer type

  Laptop

  Manufacturer/Model

  Dell XPS 16 DA16260

  CPU

  Intel Series 3 Core Ultra X9 388H

  Memory

  64GB LPDDR5x 9600 MT/s

  Graphics Card(s)

  Intel Arc graphics B390 Panther Lake

  Monitor(s) Displays

  16" 3.2K Tandem OLED Infinity Edge

  Screen Resolution

  3200 x 2000 16:10 236 PPI

  Hard Drives

  1 Terabyte M.2 PCIe NVMe SSD

  Case

  Black Anodized Aluminum

  Cooling

  Vapor Chamber Cooling

  Mouse

  None

  Internet Speed

  942 Mbps Netgear Mesh + 2 Satellites

  Browser

  Microsoft Edge (Chromium)

  Antivirus

  Windows Security (Defender)

  Other Info

  NPU delivering 67 TOPS
  Microsoft 365 subscription
  Microsoft OneDrive 1TB Cloud
  Microsoft Visual Studio
  Microsoft Visual Studio Code
  Microsoft Sysinternals Suite
  Microsoft BitLocker
  Microsoft Copilot
  Dell Support Assist
  Dell Command | Update
  Macrium Reflect X subscription
  1Password Password Manager
  Amazon Kindle for PC
  Lightroom/Photoshop subscription
  Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation

• Operating System

  Windows 11 Pro

  Computer type

  Laptop

  Manufacturer/Model

  Microsoft Surface Laptop 7

  CPU

  Snapdragon® X Elite (12 Core) with Hexagon NPU delivering 45 TOPS

  Memory

  32GB LPDDR5x 8448 MT/s

  Graphics card(s)

  Integrated Adreno GPU

  Sound Card

  Omnisonic speakers with Dolby Atmos spatial sound

  Monitor(s) Displays

  13.8″ PixelSense Flow touchscreen 120 Hz 600 NIT

  Screen Resolution

  2304 × 1536 (201 PPI), 3:2 aspect ratio

  Hard Drives

  1 TB PCIe NVMe Gen 4 SSD

  Case

  Black Anodized Aluminum

  Cooling

  Vapor Chamber Cooling

  Mouse

  None

  Internet Speed

  942 Mbps Netgear Mesh + 2 Satellites

  Browser

  Microsoft Edge (Chromium)

  Antivirus

  Windows Security (Defender)

  Other Info

  Microsoft 365 subscription (Office)
  Microsoft OneDrive 1TB Cloud
  Microsoft Visual Studio 2026
  Microsoft Visual Studio Code
  Interactive Brokers Trader Workstation
  Lightroom/Photoshop subscription
  1Password Password Manager
  Microsoft Sysinternals
  Amazon Kindle for PC
  Microsoft BitLocker
  Microsoft Copilot