Visual Studio 2022 17.1 reaches general availability, 17.2 preview launched

Git features are on the menu.

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What you need to know

Visual Studio 2022 17.1 has entered general availability and comes packed with not only fixes for existing issues but also changes and new features designed to help with productivity. Here are the highlights of the latest VS22 experience.

Indexed Find in Files is now enabled by default for speedier searching (however, it can be disabled if you really don’t want it). There’s also a new feature for autosaving that’ll hopefully prevent you from losing any valuables.

Here’s what Microsoft has to say about the feature and how it affects the Documents page (pictured above): “By selecting ‘Automatically save files when Visual Studio is in the background’ on this page, any time Visual Studio loses focus, it will try to save every dirty document in the IDE including project, solution, and even other miscellaneous files.”

Beyond those items, prepare for new Git features. You can compare other repository branches against your current one, enjoy enhanced detached head support, and more. There’s anentirely separate blog postdedicated just to the Git features, in case you want a more in-depth roundup of what’s new than what thegeneral announcement availability postspotlights.

Microsoft’s Visual Studio 2022 17.2 preview has also launched, meaning if you want to stay ahead of the general availability crowd, you can. Here’s what it includes:

As always, Microsoft requests your feedback on the state of Visual Studio, so don’t hold back.

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