Visual Studio 2026 Text Editor Configuration not the same as 2022. How to Disable Formatting?
16:02 28 Dec 2025

I am very familiar with Visual Studio versions 2019,2022.

I recently installed 2026. I do not like to have the VS text editor to perform any formatting for me (indents, insert spaces, etc..). I prefer to have the VS text editor to simply let me do what I want to without doing me any favors. I will describe a single issue I am having (for which any hints or tips may lead me to resolution of other issues):

My Options->Text Editor -> Languages ->C# is configured identical to my 2022 installation.

//VS 2022
{Place Caret here and hit enter
The Caret Is Positioned @ Ch:1
}

//VS 2026
{Place Caret here and hit enter
   The Caret Is Position @ Ch:5 
 }

//I extracted the .editorconfig to see if I see anything. The only thing I see that
// seems relevant is:
# Indentation preferences
csharp_indent_block_contents = false
csharp_indent_braces = false
csharp_indent_case_contents = false
csharp_indent_case_contents_when_block = false
csharp_indent_labels = no_change
csharp_indent_switch_labels = false



VS 2026 is relatively new, perhaps this is a known issue?

Any help is greatly appreciated.

visual-studio-2026