Microsoft announced the first public preview of Visual Studio 2022. The improved tool will be faster, more lightweight, and will be a 64-bit app.

The first preview for the landmark Visual Studio 2022 edition is out, focusing on 64-bit support as opposed to new features.

Users can download Visual Studio 2022 and .NET 6 starting today. Visual Studio 2022 is the first release of a 64-bit version of Visual Studio.

64-bit? welcome to 2003, friends Microsoft Visual Studio 2022 will (finally) enter the 64-bit world Next year's upgrade—out for preview later this summer—looks like a doozy.