📢 Visual Studio 2019 v16.11 to improve Git Tooling

While the Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 Preview 1 adds .NET Hot Reload User Experience for editing managed code at runtime, Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 Preview 2 adds the following Git Tooling improvements:

• Access additional actions from the overflow menu in the branch picker in the Git Changes window and status bar.
• Hover over a branch name to see the last commit details in a tooltip.
• Access additional actions in the repository picker overflow menu from the status bar.
• Hover over a repository name to see repository details such as local path and remote URL.

Microsoft to release Visual Studio 2022 Preview 1 this year. It will be the first 64-bit version of Visual Studio which will improve the speed and performance afforded by more memory access. It will also bring new UI enhancements, more personalization options, and a continued focus on empowering developers.

Apart from these new improvements, Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11 Preview 2 also includes the following 22 bug fixes:

• Fixed formating when providing no container name in a code search.
• Fixed missing warning messages in CppCoreCheck.
• Fixed a bug when adding a class in ASP.NET causing a yellow bar with the error message: 'CSharpSyncNamespaceCodeRefactoringProvider'.
• Improved performance around using PointerSafetyXtension in CppCoreCheck.
• Improved localization around VC++ features.
• Fixed a build error when the solutionPath variable evaluates to undefined.
• Fixed a rare scenario that could keep Visual Studio instances from closing if the Test Explorer is open in the solution.
• Fixed a visibility issue with high contrast black in virtual machines shifting focus.
• Fixed an issue where an error "No such image" occurs when removing multi-selected images that have been tagged.
• Improved the XAML typing experience on the LiveShare client.
• Fixed an issue when using the Navigate To with a speech recognition command causing the user to wait for the ToolTip to clear before seeing the result.
• Fixed an issue causing previously opened documents to not restore when a solution is reopened.
• Fixed a UWP crash when using the new Sample Data feature.
• Fixed a bug where there were no project properties providers for "Persistence = AssemblyReference".
• Decreased processor consumption of setup.exe.
• Fixed an issue preventing HRESULT resources from being customized for XBOX.
• Fixed an unhandled exception after clicking "Debug Tests".
• Fixed a build error message "NETSDK1 031" when using a Windows Application Packaging Project.
• Fixed a crash after ending some LiveShare Sessions.
• Fixed a bug causing a failure of the "X" button on a page of the First Launch Wizard.
• Fixed an "Operation not supported" error message in LiveShare.
• Fixes a bug in Cloud Service (extended support) publish with different settings value in different service configurations.