Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack(SP) 1 is released and available for download

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Microsoft has released Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack(SP) 1. This service pack release addresses issues that were found through a combination of customer and partner feedback, as well as internal testing. These service packs offer Visual Studio users improvements in responsiveness and stability, as well as completes some high-impact scenarios requested by customers. The full list of updates included in this service pack can be found here.

To obtain Visual Studio 2010 SP1, visit the following Microsoft website:

Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1

Important:

  • Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 (SP1) will upgrade all editions and languages of Visual Studio 2010 you have already installed. If you install any other editions or languages of Visual Studio 2010 after SP1, you must reapply SP1.
  • If you installed Visual Studio 2010 Service Pack 1 Beta, you should not uninstall it before installing this release of SP1.
  • Prior to installation, you should carefully review the readme to be aware of any known issues with this release.

Note: Do not install this service pack if you have downloaded and installed the stand-alone ‘Microsoft Windows SDK for Windows 7 and .NET Framework 4 (Windows SDK v7.1)’ and you are using the x64 or IA64 compilers that were included in that download. Please see the related article for more information.