Upgrade to Visual Studio 2026

[JunielKatarn]

Description

Add support for Visual Studio 2026 (MSVC 14.5).

Type of Change

Erase all that don't apply.

• New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)

Why

Visual Studio 2026 has reached enouth adoption and maturity to be considered the standard IDE for Windows development.
Keeping Visual Studio 2022 as the default may force developers to have two different VS versions in their computers.

What

• Updated dependency installation script to install Visual Studio 2026 and .NET 10.
• Conditioned deprecated async-related flags and namespaces to older MSVC versions (14.4 and earlier).
• Converted APIs that use std::future as coroutines to WinRT async types.

Microsoft Reviewers: Open in CodeFlow

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Performance Test Results

Branch: vs18
Commit: 879a986d
Time: 2026-05-23T06:39:17.746Z
Tests: 147/161 passed

✅ Passed

161 scenario(s) across 28 suite(s) — no regressions

SectionList

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline
SectionList mount	4.70ms	4.00ms	±1.89ms	1	-20.0%
SectionList unmount	0.10ms	0.00ms	±0.32ms	0	+0.0%
SectionList rerender	11.50ms	11.00ms	±3.03ms	2	+4.8%
SectionList with-3-sections-15-items	6.30ms	6.00ms	±2.36ms	1	+9.1%
SectionList with-5-sections-50-items	5.80ms	5.00ms	±1.14ms	1	-16.7%
SectionList with-10-sections-200-items	5.20ms	5.00ms	±1.23ms	1	-9.1%
SectionList with-20-sections-200-items	5.10ms	5.00ms	±2.47ms	1	+0.0%
SectionList with-section-separator	1.80ms	2.00ms	±0.63ms	1	+0.0%
SectionList with-item-separator	2.50ms	2.50ms	±0.85ms	1	+25.0%
SectionList with-header-footer	2.50ms	2.00ms	±1.78ms	1	+0.0%
SectionList with-section-footer	1.90ms	2.00ms	±0.74ms	1	+0.0%
SectionList with-sticky-section-headers	2.60ms	2.00ms	±2.76ms	1	+0.0%
SectionList with-empty-list	0.40ms	0.00ms	±0.52ms	1	-100.0%
SectionList with-50-sections-1000-items	1.40ms	1.00ms	±0.52ms	1	-50.0%

FlatList

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline
FlatList mount	4.10ms	4.00ms	±1.20ms	1	+0.0%
FlatList unmount	0.10ms	0.00ms	±0.32ms	0	+0.0%
FlatList rerender	9.10ms	9.00ms	±1.29ms	2	+0.0%
FlatList with-10-items	4.10ms	4.00ms	±0.74ms	1	+0.0%
FlatList with-100-items	4.70ms	4.50ms	±1.16ms	1	-10.0%
FlatList with-500-items	5.30ms	4.50ms	±1.95ms	1	+12.5%
FlatList with-1000-items	4.70ms	4.00ms	±1.06ms	1	+0.0%
FlatList horizontal	4.90ms	4.50ms	±2.85ms	1	-10.0%
FlatList with-separator	1.60ms	1.50ms	±0.70ms	1	-25.0%
FlatList with-header-footer	1.70ms	2.00ms	±0.67ms	1	+0.0%
FlatList with-empty-list	1.00ms	0.50ms	±1.83ms	1	+0.0%
FlatList with-get-item-layout	1.40ms	1.00ms	±0.52ms	1	+0.0%
FlatList inverted	1.40ms	1.00ms	±0.52ms	1	-33.3%
FlatList with-num-columns	3.40ms	3.00ms	±2.41ms	1	+0.0%

TouchableOpacity

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline
TouchableOpacity mount	1.40ms	1.00ms	±1.26ms	1	+0.0%
TouchableOpacity unmount	0.20ms	0.00ms	±0.42ms	0	+0.0%
TouchableOpacity rerender	1.20ms	1.00ms	±0.42ms	2	+0.0%
TouchableOpacity custom-active-opacity	0.70ms	1.00ms	±0.48ms	1	+0.0%
TouchableOpacity disabled	0.70ms	1.00ms	±0.48ms	1	+0.0%
TouchableOpacity with-all-handlers	0.70ms	1.00ms	±0.48ms	1	+0.0%
TouchableOpacity with-hit-slop	0.90ms	1.00ms	±0.57ms	1	+0.0%
TouchableOpacity with-delay	0.90ms	1.00ms	±0.32ms	1	+0.0%
TouchableOpacity nested	1.40ms	1.00ms	±0.52ms	1	+0.0%
TouchableOpacity multiple-10	6.33ms	6.00ms	±1.84ms	1	+0.0%
TouchableOpacity multiple-50	30.07ms	27.00ms	±11.96ms	1	-6.9%
TouchableOpacity multiple-100	40.40ms	44.00ms	±9.04ms	1	-12.0%

ScrollView

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline
ScrollView mount	0.40ms	0.00ms	±0.52ms	1	+0.0%
ScrollView unmount	0.10ms	0.00ms	±0.32ms	0	+0.0%
ScrollView rerender	0.50ms	0.50ms	±0.53ms	2	-50.0%
ScrollView children-20	3.73ms	4.00ms	±0.80ms	1	+0.0%
ScrollView children-100	17.20ms	16.00ms	±3.69ms	1	+0.0%
ScrollView horizontal	3.10ms	3.00ms	±0.57ms	1	-25.0%
ScrollView sticky-headers	2.80ms	3.00ms	±1.03ms	1	+0.0%
ScrollView scroll-indicators	0.80ms	1.00ms	±0.42ms	1	+0.0%
ScrollView nested	1.70ms	1.50ms	±0.95ms	1	+50.0%
ScrollView content-container-style	0.70ms	1.00ms	±0.48ms	1	+0.0%
ScrollView children-500	20.73ms	20.00ms	±4.17ms	1	+5.3%

TouchableHighlight

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline
TouchableHighlight mount	0.40ms	0.00ms	±0.52ms	1	-100.0%
TouchableHighlight unmount	0.00ms	0.00ms	±0.00ms	0	+0.0%
TouchableHighlight rerender	0.50ms	0.50ms	±0.53ms	2	-50.0%
TouchableHighlight custom-underlay-color	0.60ms	1.00ms	±0.52ms	1	+Infinity%
TouchableHighlight custom-active-opacity	0.80ms	0.00ms	±1.55ms	1	+0.0%
TouchableHighlight disabled	0.30ms	0.00ms	±0.48ms	1	+0.0%
TouchableHighlight with-all-handlers	0.30ms	0.00ms	±0.48ms	1	+0.0%
TouchableHighlight with-hit-slop	0.40ms	0.00ms	±0.52ms	1	+0.0%
TouchableHighlight nested-touchables	0.80ms	1.00ms	±0.42ms	1	+0.0%
TouchableHighlight multiple-touchables-10	2.10ms	2.00ms	±0.57ms	1	-33.3%
TouchableHighlight multiple-touchables-50	13.10ms	12.50ms	±2.02ms	1	+0.0%
TouchableHighlight multiple-touchables-100	23.80ms	22.00ms	±5.63ms	1	-2.2%

Pressable

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline
Pressable mount	0.40ms	0.00ms	±0.52ms	1	+0.0%
Pressable unmount	0.00ms	0.00ms	±0.00ms	0	+0.0%
Pressable rerender	0.50ms	0.50ms	±0.53ms	2	+0.0%
Pressable with-all-handlers	0.30ms	0.00ms	±0.48ms	1	+0.0%
Pressable with-style-function	0.20ms	0.00ms	±0.42ms	1	+0.0%
Pressable disabled	0.40ms	0.00ms	±0.52ms	1	+0.0%
Pressable with-hit-slop	0.30ms	0.00ms	±0.48ms	1	+0.0%
Pressable nested	0.50ms	0.50ms	±0.53ms	1	-50.0%
Pressable multiple-10	2.87ms	3.00ms	±1.06ms	1	+0.0%
Pressable multiple-50	16.60ms	16.00ms	±2.82ms	1	+14.3%
Pressable multiple-100	17.47ms	13.00ms	±10.35ms	1	+8.3%

Modal

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline
Modal mount	0.30ms	0.00ms	±0.48ms	1	+0.0%
Modal unmount	0.00ms	0.00ms	±0.00ms	0	+0.0%
Modal rerender	0.30ms	0.00ms	±0.48ms	2	+0.0%
Modal slide-animation	0.30ms	0.00ms	±0.48ms	1	+0.0%
Modal fade-animation	0.30ms	0.00ms	±0.48ms	1	+0.0%
Modal transparent	0.10ms	0.00ms	±0.32ms	1	+0.0%
Modal with-callbacks	0.30ms	0.00ms	±0.48ms	1	+0.0%
Modal rich-content	1.30ms	1.00ms	±0.48ms	1	-50.0%
Modal with-accessibility	0.30ms	0.00ms	±0.48ms	1	+0.0%

Image

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline
Image mount	0.10ms	0.00ms	±0.32ms	1	+0.0%
Image unmount	0.10ms	0.00ms	±0.32ms	0	+0.0%
Image rerender	0.10ms	0.00ms	±0.32ms	2	+0.0%
Image with-resize-mode	0.20ms	0.00ms	±0.42ms	1	+0.0%
Image with-border-radius	0.10ms	0.00ms	±0.32ms	1	+0.0%
Image with-tint-color	0.10ms	0.00ms	±0.32ms	1	+0.0%
Image with-blur-radius	0.00ms	0.00ms	±0.00ms	1	+0.0%
Image with-accessibility	0.20ms	0.00ms	±0.42ms	1	+0.0%
Image multiple-10	1.27ms	1.00ms	±1.62ms	1	+0.0%
Image multiple-50	3.67ms	4.00ms	±0.72ms	1	+33.3%
Image multiple-100	8.60ms	7.00ms	±2.35ms	1	-12.5%

ActivityIndicator

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline
ActivityIndicator mount	0.10ms	0.00ms	±0.32ms	1	+0.0%
ActivityIndicator unmount	0.00ms	0.00ms	±0.00ms	0	+0.0%
ActivityIndicator rerender	0.30ms	0.00ms	±0.48ms	2	+0.0%
ActivityIndicator size-large	0.30ms	0.00ms	±0.48ms	1	+0.0%
ActivityIndicator size-small	0.20ms	0.00ms	±0.42ms	1	+0.0%
ActivityIndicator with-color	0.20ms	0.00ms	±0.42ms	1	+0.0%
ActivityIndicator not-animating	0.00ms	0.00ms	±0.00ms	1	+0.0%
ActivityIndicator with-accessibility	0.10ms	0.00ms	±0.32ms	1	+0.0%
ActivityIndicator multiple-10	0.87ms	1.00ms	±0.35ms	1	+0.0%
ActivityIndicator multiple-50	3.27ms	3.00ms	±0.70ms	1	-25.0%
ActivityIndicator multiple-100	8.67ms	8.00ms	±2.13ms	1	+14.3%

Switch

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline
Switch mount	0.40ms	0.00ms	±0.52ms	1	+0.0%
Switch unmount	0.00ms	0.00ms	±0.00ms	0	+0.0%
Switch rerender	0.10ms	0.00ms	±0.32ms	2	-100.0%
Switch value-true	0.20ms	0.00ms	±0.42ms	1	+0.0%
Switch disabled	0.20ms	0.00ms	±0.42ms	1	+0.0%
Switch custom-colors	0.20ms	0.00ms	±0.42ms	1	+0.0%
Switch on-value-change	0.20ms	0.00ms	±0.42ms	1	+0.0%
Switch with-accessibility	0.10ms	0.00ms	±0.32ms	1	+0.0%
Switch multiple-10	1.80ms	2.00ms	±0.41ms	1	+0.0%
Switch multiple-50	9.00ms	8.00ms	±3.46ms	1	-11.1%
Switch multiple-100	18.93ms	20.00ms	±4.25ms	1	+25.0%

Button

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline
Button mount	0.50ms	0.50ms	±0.53ms	1	-50.0%
Button unmount	0.00ms	0.00ms	±0.00ms	0	+0.0%
Button rerender	1.00ms	1.00ms	±0.47ms	2	+0.0%
Button disabled	0.60ms	1.00ms	±0.52ms	1	+0.0%
Button with-color	0.90ms	1.00ms	±0.32ms	1	+100.0%
Button with-accessibility	0.70ms	1.00ms	±0.48ms	1	+0.0%
Button multiple-10	6.27ms	7.00ms	±1.83ms	1	+16.7%
Button multiple-50	23.73ms	24.00ms	±11.82ms	1	-11.1%
Button multiple-100	17.33ms	16.00ms	±3.42ms	1	-15.8%

TextInput

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline
TextInput mount	0.30ms	0.00ms	±0.48ms	1	+0.0%
TextInput unmount	0.10ms	0.00ms	±0.32ms	0	+0.0%
TextInput rerender	0.60ms	0.00ms	±0.97ms	2	+0.0%
TextInput multiline	0.20ms	0.00ms	±0.42ms	1	+0.0%
TextInput with-value	0.20ms	0.00ms	±0.42ms	1	+0.0%
TextInput styled	0.20ms	0.00ms	±0.42ms	1	+0.0%
TextInput multiple-100	9.53ms	10.00ms	±2.00ms	1	+42.9%

View

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline
View mount	0.60ms	0.00ms	±1.26ms	1	+0.0%
View unmount	0.00ms	0.00ms	±0.00ms	0	+0.0%
View rerender	0.10ms	0.00ms	±0.32ms	2	+0.0%
View nested-50	4.27ms	4.00ms	±0.80ms	1	+33.3%
View nested-100	8.20ms	8.00ms	±1.70ms	1	+14.3%
View shadow	0.20ms	0.00ms	±0.42ms	1	+0.0%
View border-radius	0.20ms	0.00ms	±0.42ms	1	+0.0%
View nested-500	18.00ms	13.00ms	±11.82ms	1	+30.0%

Text

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline
Text mount	0.30ms	0.00ms	±0.48ms	1	+0.0%
Text unmount	0.00ms	0.00ms	±0.00ms	0	+0.0%
Text rerender	0.20ms	0.00ms	±0.42ms	2	+0.0%
Text long-1000	0.20ms	0.00ms	±0.42ms	1	+0.0%
Text nested	0.20ms	0.00ms	±0.42ms	1	+0.0%
Text styled	0.20ms	0.00ms	±0.42ms	1	+0.0%
Text multiple-100	8.60ms	7.00ms	±2.44ms	1	+0.0%

SectionList.native-perf-test.ts

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline

FlatList.native-perf-test.ts

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline

TouchableHighlight.native-perf-test.ts

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline

TouchableOpacity.native-perf-test.ts

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline

Pressable.native-perf-test.ts

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline

ScrollView.native-perf-test.ts

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline

ActivityIndicator.native-perf-test.ts

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline

TextInput.native-perf-test.ts

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline

Switch.native-perf-test.ts

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline

Button.native-perf-test.ts

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline

Modal.native-perf-test.ts

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline

Image.native-perf-test.ts

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline

View.native-perf-test.ts

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline

Text.native-perf-test.ts

Scenario	Mean	Median	StdDev	Renders	vs Baseline