To that end, Visual Studio 2019 (finally) drops Windows XP support for C++ projects; you'll have to use the old Visual Studio 2017 C++ compiler if you want to continue targeting the long-obsolete ...

"If you are an enterprise developer or developing any closed-source projects, this change now allows you to use Visual Studio Build Tools to compile and build any C++ 3rd party open-source ...

Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2019 version 16.6 Preview 2 of the integrated development environment (IDE) with a new IntelliSense linter to help C++ developers efficiently clean up code.

Microsoft said its compiler and standard library are feature-complete for C++ 20 in Visual Studio 2019 16.10, while a 16.11 preview centers on Hot Reload and .NET MAUI.

Also with Visual Studio 2022 17.5, Go To Definition for C++ now will use a more subtle indicator when the operation is taking more time, replacing the previous modal dialog.

Microsoft has announced that it made several performance improvements in Visual Studio 2022 in the 17.3 release. Mainly these enhancements relate to Git branch switching and C++.