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Visual Studio Preview gives you early access to the latest features and improvements not yet available in the main release. To see what is in the current preview, check out the release notes.
What’s in it for me
Our pre-release gives you early access to the new features not yet in Visual Studio.
Try side by side
Install the Preview right alongside your main release, leaving your production install undisturbed.*
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*If you use extensions, they will need to be installed for each instance of Visual Studio in a side by side install.
Remove unused Reference and simplify LINQ expressions
We have added functionality through the Remove Unused References command, which allows you to clean up unused project references and NuGet packages.
There is also an additional IntelliSense functionality by the added completion for Enum values when a type is known even if the Enum value is not entered.
Remove Unused ReferencesEnforce CodeStyle on build
Enhanced Fetch, Pull, and Push action buttons in the Git Changes window
New Azure App Configuration Service Connection and publish experience for Steeltoe applications
Connected Services tab now supports Azure App Configuration that lets you centrally manage application settings and feature flags. When you add this service dependency, your code is automatically updated to connect to your App Configuration resource by installing the most up to date NuGet packages and storing your secrets locally or in the Key Vault.
You can now also deploy your Steeltoe applications to Azure Spring Cloud using Visual Studio publish.
Connected Services App ConfigurationWhat is a Preview?
Visual Studio Preview gives you early access to the latest features and improvements not yet available in the main release. By trying Preview, you can take advantage of new builds and updates that ship on a frequent cadence. For more information on Visual Studio Preview installs, visit our FAQ page.
Please note that the preview version is continuously evolving and certain features may not work as expected. This version is also not licensed to build shipping applications. If you would like to build production application you can access stable release of Visual Studio from our downloads page.
