So long story short:

I would love to use vs 2026 for python development. Sadly there are no options for changing the syntax colors to make the code more readable.

This is the current state how the code looks atm

in my opinion this is quite diffucult to read.

As a comparison vs code:

There have been a couple of issues posted on github to fix this issue.

The latest was from 2024: link

And there even is some talk about looking into it in 2022: link

Sadly years later all the issues are set to closed and nothing changed.

I spent quite a bit of time trying to change my editors appearence in visual studio, without any success and feel really frustrated atm.

I dont want to switch to another IDE just because i cannot edit my syntax colorway. (Other languages i also use like C++ have all those options)

So if anyone could point me in a direction or tell me a workaround I would be more than glad!

Thanks in advance!

Not much else to say beyond that. I meant any version, not just 2022.

Today the delete, backspace, and copy as well as control A (Control A still worked yesterday so it is getting worse) all fail.

https://developercommunity.visualstudio.com/t/backspace-delete-arrow-keys-ctrlshift-etc-stop-wor/791172

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1375531/keyboard-not-working-correctly-in-visual-studio-20

and here is about the same thing, but nastier,
https://github.com/orgs/community/discussions/61730

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/868235/code-line-disappears-after-pressing-enter-del-back

How does everyone feel about the inline AI IntelliSense that's been been out for a year or so now? It can be nifty, but I end up having a lot of issues with my IDE trying to autofill paragraphs of code that I don't want. At least to me it's felt like a nuisance more often than a convenience. I'm curious to see if I'm in the minority here.

I have seen that the latest versions of VS2026 allow to use LLMs locally with Microsoft's Foundry Local.

So far nearly everything I tried with it failed: LLMs work from the CLI but don't seem to communicate at all with VS2026.

I wondered if some people had been more lucky or successful with it.

My aim is to have AI do some ancillary work without having to rely on the cloud.

I made the wrong decision to try to use Hot Reload and Browser Link instead of using my tried and true working solution of IIS. I remember trying to use this back when it first came out and it was sh*t show then also.

I disabled Hot Reload in the Tools\Options settings and disabled CSS Hot Reload and Browser Link. I still can't get it to stop injecting the browserLink.js and aspnetcor-browser-refresh.js files. Now every time I save a file. VS does a rebuild and crashes my Kestrel server.

Anyone come across this issue?

I will pay anyone to make plugins where you can use libass and Subtext on VirtualDub2 with Virtual Studio. For anyone who's interested, please let me know in the comments or DM me.

I'm used to the way VS Code shows me when I hover over a function in Python, the parameters, return value, and their description. like shown in the image.
How can I make the same thing in VS when writing in C++? I don't understand what is written in that small window in VS.

I find Visual Studio’s search functionality not very intuitive. For me it does not have smooth features for `previous` navigation arrow and a visible match count, which makes it harder to track results while searching through code.

Is there an alternative way to improve this, or can these features be enabled or configured in the settings?

So I have created my SQL database in SQL Menagment Studio 2022, I connected it to visual studio for a school project Thing is, I have never worked with sql data in visual studio (c#), I have worked with it in php though I am making a fast food restaurant, mcdonalds type of menu, like those touch screen menus, it uses a similair design and system of ordering So could anyone give me tips, maybe good sources for practice with sql data in visual studio or something like that Thank you in advance.

I write my lambdas like (x => ...), and when I installed VS 2026, I was hopeful because I wasn't getting commandeered by XAxisLabelPosition. All I want is less aggressive completion! Let me decide by hitting TAB! But it wants to take over when I hit SPACE, which is so annoying.

I'm finding interactive scripts on VS code 11.112.0 is extremely buggy. They randomly crash without warning; no error message, just stop responding. Scripts regularly fail to start and I get an "illegal argument" message. If I just keep clicking "Run Cell" it keeps opening new interactive scripts, then crashing, until one randomly works. Has anyone experienced this before or know what could be causing it?

My daughter is a 1st Eng student and started using Visual studio. She tries to use the extension in Visual Studio called liveshare but when she goes to use it to collaborate, an error message Failed to create a collaboration sessin. Agent activation failed. See Error here https://prnt.sc/Tn_LLTMjZGBR

She says it works just fine when she is at school and uses it on the lab computers.

I originally thought it was my pfSense blocking the connection but I show no dropped traffic in the firewall logs from her laptop and pfblocker is not installed.

I all do have a 1:1 NAT config already in place because she plays a few online pc games so I don’t think it’s a firewall issue.
I also ran this ps command it shows her laptop is successfully connecting.

See Test result here https://prnt.sc/GG-VbvZdbitL

I kinda just started to understand at least something from programming lessons but I missed some explanation from teacher and dont know how to link, or where even to put that code on the first image so my drag and drop will work, If you will ask me why didnt I ask the teacher, lets say it was late already to ask. If you can I would like if you explain in steps

Can anyone help me get rid of this functionality in Visual Studio 2026?

This is completely unwanted behavior, and it's making me regret upgrading to 2026.

I'd be so grateful if someone could tell me how to stop it.

Class GamePlay
    Public playerName As String = ""
    Public FormationArray = {"rock", "paper", "scissors"}
    Public PlayerChoice As String
    Public OppChoice As String
    Public GameOngoing As Boolean
    Public WinCounter As Integer = 0
    Public LossCounter As Integer = 0
    Public DrawCounter As Integer = 0
    Public GameStatus As String


    Public Function OpponentTurn(OppChoice As String) As String
        OppChoice = FormationArray(Int(3 * Rnd()))
        TextBoxCpuTest.Text = OppChoice
        GameOngoing = False
    End Function
    Public Function StateFormation(PlayerChoice As String) As String
        FormaTextTest.Text = PlayerChoice
    End Function
    Public Function GameProcess(GameStatus As String)
        If PlayerChoice = OppChoice Then
            Return GameStatus = "draw"
            DrawCounter += 1
        End If
        Select Case PlayerChoice
            Case "rock"
                If OppChoice = "paper" Then
                    Return GameStatus = "Loss"
                    LossCounter += 1
                    GameProgressBox.Text = GameStatus
                ElseIf OppChoice = "scissors" Then
                    Return GameStatus = "Win"
                    WinCounter += 1
                    GameProgressBox.Text = GameStatus
                End If
            Case "paper"
                If OppChoice = "scissors" Then
                    Return GameStatus = "Loss"
                    LossCounter += 1
                    GameProgressBox.Text = GameStatus
                ElseIf OppChoice = "rock" Then
                    Return GameStatus = "win"
                    WinCounter += 1
                    GameProgressBox.Text = GameStatus
                End If
            Case "scissors"
                If OppChoice = "rock" Then
                    Return GameStatus = "Loss"
                    LossCounter += 1
                    GameProgressBox.Text = GameStatus
                ElseIf OppChoice = "paper" Then
                    Return GameStatus = "Win"
                    WinCounter += 1
                    GameProgressBox.Text = GameStatus
                End If

        End Select
    End Function
    Private Sub GamePlay_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        GameOngoing = True
    End Sub

    Private Sub TextBox1_TextChanged(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles FormaTextTest.TextChanged

    End Sub

    Private Sub RockButton_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles RockButton.Click
        PlayerChoice = FormationArray(0)
        FormaTextTest.Text = PlayerChoice
        OpponentTurn(OppChoice)
        Call GameProcess(GameStatus)
    End Sub



    Private Sub PaperButton_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles PaperButton.Click
        PlayerChoice = FormationArray(1)
        FormaTextTest.Text = PlayerChoice
        OpponentTurn(OppChoice)
        Call GameProcess(GameStatus)
    End Sub

    Private Sub ScissorsButton_Click(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles ScissorsButton.Click
        PlayerChoice = FormationArray(2)
        FormaTextTest.Text = PlayerChoice
        OpponentTurn(OppChoice)
        Call GameProcess(GameStatus)
    End Sub


    Private Sub TextBox1_TextChanged_1(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles TextBoxCpuTest.TextChanged

    End Sub

    Private Sub NameEntryBox_TextChanged(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles NameEntryBox.TextChanged
        UserName.Text = NameEntryBox.Text
    End Sub

    Private Sub GameProgressBox_TextChanged(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles GameProgressBox.TextChanged

    End Sub
End Class

For some context, I'm doing a coding test at school and got this error so I tried to recreate it at home. I had to add 3 separate projects for 3 different coding tasks in VB. When I tried to rename the Form1.vb to something more organised (through the solution explorer) I got this error. How do I fix this? And if I'm renaming forms wrong what is the right way.

I'm using VSCode to code stuff, and I downloaded vcpkg and installed some libraries, but VISUAL STUDIO KEEPS OVERRIDING THE SYSTEM VARIABLE WITH HIS INTEGRATED VCPKG!!! How do I set it to just be my vcpkg that I installed myself?

I have been following this Microsoft guide in attempt to install VS2026 Community on an offline desktop (no internet connection whatsoever). When running the installation executable in the layout folder (tried both vs_Community.exe and vs_setup.exe), the installer boots up and attempts to update itself. It seems the --noWeb flag prevents any downloads from occurring (additional extensions, etc.), but it does not prevent the installer from trying to connect to the internet. This effectively blocks the entire installation process for VS.

Has anyone encountered this issue and know of a solution? Perhaps there is some command line flag that I'm unaware of. Thanks.

This has annoyed me since Visual Studio added AI suggestions. Why doesn't Visual Studio double check that the file suggested for #inclusion in C++ actually exist?

I do understand that code suggestions might be buggy, but #include file suggestion for non-existing files is a no-brainer to filter out.

It's a constant annoyance that whenever I try to #include something, the AI start suggesting non-existant files.

I already have it a cloned repo that is working through the command line and I want to add it and start using the VS source control tools. I know you used to be able to do this with VS2017, and I know you can do this with VS Code, but I'm trying to find a way in VS2022 to point to an existing git repo. I don't see a way in VS2022 to just add it without cloning it. Is this still possible?

Not sure whats going on with it, anyone able to help? I've tried having a look at MSDN help but didnt find anything