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Even though Visual Studio 2019 and 2022 have since been released, many enterprise environments and legacy codebases still rely on VS 15.9. This guide covers setup, key features, stability improvements, and how to maintain this environment in a modern workflow.
: For new Universal Windows Platform (UWP) projects, ARM64 will appear as an available build configuration automatically. visual studio 15.9
The header now includes floating-point to_chars() overloads that are up to 10x faster than sprintf_s() for floats and 30x faster for doubles.
If you are reading this guide because you are planning an upgrade, here is the path forward: vs_enterprise
If you see references to VS 2022 or VS 2019 , those have their own major features (64-bit IDE, .NET Hot Reload, Git tooling overhaul). VS 15.9 is strictly the final polish release for VS 2017 .
Since 15.9 is no longer the "current" version, you may face friction with modern tools. Since 15
Because this is an older version, the installation process requires specific steps to ensure you get the correct components.
To use version 15.9, you must first have Visual Studio 2017 installed.