
The Visual Studio 2017 (version 15.2) update can cause incorrect versions of vcmeta.dll to be installed. Visual Studio 2017 (version 15.2) freezes without network connection. Compilation fails because proces cannot access dll (after VS2017 update 2 (v15.2)). Visual Studio 2017 randomly restarts after 15.2 update. Update to Visual Studio (version 15.2) solution loading caused forced restart. These are the customer-reported issues addressed in this version: Talking about the supported platforms, Visual Studio 2017 will run on Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows 8.1, Windows 10 (version 1507 or newer), Windows Server 2012 R2 Essentials Standard and Datacenter, and Windows Server 2016 Standard and Datacenter. Overall, more Git functionality is available directly within the DE. Visual Studio now makes use of the Git executables. Xamarin integration in Visual Studio 2017 has been made better with a Xamarin Forms previewer and improved IntelliSense for Xamarin Forms XAML.Īn improved Git integration will be liked by devops. This release is designed to support teams in a better manner, it comes with tools to provide for developing NET Core 1.0 and 1.1 apps, microservices, and Docker containers. Microsoft also claims that Visual Studio 2017 starts up to 3 times faster as compared to Visual Studio 2015. It allows the developers to only get the components they need. In its release notes, Microsoft said that 2017 release brings a lightweight and modular installation experience.

In this release, Microsoft has focused on four areas - productivity and performance, mobile, cloud, and devops. Visual Studio 2017 - Productivity and performance, mobile, cloud, and devops A lightweight and modular installation is also a highlight feature. This release focuses on increasing the productivity and making it easier to create applications for mobile and cloud. Tech giant Microsoft has announced the release of Visual Studio 2017 version 15.2 (26430.13).
