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    Fixed In: Visual Studio 2019 Version 16.4


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    in Visual Studio windows 10.0   visual studio   visual studio 2019 version 16.0 preview   visual studio 2019 version 16.1   fixed in: visual studio 2019 version 16.4   visual studio 2019 version 16.2 preview 1   Fixed In: Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 Preview 2   visual studio 2019 Completed – Release

    noorinaura commentedJan 7, '21

    298 Votes

    154 Comments

    Get rid of new Extensions menu

    in Visual Studio visual studio   fixed in: visual studio 2019 version 16.4   Fixed In: Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 Preview 3 Completed – Release

    Carmelo Fernandez Aguera [MSFT] editedDec 5, '19

    114 Votes

    28 Solution

    Without any changes to source files, "Edits were made which cannot be compiled..."

    in Visual Studio windows 10.0   fixed in: visual studio 2019 version 16.4   visual studio 2019 version 16.3 preview 2   Fixed In: Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 Preview 3 Closed - Fixed

    Rob Chafer commentedMar 3, '20

    61 Votes

    24 Comments

    Add IntelliSense support for the "inheritdoc" tag in XML documentation comments

    in Visual Studio visual studio   fixed in: visual studio 2019 version 16.4   intellisense Completed – Release

    Kendra Havens [MSFT] commentedApr 21, '20

    58 Votes

    3 Solution

    No longer able to group by trait in Test Explorer with VS 2019 Preview

    in Visual Studio windows 10.0   testing-tools   fixed in: visual studio 2019 version 16.4   visual studio 2019 version 16.2 preview 1   Fixed In: Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 Preview 1 Closed - Fixed

    a commentedFeb 3, '20

    50 Votes

    2 Solution

    C++ highlighter partially stops working after "An exception of type NullReferenceException"

    in Visual Studio windows 10.0   visual studio 2019 version 16.3   fixed in: visual studio 2019 version 16.4   Fixed In: Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 Preview 3 Closed - Fixed

    Feedback Bot solvedDec 4, '19

    49 Votes

    55 Comments

    Provide a way to prevent the Script Documents folder from expanding during debugging

    in Visual Studio visual studio   debugger   fixed in: visual studio 2019 version 16.4   migrated from uservoice   Fixed In: Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 Preview 2   uservoice votes 158   uservoice supporters 65 Completed – Release

    Marek Vsechovsky commentedJan 4, '21

    47 Votes

    2 Solution

    "Show Output window when build starts" not working correctly

    in Visual Studio windows 10.0   visual studio   visual studio 2019 version 16.3   fixed in: visual studio 2019 version 16.4   Fixed In: Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 Preview 3   Fixed In: Visual Studio 2019 version 16.3.7 Closed - Fixed

    Feedback Bot editedDec 3, '19

    43 Votes

    10 Solution

    Xamarin fastlane: "There was an error while syncing the developer information: 'Limit of requests to iTunes Connect is reached.'"

    in Visual Studio windows 10.0   visual studio 2019 version 16.3   fixed in: visual studio 2019 version 16.4   Fixed In: Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 Preview 6   Fixed In: Visual Studio 2019 version 16.3.10 Closed - Fixed

    Feedback Bot editedDec 3, '19

    41 Votes

    8 Comments

    Add sanitizers (ub, address, thread, etc..)

    in C++ visual studio   cppcompiler   fixed in: visual studio 2019 version 16.4   Fixed In: Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 Preview 2 Completed – Release

    Yahor Sinkevich commentedDec 8, '20

    40 Votes

    27 Comments

    Code Search - Exclude files from search

    in Visual Studio visual studio   editor   fixed in: visual studio 2019 version 16.4   Fixed In: Visual Studio 2019 version 16.3 Completed - Preview

    Feedback Bot editedApr 21, '20

    40 Votes

    2 Solution

    After the last update, VS 2019 Pro v 16.4.0 detects (incorrectly) changes to the code in files containing non-ASCII characters

    in Visual Studio windows 10.0   visual studio   visual studio 2019 version 16.4   fixed in: visual studio 2019 version 16.4 Closed - Fixed

    Mihalis Papadakis commentedJan 7, '20

    36 Votes

    2 Solution

    Ability to set runsettings in project file

    in Visual Studio windows 10.0   fixed in: visual studio 2019 version 16.4   visual studio 2017 version 15.5 preview   Fixed In: Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 Preview 3 Closed - Fixed

    Christof Senn commentedDec 4, '19

    34 Votes

    2 Solution

    Pressing semi-colon closes intellisense instead of actually typing it.

    in Visual Studio windows 6.1   visual studio 2019 version 16.3   fixed in: visual studio 2019 version 16.4   Fixed In: Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 Preview 3 Closed - Fixed

    Merlyn O [MSFT] commentedDec 21, '19

    26 Votes

    3 Solution

    C# smart indenting is broken in 16.3.0

    in Visual Studio windows 10.0   visual studio 2019 version 16.3   fixed in: visual studio 2019 version 16.4   Fixed In: Visual Studio 2019 version 16.4 Preview 2 Closed - Fixed

    Christian Marrocco commentedDec 9, '19

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