# What's New for C++ Developers in Visual Studio 2026 (18.7 - 18.10)

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Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/whats-new-for-c-developers-in-visual-studio-2026-18-7-18-10/>)

Author: Augustin Popa

Published: 2026-09-14T06:38:16Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [C++ Team Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/c-team-blog.md>)

Topics: [Visual Studio 2026](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/visual-studio-2026.md>), [C++](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/c-plus-plus.md>), [GitHub Copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github-copilot.md>), [MSVC](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/msvc.md>), [AI-assisted coding](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ai-assisted-coding.md>), [CMake](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/cmake.md>), [Git](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/git.md>), [Submodules](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/submodules.md>)

Tags: [2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2026.md>), [build-optimization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/build-optimization.md>), [c-plus-plus](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/c-plus-plus.md>), [cmake](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/cmake.md>), [copilot](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/copilot.md>), [git](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/git.md>), [modernization](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/modernization.md>), [msvc](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/msvc.md>), [submodules](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/submodules.md>), [testing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/testing.md>), [tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tools.md>), [visual-studio](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/visual-studio.md>), [visual-studio-2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/visual-studio-2026.md>)

## AI overview

This Microsoft C++ Team Blog post recaps Visual Studio 2026 versions 18.7 through 18.10 for C++ developers. It covers C++ reliability fixes, GitHub Copilot modernization for upgrading MSBuild and CMake projects to newer MSVC Build Tools, improved code navigation, discoverable MSVC Build Tools installations, Git worktrees and submodules in the IDE, and debugging improvements.

## Source excerpt

Over the past few months, we have continued shipping monthly Visual Studio 2026 releases, delivering improvements across all stages of the development cycle. In this blog post, we'll recap everything that changed from version 18.7 through 18.10 (released this month) that is relevant for C++ developers. This includes new tools for maintaining and navigating C++ [...] The post What's New for C++ Developers in Visual Studio 2026 (18.7 - 18.10) appeared first on C++ Team Blog.