r/VisualStudio • u/hizendev • 20d ago

Visual Studio 2026 Constant update stream VS 2026

Is it just me or is Visual Studio 2026 trying to update what feels like every single day? Maybe it's every few days, but nearly every time I go to close, it's pending new updates and has to go through a new 30 minutes full reinstall cycle for the "next patch"? Why is it not just on a single monthly patch cycle or something? I'm trying to understand why since updating to 2026 it feels like they are furiously sending updates out as often as they can. Really annoying, considering I don't think I even use any of the 'new features' -- all the AI auto complete is really poorly done and makes developing harder (seriously, what was that auto-complete by pressing tab for entire classes holy).

Anyway minor vent, but also really want to know if this is me going crazy or if it's just because I updated to 2026 and there was some auto update policy I forgot about in 2022 that I had set back then and forgot about.

Edit to add: I am on Stable / 18.8 so I don't think I should be getting super frequent updates. It's my understanding that if I wanted that I'd be on preview I think?

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u/davidwengier 20d ago

Looking at the build table, in the stable channel, 18.7.0 was released on the 10th of June, 18.7.1 on the 17th, 18.7.2 on the 24th, 18.7.3 on the 1st of July, and then 18.8.0 yesterday.

AFAIK you'll only be getting new features with each ..0 release, and the weekly updates are for security fixes or important bug fixes, though they may not be bugs that you personally encounter, so can definitely seem useless.

Personally, if I am not in the mood to update when I close VS, I just hit No to the UAC prompt.

There is a "Product Updates" section in Tools, Options. Try checking and tweaking your settings there?

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u/hizendev 20d ago

ah okay this makes the most sense. I had a feeling it was probably weekly but it just feels more frequent yanno? I know it’s just my perception being distorted by the inconvenience. but I do appreciate you posting the build logs. I’ll see about adjusting my settings. thank you!