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17.6.11 Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6.11 NewReleaseButton

  • 17.6.11 build 400 released April 9th 2024

Issues Addressed in this release of 17.6.11

  • Updated the .NET SDKs to 7.0.315 and 6.0.421.

17.6.10 Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6.10

  • 17.6.10 build 428 released March 12th 2024

Issues Addressed in this release of 17.6.10

  • Updated the .NET SDKs to 7.0.314 and 6.0.420.

17.6.9 Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6.9

  • 17.6.9 build 415 released February 13th 2024

Issues Addressed in this release of 17.6.9

  • Updated the .NET SDKs to 7.0.313 and 6.0.419.

17.6.8 Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6.8

  • 17.6.8 build 400 released January 9th 2024

Issues Addressed in this release of 17.6.8

  • NET8 MAUI, iOS, and macCatalyst projects no longer require manual changes in the csproj file to define the RuntimeIdentifier to launch and debug.
  • Updated the .NET SDKs to 7.0.312 and 6.0.418.

17.6.7 Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6.7

  • 17.6.7 build 417 released November 14th 2023

Issues Addressed in this release of 17.6.7

  • Updated the .NET SDKs to 7.0.311 and 6.0.417.
  • Updated tooling support for Xcode 15.0 for Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Mac.

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17.6.6 Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6.6

  • 17.6.6 build 408 released October 24th 2023

Issues Addressed in this release of 17.6.6

  • Updated the .NET SDKs to 7.0.310 and 6.0.416.
  • Fixed a crash on macOS 14 Sonoma when invoking the code editor's Quick Find with long query strings.

17.6.5 Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6.5

  • 17.6.5 build 417 released October 10th 2023

Issues Addressed in this release of 17.6.5

  • Updated the .NET SDKs to 7.0.309 and 6.0.415.
  • Added tooling support for Xcode 15.0 for Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Mac.

17.6.4 Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6.4

  • 17.6.4 build 472 released September 12th 2023

Issues Addressed in this release of 17.6.4

  • Updated the .NET SDKs to 7.0.308 and 6.0.414.
  • Fixed an issue where a list of phone numbers was not visible in the Apple Developer Account 2-Factor Authentication dialog prompt.
  • Improved selection and caret rendering for lines containing multi-character glyphs and bidirectional text.
  • Fixed a crash in the Immediate window when values were still being evaluated by the debugger and not ready to be displayed.
  • Fixed a problem where the incorrect character could be displayed by the New Project dialog when the validation of the project name failed.

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17.6.3 Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6.3

  • 17.6.3 build 421 released August 8th 2023

Issues Addressed in this release of 17.6.3

  • Updated the .NET SDKs to 7.0.307 and 6.0.413.
  • Fixed an issue where .NET workload project templates were not available when .NET 7.0.400 SDK was installed.
  • Fixed an issue where it was not possible to restore/build .NET 8 projects when .NET 8 Preview 7 SDK was installed.
  • Fixed an issue where the "Report a Problem" dialog can hang the application.
  • Fixed an issue where the user would see incorrect times no matter the time zone (UTC for everyone) when targeting Android 14 / API Level 34.

17.6.2 Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6.2

  • 17.6.2 build 405 released Aug 1st 2023

Issues Addressed in this release of 17.6.2

  • Fixed an issue where the vertical scrollbar does not appear for some in the solution pane.
  • Fixed issues and error messages when using project names and scaffolding containing certain characters.

17.6.1 Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6.1

  • 17.6.1 build 452 released July 11th 2023

Issues Addressed in this release of 17.6.1

  • Updated the .NET SDKs to 7.0.306 and 6.0.412.
  • Adds preview support for .NET 8 SDKs for the IDE. Users can separately install the .NET 8 SDK and enable a preview feature in Preferences to enable the IDE to discover and use the .NET 8 SDK for creating, loading, building, and debugging projects.
  • Fixed an issue where brace completion and formatting would not always work for some users.
  • Fixed an issue where files that should have been ignored were added to git source control when committing all.
  • Fixed an issue where some UI elements would not draw properly on macOS 14 (Sonoma) betas.
  • Fixed an issue where Manage NuGet Packages window could not be opened more than once on macOS 14 (Sonoma) betas.

17.6.0 Visual Studio 2022 version 17.6.0

  • 17.6.0 build 1575 released June 20th 2023

Issues Addressed in this release of 17.6.0

  • Updated the .NET SDKs to 7.0.304 and 6.0.410.
  • Added support for Xcode 14.3 for Xamarin.iOS and Xamarin.Mac.
  • Fixed a Voice Over accessibility problem in the Git Changes window.
  • Addressed several accessibility issues
  • Improved performance in editor tooltips, which were causing some typing delays on macOS Ventura.
  • Git Changes and status bar improvements
  • Android Manifest Editor improvements (application icons, min/target versions)
  • Add support for Android adaptive icons in .NET 6 standalone projects

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