The Forgotten Features of Visual Studio You NEED In Your Life! | Visual Studio Live! Las Vegas 2026

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Think you know Visual Studio inside and out? Think again. In this @VisualStudioLive session from Visual Studio Live! Las Vegas 2026, Mads Kristensen uncovers powerful but often overlooked features and extensions that can dramatically boost your developer productivity.



From hidden keyboard shortcuts to workflow-enhancing tools, you’ll discover practical tips you can start using immediately to work faster, stay focused, and get more out of Visual Studio 2026.



🔑 What You’ll Learn

• Hidden Visual Studio features that improve daily workflows

• How to use saved window layouts for different development setups

• Customizing toolbars, menus, and keyboard shortcuts for efficiency

• Faster navigation with unified search shortcuts and command palette

• Creating files instantly with Quick Add (Shift+F2)

• Multi-cursor editing, box selection, and advanced text editing tricks

• Using dev tunnels to test local apps on mobile devices

• Built-in code comparison, test coverage, and productivity tools

• Managing settings at the solution level for better team consistency

• Must-have extensions for images, Markdown, CSVs, and more



⏱️ Chapters

01:04 Custom layouts, toolbars, and personalization

05:30 Navigation and unified search shortcuts

09:30 Faster file and project workflows

14:00 Built-in tools: compare, test coverage, and productivity features

16:30 Dev tunnels and testing across devices

19:00 Quick publish and working with Azure

20:08 Solution-level settings and configuration

22:50 Advanced editing: box selection, multi-cursor, and shortcuts

28:00 Code organization, comments, and TODO management

33:00 Working with files: images, CSVs, and scratch files

39:46 Modes, focus tools, and environment customization

44:50 Extensions, GitHub tools, and productivity add-ons



👤 Speaker

Mads Kristensen (@mkristensen)

Principal Product Manager, Visual Studio, Microsoft



🔗 Links

• Download Visual Studio 2026: http://visualstudio.com/download

• Explore more VS Live! Las Vegas sessions: https://aka.ms/VSLiveLV26

• Join upcoming VS Live! events: https://aka.ms/VSLiveEvents



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