Microsoft advises users to migrate either to Visual Studio 2022 Preview or Visual Studio 2019 Release Channel to stay secure and receive the latest feature updates.

Visual Studio 2019 Preview Channel will no longer receive updates after April 2022.

Users are advised to move to the version 16.11 supported baseline or to Visual Studio 2022.

Visual Studio 2019 version 16.7 support ends April 12, 2022.

Microsoft advises users to move to the 15.9 supported baseline to maintain support.

With extended support, fixes are provided for security issues. Visual Studio 2017 mainstream support ends April 12, 2022, whereupon the product will move to extended support until April 2027.Users are advised to move to a newer version of Visual Studio. Visual Studio 2012 support ends January 9, 2023, for the IDE and associated products, runtimes, and components.In a bulletin published February 10, Microsoft noted the end of support dates and upgrade paths for three Visual Studio versions: Microsoft describes 64-bit Visual Studio 2022 as the most productive version of the platform, but presents other upgrade options as well. The company encourages users to move to newer versions, particularly newly released Visual Studio 2022.

Microsoft has posted a timeline for ending support of older versions of its signature Visual Studio IDE.

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