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title: "Microsoft announces public preview for planning to improve how Copilot in Visual Studio handles complex tasks"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/microsoft-announces-public-preview-for-planning-to-improve-how-copilot-in-visual-studio-handles-comp-l0arueex1
source_url: https://sdtimes.com/msft/microsoft-announces-public-preview-for-planning-to-improve-how-copilot-in-visual-studio-handles-complex-tasks/
type: article
source: "SD Times"
published: 2025-10-27T18:35:29.323Z
updated: 2025-10-27T18:35:52.873Z
tags: ["ai", "microsoft", "github", "visual-studio"]
reading_time: 2
upvotes: 14
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# Microsoft announces public preview for planning to improve how Copilot in Visual Studio handles complex tasks

**[SD Times](https://daily.dev/sources/sdtimes)** · 2 min read · 14 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Microsoft released a public preview of planning capabilities for Copilot in Visual Studio's Agent Mode. The feature breaks down complex coding tasks into smaller, manageable steps by researching the codebase and creating structured execution plans. Initial testing shows 15% higher success rates and 20% more resolved tasks with GPT-5 and Claude Sonnet 4. The planning feature automatically activates for multi-step prompts while simple queries receive direct responses. Available in Visual Studio 2022 17.14 and Visual Studio 2026 Insiders.

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