Visual Studio 2017 version 15.7 Update 2 (aka. 15.7.2) is now available

Microsoft releases a new servicing update for its Visual Studio 2017 version 15.7 installation. If you are running Visual Studio 2017, update to the latest version 15.7.2 to resolve a bunch of issues that has been already identified and fixed.

Check for update notification or launch the Visual Studio Installer to get the updates. If you are willing to know what has been fixed in this update build, check out this blog post.

Download latest version of Visual Studio 2017

Visual Studio 2017 is the latest version of Visual Studio IDE, and comes in three different editions. The different editions of Visual Studio 2017 are: Visual Studio Community 2017, Visual Studio Professional 2017 and Visual Studio Enterprise 2017.

Click here to download latest version of Visual Studio 2017.

Top issues fixed in Visual Studio 2017 v15.7.2

• With 15.7, users installing an extension on the command line with a nested extension may see an error installing. This has been addressed in the 15.7.2 servicing release.
• Anaconda fails to uninstall during upgrade and issues warning (Error 87).
• The SSDT 15.6.0 Installer configuration registry key could not be opened..
• Editor performance Issues when editing JavaScript.
• The Code Coverage functionality in Visual Studio 2017 ignores async methods.
• Missing atls.lib in arm/arm64 after update.
• Test Explorer no longer greys out the previously run unit tests.
• Version 15.7.1 debugs .aspx App in a new Chrome instance even if JavaScript debugging is disabled.
• 15.7 compiler fails with Folly.
• ASP project keeps running after closing the web page.
• Chrome Debugger not working and shows an error message, however, the debugger buttons stay active. .
• Rename Python from Rename on the Refactor menu no longer works.
• Visual Studio Installer doesn't work correctly in low disk space conditions.
• Debugger links to browser when previously not set.
• Problems with template argument deduction for class templates.
• C++ constexpr string_view == fails to compile.
• A regression in Type Providers which use native resources (e.g., FSharp.Data.TypeProviders) has been fixed.
• You can now add files to F# ASP.NET Core projects from the UI.
• Listening to Microsoft-Extensions-Logging causes VS diagnostic events window to disconnect with an error message has been fixed in Service Fabric Tools.