Is there any reason to download updates? Its so annoying.

Why does Microsoft have to make changes we didn't ask for an nobody want, but can't make changes we explicitly request? Visual Studio 2026 is damn ugly and awkward looking compared to 2022. For example, instead of having nice, solid, recognizable folder icons in Solution Explorer that we're all used to and are consistent with File Explorer, Microsoft decided to use outlines of folders that are not recognizable.

Why? This didn't need changing in the first place, and they changed it to something every sane person would consider worse.

Why can't we just right-click on any UI element, go under Properties, and change the freaking foreground and background colors? Why is changing colors to something usable so damn difficult in Visual Studio? And why can't Microsoft just use decent default colors like they used to in the 1990s?

hey, i got a new windows 98 pc, and I want to get visual studio 6.0 onto it. I found the 2 iso files, but i don't have the product key. do any of you have a visual studio 6.0 product key? thanks!

Hello! I am writing in c# but when I click ";", my whole line goes to the left. I looked at chatGpt and online also but I couldnt find anything. How can I get rid of that?

I installed the new VS2026 but it seems to have problems with driver development hence why I want to go back to VS2022. I uninstalled VS2022 and now it's nowhere to be found? I can't install through VS Installer as it's just not there, only 2026. I tried to download it from MS website (https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/older-downloads/) but when I click download next to 2022 it just says no results found. Can I not go back to 2022?

Sharing my experience with Visual Studio 2026 after one hour of usage:

I didn’t really feel like I was using a mature IDE — it feels more like something designed for kids to play with.

The overall design is uncomfortable compared to Visual Studio 2022.

And oh, the blue color! They removed my favorite theme and replaced it with nonsensical colors that strain your eyes after just a short time. Even the dark mode doesn’t make sense. I really don’t understand what happened with the theming — and it seems I’m not alone, as many people are complaining about the new look and color scheme.

Based on these concerns, I’d rather stick with Visual Studio 2022 than use what feels like a toy.

As the title suggests, Visual Studio is getting late updates and less features as compared to VSCode.

For example, Agent was released for Co-pilot on VSCode but it's not available in VS. Also, Amazon Q extension is pretty bad as compared to VSCode.

Since VS is the go to IDE for .Net devs, it's terrible that we are not able to take advantage of latest features of latest tech in the market.

I installed 2026 last night and I noticed its a separate desktop app from the 2022 version. I originally thought installing 2026 would override the 2022 version and uninstall it, but apparently not. I now have both VS2022 and VS2026 on my windows 11 OS laptop.

So can you run both at the same time or will it cause issues? I liked the UI for 2026 a bit better than 2022, but I know for sure it has some bugs like all new softwares do.

I also noticed pretty much all my C/C++ files from my 2022 dashboard (when I first opened the 2022) opens in 2026 and compiles and runs smoothly and the process is the same where it tells you where the error is (like the specific lines in the code) and stuff like that. And its coming from the source --> repos folder in my hard drives directory and I can open the .sln and .vcsrx project folder as well.

Am I also able to code in Java or Python in VS2026 as well? I usually use Google collab or Jupyter notebook as my IDE for python coding as it can be done in blocks, which VS doesn't have.

We are currently 4 devs working in Visual Studio 2022 and we are using the IDE integrated Git feature to sync up with a private GitHub repo. But for some reason some of our commits are getting weirdly pushed and we dont know why.

I'm at lose of words. I've been using VS in the last years regularly, making a game engine.

It seems to me that very often, it just bugs and messes all my progress. It is unbelievable to me how easy it is to corrupt files using this IDE. One time it corrupted my project because I didn't have much space, now It did it again (with over 10GB available to my disk) because I imported a directory, changed the name of the directory and linked it. My program didn't run properly and then I tried removing the includes related to the directory (which didn't work) which was the moment I realized I have to go through again with the same story. I unlinked the directory and deleted it but I have the same problem where the project doesn't run when it did just 5 minutes ago. I have to do the same process from the beginning of creating a new project and doing all the links I did so far or is there an easier way solving this that I don't know?

P.S.: What happened boomers? Did i offend your favorite IDE? like you didn't know it is buggy as hell. Try doing a git push without inserting a commit name and see what happens.

So yesterday I closed the computer for the night and guess what. Today it worked! So try updating VS2022 from installer and let the PC "rest", these are the scientific terms we are going to use when dealing with VS.

A few weeks ago I re-installed Visual Studio along with Unity after quite some time not using them. Last time I used it, Intellisense was already great, but now before I even type something there are whole code suggestions which I find very bothersome !

While I appreciate just having to press tab when I'm halfway through typing a variable/function name, having a whole code suggestion before (and while !) I'm typing my code, and even suggesting a line that has nothing to do with what I'm actually writing is such a pain in the ***

I feel like I'm spending as much time fighting those suggestions off as I spend time actually coding. Does anybody know how to disable this ?

Even a simple Ctrl + F and Ctrl + V must wait a little, otherwise the text gets pasted on text editor instead of search bar. I think the developers are developing this program for nannies. The time I wait for VS to do something, open a solution, start a test etc is more than I do programming. My label will be VS waiter at this point. I will stop using this program whenever I convert to .Net and install Linux. dotnet sln add takes seconds, it should take only a few milliseconds. I wrote my own sln add, which adds in 3 milliseconds. This is insane. Either make it fast, or just shut it down!!!!

I didnt think this post would be commented this much, I am using latest VS 2026, with Windows 11, my specs arent that good, AMD Ryzen 7 PRO, but `Focusing on search bar instantly when pressed Ctrl + F` can be done even with a Arduino Uno. If Linux made this project, it would be instant, but Microsoft doesnt care about speed. Even dotnet sln list takes 3 seconds. I am using XML format sln's, I can easily write a script that lists the projects under 100 milliseconds. It is not about the specs at this point

Can I ask if this all models are same when it comes for helping to your coding?

I'm using VS 2017 at home and thought of installing 2019. But installing it requires me to install all the workloads all over again. Why is this? Can't the new version (2019) just use all of the existing workloads that I installed with 2017?

About a year ago I had a look at using Visual Studio 2019 (ie not Code) for Angular development but came to the conclusion that its angular support was lackluster at best but probably closer to quite bad. Had a quick look now again and go the feeling that nothing had really changed since then.

Should I just skip on VS2019 for Angular (or probably anything client side related) and go with VS Code, Webstorm etc?

Main reason for using VS2019 instead is that it is a real IDE and not just an editor, and that we have quite a few other projects running there, mostly backend, API etc.

I cannot figure out how to get rid of these. I thought I had found the magic by disabling "Track changes", but that had no effect.

There is such a thing as an IDE being too busy!

Looks like I'm stuck with VS2019 for now.

Crashy crashy VS2022 can just stay off my desktop.

Should be easy for someone who knows how to make extensions.
I want to right-click a C# file and select Run. Which basically is:

dotnet run --file path

Ex: dotnet run --file "D:\GoogleDrive\My Content\My Projects\SLT\Assets\SLT.Assets\Test.cs"

Or is it possible to make it a Command?
I got it working in VS Code; I need it in VS too.

Visual Studio is no longer available on Mac, and honestly, it’s ridiculous. People always complain about Apple being closed off, but Microsoft is just as bad, if not worse. They dropped full VS support for Mac, forcing developers to use Visual Studio Code or some half-baked alternatives. Meanwhile, Windows users get the full experience with all the tools and features.

I need Visual Studio for school to properly follow tutorials, and now I have to deal with workarounds or even consider running Windows just for that. I love my Mac – it’s reliable, runs smoothly, and handles everything I need. But this? This is just annoying. Microsoft pushes .NET MAUI and cross-platform development, yet their own tools don’t even support macOS properly anymore.

I even tried alternatives like JetBrains Rider, but it’s just not the same. It feels clunky for .NET development compared to the full Visual Studio experience, and some features just don’t work as smoothly.

If Apple did something like this, people would lose their minds, but somehow Microsoft gets a free pass. At least let people know in advance before pulling support for something essential. Anyone else dealing with this, or am I just unlucky?