Visual Studio developers love to tweak their IDEs so they look just right and are very finicky about their choices -- just look at the fuss that met Microsoft's decision to switch to ALL-CAP menus.

For all the complaints about the muted color scheme in Visual Studio 2012, it's actually pretty easy to change the colors. Just go to Tools | Options and you'll find that the Environment node includes ...

the renaming of Visual Studio Preview to Visual Studio Insiders, refreshed UI using Microsoft's Fluent Design system, improved theming with new themes including Mango Paradise and Juicy Plum, and of ...

The first preview of Visual Studio 2026, with deeper GitHub Copilot AI integration, is available through Microsoft’s new ...