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    Get the message "Working on it" when switching to a tab

    fixed in: visual studio 2019 version 16.8 preview 3fixed in: visual studio 2019 version 16.8 gawindows 10.0visual studioFixed In: Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7.616.7 preview 5Fixed In: Visual Studio 2019 version 16.8

    avatar image markm reported Jul 26, 2020 at 11:28 PM

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