Developer News in Visual Studio
Always stay up to date with developer news from the Visual Studio team and other sources right within Visual Studio or your default browser.
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Get the daily news about Visual Studio and other relevant topics right inside Visual Studio.
It's simple, it's easy, and it keeps you up-to-date.
Open the tool window
Open the News tool window from the View top level menu.
You can also use the keybord shortcut Alt + O, Alt + N. Think of it being short for Open News.
Design
The News tool window looks great in any theme and looks like a built-in part of Visual Studio.
Context menu
Right-clicking on any of the posts will show a context menu with various options.
Settings
Decide if you want the news to open inside Visual Studio or in your default browser. And select the news feeds that are relevant to you.
