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Try out the final preview of MSVC Build Tools v14.51 The post MSVC Build Tools Version 14.51 Release Candidate Now Available appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

We’re pleased to provide an update on C++23 support in the Microsoft C++ (MSVC) Build Tools. This blog post will cover the feature additions in MSVC Build Tools version 14.51, including C++23 language features, libraries, and ISO C++ Core Working Group (CWG) and Library Working Group (LWG) Issue resolutions. We’ll also discuss the plans for The post C++23 Support in MSVC Build Tools 14.51 appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

These updates include a security fix for OpenSSL packaging on Windows, parallel file installation for improved performance, and other improvements and bug fixes. The post What’s New in vcpkg (Feb 2026 – Mar 2026): Parallel file installation and more! appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

Join us at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 for a deep dive into Visual Studio, GitHub Copilot, PowerToys, and the Windows tools that speed up your daily dev workflow. We’ll show how these tools work together to boost productivity and cut friction across your entire inner loop. Session Title: Windows Game Development with Visual Studio The post Visual Studio at GDC Festival of Gaming 2026 appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

MSVC Build Tools v14.51 improves performance through a wide range of new optimizations. The post C++ Performance Improvements in MSVC Build Tools v14.51 appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

C++ code navigation and build system tooling play an important role in the developer inner-loop. Code navigation tooling provides a precise, semantic understanding of your codebase, while build system tooling helps you express build configurations and variants for reproducible builds. In the VS Code ecosystem, these powerful capabilities are available through our C/C++ and CMake The post C++ symbol context and CMake build configuration awareness for GitHub Copilot in VS Code appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

Today we are releasing the first preview of the Microsoft C++ (MSVC) Build Tools version 14.51. This update, shipping in the latest Visual Studio 2026 version 18.4 Insiders release, introduces many C++23 conformance changes, bug fixes, and runtime performance improvements. Check out the release notes for an in-progress list of what’s new. Conformance improvements and The post Microsoft C++ (MSVC) Build Tools v14.51 Preview Released: How to Opt In appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

This blog post summarizes changes to the vcpkg package manager as part of the 2025.12.12 and 2026.01.16 registry releases and the 2025-11-13, 2025-11-18, 2025-11-19, 2025-12-05, and 2025-12-16 tool releases. These updates include support for targeting the Xbox GDK October 2025 update, removing a misleading and outdated output message, and other minor improvements and bug fixes. The post What’s New in vcpkg (Nov 2025 – Jan 2026) appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

When Visual Studio 2026 reached General Availability in November, it included several versions of the Microsoft C++ (MSVC) Build Tools: 14.50 (initially shipped with Visual Studio 2026) 14.44 (initially shipped with Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14) 14.29 (initially shipped with Visual Studio 2019 version 16.11) 14.16 (initially shipped with Visual Studio 2017 version 15.9) 14.00 The post MSVC Build Tools Versions 14.30 – 14.43 Now Available in Visual Studio 2026 appeared first on C++ Team Blog.

With the launch of Visual Studio 2026, we announced a Private Preview of GitHub Copilot app modernization for C++, which reduces the cost of adopting the latest version of the MSVC Build Tools. We used the feedback we received from our many Private Preview participants to make improvements that benefit all our users. After receiving The post GitHub Copilot app modernization for C++ is now in Public Preview appeared first on C++ Team Blog.