The .NET Framework 4.7 includes improvements in several areas:
- High DPI support for Windows Forms applications on Windows 10
- Touch support for WPF applications on Windows 10
- Enhanced cryptography support
- Performance and reliability improvements
These are the customer-reported issues addressed in 15.9.7:
- Crashes when expanding variables!.
- /DEBUG:FASTLINK + C7 + PCH crashes debugger.
- Native C++ application crashes because of stack corruption with VS 2017 15.9.2.
- Incorrect Release Mode code.
- Xamarin Unobserved Task Exception WebRequest.
- Link /SOURCELINK option seems to do nothing. This fixes Source Link for Managed C++ Debugging.
- Fixed an issue with corruption of AVX/MPX/AVX512 registers while Debugging.
- Update of Microsoft.VCLibs.140.00.UWPDestkop framework packages for C++ UWP DesktopBridge applications adding support for ARM64.
- Corrected incorrect version of VCToolsRedistVersion in Microsoft.VCToolsVersion.default.props.
- Corrected unsigned embedded dll for VC Redist installers.
- SSDT/Web Tools: We fixed an issue where SQL LocalDB was not installed on Polish, Turkish, and Czech locales.
- SSDT: We fixed an issue affecting SQL Server Analysis Services (Method not found exception when clicking on UI).
- SSDT: We fixed an accessibility issue which was causing the contents of a table not to be visible in the result window when using High-Contrast mode.
Security Advisory Notices
Visual Studio 2022 17.4 has shipped, boasting first-time native support for Arm64 and working with the brand-new .NET 7.
This is a "go live" release that can be used in production with the understanding that you will need to update to the final stable release once it is available.
PSScriptAnalyzer is a static code checker for PowerShell modules and scripts. PSScriptAnalyzer checks the quality of PowerShell code by running a set of rules. The rules are based on PowerShell best practices identified by PowerShell Team and the community. It generates DiagnosticResults (errors and warnings) to inform users about potential code defects and suggests possible solutions for improvements.
- Modal progress dialog stays open permanently even when IDE is responsive ('Preparing Solution', 'Creating Project', Edit and Continue, etc).
- PackageId:OpenJDKV1;PackageAction:Uninstall;ReturnCode:0;.
- .sql files are empty.
- Properties Window in Forms Designer shows vertical scrollbar without drag handle with automatic scaling on 4K display in Visual Studio 2019 RC.
- VSIXInstaller.exe crashes randomly when installing multiple extensions sequentially in Visual Studio 2019 RC.1.
- MSBuild failure when executing multi-line Exec commands.
- You can now use Time Travel Debugging with the snapshot debugger on ASP.NET Apps running on an Azure VM. Please note that this feature may not work in all Azure regions at release.
Today we're releasing Android 15 and making the source code available at the Android Open Source Project (AOSP). Android 15 will be available on supported Pixel devices in the coming weeks, as well as on select devices from Samsung, Honor, iQOO, Lenovo, Motorola, Nothing, OnePlus, Oppo, realme, Sharp, Sony, Tecno, vivo, and Xiaomi in the coming months.
.NET MAUI is the evolution of Xamarin.Forms and a major aspect of the upcoming .NET 6 release.
CommunityToolkit/dotnet: .NET Community Toolkit is a collection of helpers and APIs that work for all .NET developers and are agnostic of any specific UI platform. The toolkit is part of the .NET Foundation.
starting with this version, AutoMapper drops support for full .NET framework, as this release targets only netstandard2.1.
