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title: "What's new in Visual Studio docs"
description: Discover recent changes in the Visual Studio documentation, including updated articles about getting started, the IDE, and deployment.
ms.date: 02/03/2025
ms.date: 03/01/2025
helpviewer_keywords:
- "Visual Studio, what's new, docs"
- "what's new [Visual Studio]"
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Welcome to what's new in Visual Studio docs. The following sections provide details on the previous three months of new and updated content.

## February 2025

### IDE

**Updated articles**

- [Options, Text Editor, C/C++, Formatting](../ide/reference/options-text-editor-c-cpp-formatting.md) - Updated the C/C++ formatting page to reflect changes in VS2022

### Test

**Updated articles**

- [Create a data-driven unit test](../test/how-to-create-a-data-driven-unit-test.md) - Update DynamicData documentation around `DynamicDataSourceType`
- [Customize code coverage analysis](../test/customizing-code-coverage-analysis.md) - Adding docs for IncludeTestAssembly for code coverage runsettings


## January 2025

### Code quality
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- [mkyman](https://github.com/mkyman) - ChrisYoung ![1 pull requests.](https://img.shields.io/badge/Merged%20Pull%20Requests-1-green)

## November 2024

### Azure

**Updated articles**

- [Sign in with an Azure subscription](../azure/how-to-sign-in-with-azure-subscription.md) - Link to tenant filtering

### Debugger

**New articles**

- [Get started with breakpoints in the Visual Studio debugger](../debugger/get-started-with-breakpoints.md)
- [IDiaStackWalkHelper::addressForVA](../debugger/debug-interface-access/idiastackwalkhelper-addressforva.md)
- [IDiaStackWalkHelper::getFunctionFragmentsForVA](../debugger/debug-interface-access/idiastackwalkhelper-functionfragmentsforva.md)
- [IDiaStackWalkHelper::getNumberOfFunctionFragmentsForVA](../debugger/debug-interface-access/idiastackwalkhelper-numberoffunctionfragmentsforva.md)

**Updated articles**

- [Use the right type of breakpoint](../debugger/using-breakpoints.md)
- Add link to breakpoints article for new users
- Refactor breakpoints article and incorporate review feedback
- Add information on export and import of breakpoint groups
- [FAQ - Debugger feature finder](../debugger/find-your-debugging-task.yml) - Refactor breakpoints article and incorporate review feedback
- [View and change variable values with data tips in the code editor](../debugger/view-data-values-in-data-tips-in-the-code-editor.md) - Refactor breakpoints article and incorporate review feedback
- [Attach to a process running on a Docker container](../debugger/attach-to-process-running-in-docker-container.md) - Updates for Attach to Process for Docker with WSL scenarios
- [Use the Memory windows in the Visual Studio debugger (C#, C++, Visual Basic, F#)](../debugger/memory-windows.md) - Update article on Memory windows
- [IDiaSymbol::get_value](../debugger/debug-interface-access/idiasymbol-get-value.md) - Update example usage for IDiaSymbol::get_value
- [Remote Debug ASP.NET on a Remote IIS Computer](../debugger/remote-debugging-aspnet-on-a-remote-iis-7-5-computer.md) - Add security information to remote debugging IIS articles
- [Remote Debug ASP.NET Core on a Remote IIS Computer in Visual Studio](../debugger/remote-debugging-aspnet-on-a-remote-iis-computer.md) - Add security information to remote debugging IIS articles
- [Remote Debug ASP.NET Core on IIS using an Azure VM from Visual Studio](../debugger/remote-debugging-azure.md) - Add security information to remote debugging IIS articles
- [Debug your app with GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio](../debugger/debug-with-copilot.md) - Add Copilot content for Quick Actions light bulb
- [Pass command-line arguments while debugging (C++)](../debugger/specify-command-line-arguments.md) - fix title
- [Inspect variables in the Autos and Locals windows](../debugger/autos-and-locals-windows.md) - Update debugger content for viewing return values
- [First look at the Visual Studio Debugger](../debugger/debugger-feature-tour.md) - Update debugger content for viewing return values
- [Tabular visualizers in Visual Studio](../debugger/view-data-in-tabular-visualizer.md) - Add information about IntelliSense for IEnumerable visualizer
- [IDiaStackWalkHelper::pdataForVA](../debugger/debug-interface-access/idiastackwalkhelper-pdataforva.md) - Add docs for 3 missing IDiaStackWalkHelper functions
- [IDiaStackWalkHelper](../debugger/debug-interface-access/idiastackwalkhelper.md) - Add docs for 3 missing IDiaStackWalkHelper functions
- [SymTagEnum](../debugger/debug-interface-access/symtagenum.md) - Fix broken links due to improper code escapes

### Deployment

**Updated articles**

- [First look at deployment in Visual Studio](../deployment/deploying-applications-services-and-components.md) - Review and update
- [Visual Studio Installer Projects Extension and .NET](../deployment/installer-projects-net-core.md) - Update .NET installer projects article

### Extensibility

**Updated articles**

- [Use Visual Studio editor extensibility](../extensibility/visualstudio.extensibility/editor/editor.md)
- Fix missing and incorrect links
- Add 17.12 documentation to VisualStudio.Extensibility
- [Sign CLI Reference for VSIX Packages](../extensibility/dotnet-sign-cli-reference-vsix.md) - VSIX Signing: fix Sign CLI examples
- [Overview](../extensibility/visualstudio.extensibility/diagnostics/visualstudio-extensibility-diagnostics-extension.md) - Add 17.12 documentation to VisualStudio.Extensibility
- [Write to the Visual Studio output window](../extensibility/visualstudio.extensibility/output-window/output-window.md)
- Add 17.12 documentation to VisualStudio.Extensibility
- Updating docs for VS.Extensibility output window in 17.12

### IDE

**Updated articles**

- [What is Class Designer?](../ide/class-designer/designing-and-viewing-classes-and-types.md) - Update/fix class designer instructions
- [Quick Actions](../ide/quick-actions.md)
- Add Copilot content for Quick Actions light bulb
- Add instruction for invoking quick actions, refactor
- [What's new in Visual Studio 2022](../ide/whats-new-visual-studio-2022.md) - Update for 17.12
- [Find code changes and other history with CodeLens](../ide/find-code-changes-and-other-history-with-codelens.md) - Add instructions for showing file-level indicators for CodeLens
- [Code style preferences](../ide/code-styles-and-code-cleanup.md) - Clarify code cleanup instructions
- [Create, work with, and delete Visual Studio projects and solutions](../ide/creating-solutions-and-projects.md) - Add new copy between Visual Studio instances features
- [Get better answers by setting the context for GitHub Copilot Chat in Visual Studio](../ide/copilot-chat-context.md) - Add guided chat experience for 17.12
- [Visual Studio Developer Command Prompt and Developer PowerShell](../ide/reference/command-prompt-powershell.md) - Update project location instructions
- [What is the GitHub Copilot Chat experience for Visual Studio?](../ide/visual-studio-github-copilot-chat.md) - Add code referencing update
- [Configure trust settings for files and folders](../ide/reference/trust-settings.md) - Add Visual Studio 17.12 feature motw
- [Find in Files](../ide/find-in-files.md) - Update Find in Files for 17.12 for refresh and modify options
- [Use Visual Studio search](../ide/visual-studio-search.md) - Update for 17.12 for new All In One Search features
- [Error List window](../ide/reference/error-list-window.md) - Copy from error list: feature update for 17.12
- [Fonts and Colors, Environment, Options dialog box](../ide/reference/fonts-and-colors-environment-options-dialog-box.md) - Add collapsible text indicators to table
- [Change fonts, colors, and themes in Visual Studio](../ide/how-to-change-fonts-and-colors-in-visual-studio.md) - Preserve font settings across themes
- [Sign in to Visual Studio with accounts that require multifactor authentication (MFA)](../ide/work-with-multi-factor-authentication.md) - Add access denied text

### JavaScript

**Updated articles**

- [MSBuild reference for the JavaScript Project System](../javascript/javascript-project-system-msbuild-reference.md) - Update example code for ShouldRunBuildScript in JS projects
- [Tutorial: Create an ASP.NET Core app with Angular in Visual Studio](../javascript/tutorial-asp-net-core-with-angular.md) - Add links related to publish output for ASP.NET Core and JSTS
- [Tutorial: Create an ASP.NET Core app with React in Visual Studio](../javascript/tutorial-asp-net-core-with-react.md)
- Add links related to publish output for ASP.NET Core and JSTS
- Updates for JS project templates related to Vite CLI
- [Tutorial: Create an ASP.NET Core app with Vue in Visual Studio](../javascript/tutorial-asp-net-core-with-vue.md)
- Add links related to publish output for ASP.NET Core and JSTS
- Updates for JS project templates related to Vite CLI

### MSBuild

**Updated articles**

- [Task writing](../msbuild/task-writing.md) - Add section with link to packaging info
- [MSBuild](../msbuild/msbuild.md) - Review and update

### Profiling

**Updated articles**

- [Visualize dotnet counters from the Visual Studio profiler](../profiling/dotnet-counters-tool.md) - Add content for .NET Meters histogram tool

### Test

**Updated articles**

- [Debug and analyze unit tests with Test Explorer](../test/debug-unit-tests-with-test-explorer.md) - Add content for debugging unit tests with Copilot

### Version control

**Updated articles**

- [Make a Git commit in Visual Studio](../version-control/git-make-commit.md) - Add note about rename notification
- [Create a Git repository from Visual Studio](../version-control/git-create-repository.md) - Updates for 17.12 support for internal repo
- [About Git in Visual Studio](../version-control/git-with-visual-studio.md) - Add doc for Copy GitHub Permalink feature

### Community contributors

The following people contributed to the Visual Studio docs during this period. Thank you! Learn how to contribute by following the links under "Get involved" in the [what's new landing page](index.yml).

- [Michael-K-Stein](https://github.com/Michael-K-Stein) - Michael Kuperfish Steinberg ![4 pull requests.](https://img.shields.io/badge/Merged%20Pull%20Requests-4-green)
- [alexravenna](https://github.com/alexravenna) - Alex Ravenna ![1 pull requests.](https://img.shields.io/badge/Merged%20Pull%20Requests-1-green)
- [cathei](https://github.com/cathei) - Maxwell Keonwoo Kang ![1 pull requests.](https://img.shields.io/badge/Merged%20Pull%20Requests-1-green)
- [PhilKang0704](https://github.com/PhilKang0704) - Phil ![1 pull requests.](https://img.shields.io/badge/Merged%20Pull%20Requests-1-green)
- [prasoonpankaj](https://github.com/prasoonpankaj) - Prasoon Pankaj ![1 pull requests.](https://img.shields.io/badge/Merged%20Pull%20Requests-1-green)
- [saranshsaini](https://github.com/saranshsaini) - Saransh Saini ![1 pull requests.](https://img.shields.io/badge/Merged%20Pull%20Requests-1-green)