The Visual Studio 2022 17.14 update is here, and it brings great quality-of-life improvements—especially around NuGet authentication. From context about the authentication needs of private NuGet feeds to a simplified account selection workflow, this update helps you stay focused on your code! If you haven’t already, download the latest Visual Studio update to take advantage of this and the rest of the improvements.
Streamlining the NuGet authentication experience
Over the past year, we’ve made significant strides to improve the identity and authentication experiences across Visual Studio 2022. For instance, we introduced Web Account Manager (WAM) support to unify and simplify the sign-in experience of Entra ID accounts & we recently followed that up by adding multi-account support for GitHub, making it easier than ever to manage your GitHub identities inside Visual Studio.
Today, we’re excited to share the next step in that journey: a more intuitive and reliable NuGet authentication experience. With the latest update, Visual Studio now proactively detects when authentication is needed during package restore and presents a new dialog that provides helpful context—such as which feed you’re attempting to access—and makes it easy to select the account best suited for the job. This small but impactful change simplifies the sign-in process, reduces authentication prompts, and helps you stay focused on your coding needs.
Here’s what you can expect:
- Clearer sign-in guidance showing you the specific NuGet feed you are accessing.
- Improved support for multi-factor authentication (MFA) allows you to efficiently manage accounts needed for NuGet restore operations, whether adding new accounts, selecting from existing ones, or re-entering credentials directly within the dialog.
- A more predictable sign in experience, with fewer repeated prompts and less authentication guesswork.
Try It Out and Keep the Feedback Coming
We’ll continue investing in making the Visual Studio’s identity and authentication experiences more seamless, secure, and intuitive so please, keep the feedback coming— Every suggestion, upvote, and report helps us prioritize the areas that matter most to you. And while we’ve made great progress, we’re far from done!