Best of Visual Studio — November 2025

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   Visual Studio Blog·28w

   Visual Studio 2026 is here: faster, smarter, and a hit with early adopters

   Visual Studio 2026 is now generally available with significant performance improvements, including 50% fewer UI hangs and faster startup times. The release introduces AI-native features through GitHub Copilot integration, including new C# and C++ agents for debugging, profiling, and app modernization. Over 5,000 bugs were fixed and 300 feature requests implemented based on community feedback. The IDE now decouples from build tools, allowing updates without affecting .NET or C++ compilers, and maintains full compatibility with Visual Studio 2022 projects and over 4,000 extensions.

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   Collections·28w

   Introducing Visual Studio 2026 and .NET 10 LTS: A Leap Forward in Development

   .NET 10 brings major performance and productivity improvements, with Blazor achieving 76% faster loading times through optimized script delivery and 20% faster component rendering. Visual Studio 2026 introduces AI-native capabilities with GitHub Copilot integration, 50% faster solution loading, and adaptive debugging tools. The release includes built-in passkey authentication, declarative state persistence, 10x faster hot reload for large apps, and full C# 14 support with over 5,000 bug fixes implemented from community feedback.

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   DevBlogs·29w

   Roadmap for AI in Visual Studio (November)

   Microsoft shares Visual Studio's November AI roadmap, focusing on new AI agents, enhanced Agent Mode and Chat capabilities, Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration with full spec support and governance controls, and expanded model options including GPT-5 Codex and auto-model selection. The updates aim to integrate Copilot throughout the development workflow, from code writing to testing and version control.

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   Copilot .Net modernization tool a 'huge downgrade,' devs say – and no longer free • DEVCLASS

   Microsoft replaced the free .NET Framework upgrade assistant with GitHub Copilot app modernization, requiring a paid subscription. Developers report the new AI-powered tool is inferior to its predecessor, with issues including incomplete migrations, hundreds of hours of manual fixes, and less deterministic results. The old upgrade assistant remains accessible through Visual Studio settings, while Microsoft also introduced Managed Instance on Azure App Service for applications that cannot easily migrate to modern .NET.

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   .NET Conf: Explore the Future with .NET 10 and Visual Studio 2026

   .NET Conf 2025 is a free virtual conference from November 11-13 featuring the launch of .NET 10 and Visual Studio 2026. The event covers Visual Studio 2026's enhanced profiler and debugger tools, .NET 10 migration capabilities with Azure integration, C# 14 features, Blazor and .NET MAUI improvements, and AI integrations including Copilot advancements and Microsoft Agent Framework. Sessions include Microsoft experts and global community speakers sharing real-world applications and advanced techniques, with an additional Student Zone day on November 14 for beginners.

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