[Servicing Hotfix] Enable VS 17.14 to use online templates#14406
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[WIP] [Servicing Hotfix] let VS 17.14 can use online templates
[Servicing Hotfix] Enable VS 17.14 to use online templates
Aug 11, 2025
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This PR enables Visual Studio 17.14 to access online templates by updating the template configuration in the
release/VS1714P7branch.Problem
VS 17.14 was restricted to using local templates only because the
useLocalTemplateflag was set totruein the template configuration. This prevented users from accessing the latest online templates from the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit repository.Solution
Changed
useLocalTemplatefromtruetofalseinpackages/fx-core/src/common/templates-config.json. This single configuration change enables VS 17.14 to:vstagPrefix: "templates-vs@",vsversion: "18.0.0")microsoft-365-agents-toolkitinstead of the legacyTeamsFxrepositoryChanges Made
packages/fx-core/src/common/templates-config.json"useLocalTemplate": true→"useLocalTemplate": falseThis is a minimal, surgical change that directly addresses the issue title "let VS 17.14 can use online templates" without affecting any other functionality.
Fixes #14405.
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