Top 5 Features in Visual Studio 2022
Tags: csharp, dotnet
Published: 2022-01-10 12:13:39

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Microsoft officially released the [Visual Studio 2022](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/visualstudio/visual-studio-2022-now-available/ "Link to the blog announcing Visual Studio 2022 availability") for general availability on November 8, 2021. The primary focus of Visual Studio 2022 is developer productivity and quality of life improvements.

These are the five new features of Visual Studio 2022 that I find most exciting:

- [64-bit IDE](#64-bit-ide)
- [.NET 6 support](#net-6-support)
- [Intellicode](#intellicode)
- [Hot reload](#hot-reload)
- [Find in Files is faster](#find-in-files)

## A 64-bit IDE

Finally, Visual Studio ships as a 64-bit application. So, you can see a considerable improvement in the project loading and execution time when compared to previous versions. You can now work on projects of any size and complexity. The following image from Microsoft DevBlogs shows how fast Visual Studio 2022 can load 1,601 projects with 298,326 files.

![64-bit IDE in Visual Studio 2022](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/64-bit-IDE-in-Visual-Studio-2022.gif)

## .NET 6 support

Complete support for [.NET 6](https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/announcing-net-6/ "Link to the blog Announcing .NET 6 — The Fastest .NET Yet") is now available with Visual Studio 2022. The framework .NET 6 is a unified framework. It supports developing web, client, and mobile apps in both [Windows](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microsoft_Windows "Link to Microsoft Windows Wikipedia page") and [Mac](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacOS "Link to Mac OS Wikipedia page") operating systems.

## Intellicode

The most exciting and important feature in this latest version is AI-powered code completion. This enables developers to complete code based on their code context, i.e., variable names, functions, and the type of code they are writing. AI will complete the whole line at once based on code context.

![Intellicode in Visual Studio 2022](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/VS2022_Intellicode.gif)

## Hot reload

The hot reload feature enables users to speed up their development. It reduces the time to rebuild and deploy the app for every change made in the code. The hot reload feature in Visual Studio 2022 has great updates for Blazor and Razor editors. Now, hot reload works even for changes made in the CSS files.

![Hot Reload Feature in Visual Studio 2022](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Hot-Reload-Feature-in-Visual-Studio-2022.png)

## Find in Files is faster

Find in Files support in Visual Studio allows you to find specific files in a project. The performance of this support has been significantly improved in this new version. It’s three times faster than the previous Visual Studio versions.

![Enhancements in the Find in Files Feature in Visual Studio 2022](https://www.syncfusion.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Enhancements-in-the-Find-in-Files-Feature-in-Visual-Studio-2022.gif)

## Conclusion

Thanks for reading! I hope this blog enriched your knowledge of the top new features of Visual Studio 2022. You can check out [What’s New in Visual Studio 2022](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/visualstudio/ide/whats-new-visual-studio-2022 "Documentation link to What's new in Visual Studio 2022") to learn more about other features.

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