Microsoft.VisualStudio.Azure.Containers.Tools.Targets by: Microsoft

Targets files to enable the Visual Studio Tools for Containers.

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Utils by: Microsoft

Contains utilities used by ASP.NET Core Code Generation packages.

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Setup.Configuration.Interop by: Microsoft

Managed query API for enumerating Visual Studio setup instances using embeddable interoperability types.

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Validation by: Microsoft

Common input validation and state verification utility methods.

Microsoft.Web.WebView2 by: Microsoft

The WebView2 control enables you to embed web technologies (HTML, CSS, and JavaScript) in your native applications powered by Microsoft Edge (Chromium). This package is necessary for Win32 C/C++, WPF, and WinForms applications. To learn more about package versions checkout https://aka.ms/wv2-packageversion. To learn best practices checkout: https://aka.ms/wv2-bestpractices.

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading.Analyzers by: Microsoft

Static code analyzer to detect common mistakes or potential issues regarding threading and async coding.

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration by: Microsoft

Contains the CodeGenCommand that finds the appropriate code generator and invokes it from project dependencies.

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Contracts by: Microsoft

Contains interfaces for Project Model and messaging for scaffolding.

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Design by: Microsoft

Code Generation tool for ASP.NET Core. Contains the dotnet-aspnet-codegenerator command used for generating controllers and views.

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Core by: Microsoft

Contains the core infrastructure used by ASP.NET Core Code Generators.

Microsoft.VisualStudio.SlnGen by: Microsoft

Package that contains a tool for generating Visual Studio solution files.

Microsoft.Win32.Primitives by: Microsoft

Provides common types for Win32-based libraries. Commonly Used Types: System.ComponentModel.Win32Exception

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.BrowserLink by: Microsoft

A middleware that supports creating a communication channel between the development environment and one or more web browsers.

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.EntityFrameworkCore by: Microsoft

Contains Entity Framework Core Services used by ASP.NET Core Code Generators.

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGeneration.Templating by: Microsoft

Contains Razor based templating host used by ASP.NET Core Code Generators.

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Services.Client by: Microsoft

Microsoft Visual Studio Services Client Integrate with Team Foundation Server 2015 and Visual Studio Team Services from desktop-based, ASP.NET, and other Windows applications. Provides access to shared platform services such as account, profile, identity, security, and more via public REST APIs.

Microsoft.Win32.Registry by: Microsoft

Provides support for accessing and modifying the Windows Registry. Commonly Used Types: Microsoft.Win32.RegistryKey Microsoft.Win32.Registry Microsoft.Win32.RegistryValueKind Microsoft.Win32.RegistryHive Microsoft.Win32.RegistryView

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Web.CodeGenerators.Mvc by: Microsoft

Code Generators for ASP.NET Core MVC. Contains code generators for MVC Controllers and Views.

Microsoft.Web.LibraryManager.Build by: Microsoft

MSBuild target for the Visual Studio Library Manager

Microsoft.VisualStudio.Threading by: Microsoft

Async synchronization primitives, async collections, TPL and dataflow extensions. The JoinableTaskFactory allows synchronously blocking the UI thread for async work. This package is applicable to any .NET application (not just Visual Studio).