No more stashing half-finished work in Visual Studio 2026 - use Worktrees

Authorised Territory shows how to use Git worktrees in the Visual Studio 2026 August update to pause half-finished work without stashing, by creating a separate working directory tied to a new branch while keeping current changes intact.

Overview

The video introduces worktrees as a Visual Studio 2026 feature for handling interrupted work:

• Create a separate working directory (a worktree) so you can switch context without stashing or discarding local changes.
• Create a new Git branch based on another branch while keeping your current in-progress changes where they are.
• Use the new worktree to continue work elsewhere (for example, to address an urgent task) without disturbing the original working folder.