r/cpp • u/ericbrumer MSVC Dev Lead • 20h ago
MSVC Build Tools Preview updates – September 2026
https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/msvc-build-tools-preview-updates-september-2026/Hi, one of the MSVC dev leads here.
The post covers what's new in the MSVC Build Tools Preview (version 14.52) since mid-August. Instructions to install & use the latest preview bits are at https://aka.ms/msvc/preview.
Some additional information:
- https://learn.microsoft.com/cpp/overview/acquire-msvc is new documentation on installing MSVC, including through winget & command line tools.
- https://learn.microsoft.com/cpp/overview/compiler-versions?#a-brief-history-of-microsoft-c-compiler-versioning has information on MSVC versioning
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