Additionally with the June replace, Visible Studio now validates MCP server belief in two locations throughout startup. Earlier than the MCP server course of begins, the present configuration is in contrast towards a beforehand trusted baseline. After it begins, the fingerprint of its instruments, prompts, sources, and directions is in comparison with the last-trusted fingerprint. If something has modified, a belief dialog asks the person to overview the adjustments earlier than the server is allowed to run.
Microsoft additionally introduced these developments with the June 2026 replace:
- C++ situations for the GitHub Copilot modernization agent are actually usually obtainable. These are the flows that improve C++ initiatives to the newest model of the Microsoft C++ (MSVC) Build Tools.
- Lengthy-distance subsequent edit options prolong Copilot’s subsequent edit options (NES) throughout the total energetic file. Beforehand, subsequent edit options have been restricted to the world instantly across the person’s cursor. This function may be turned on by checking “Allow prolonged vary options” beneath Instruments > Choices > Textual content Editor > Inline Ideas.
- Emojis now are rendered in shade throughout Visible Studio. The identical emoji used to flag a bug, mark a piece header, or spotlight a to-do reveals up with its actual colours within the editor, in markdown previews, in GitHub Copilot Chat in construct output, and in Answer Explorer.
Visible Studio 2026 was launched in November 2025.