Prior to the release of Visual Studio 2017 version 15.8, the Visual Studio Installer was downloading and installing the setup files in parallel. As a result, you had to always stay connected to online during the installation time.

If you have slow or limited internet connection, it was becoming difficult for many people. Now, this has been solved.

Microsoft started rolling out its 'Folder Protection' feature to OneDrive, which is also known as "Known Folder Move". This feature keeps your system safe and protected by automatically taking backup of important documents from user data folders like Desktop, Documents and Pictures.

If you are a Windows Insider, you might have already received this update in early July. For non-insiders, here's how to enable this protection.