GVFS

GVFS 2.0.26281.1

Virtual File System for Git - a tool to scale Git for monorepo scenarios.

  • By Microsoft Corporation
  • Open Source
  • Updated Oct 8, 2026
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About GVFS

Virtual File System for Git - a tool to scale Git for monorepo scenarios.

What's new in 2.0.26281.1

What's Changed

  • Update default Microsoft Git version to v2.55.0.vfs.0.10 by Johannes Schindelin (@dscho) in #2111
  • Marshal libgit2 P/Invoke strings as UTF-8, not ANSI by Tyrie Vella (@tyrielv) in #2110
  • docs(agents): clarify functional test dev workflow by Tyrie Vella (@tyrielv) in #2114
  • Retry native C++ project builds on transient MSBuild PCH failure by Tyrie Vella (@tyrielv) in #2117
  • Add functional regression tests for reset --mixed skip-worktree on hydrated placeholders by Tyrie Vella (@tyrielv) in #2018
  • Bump actions/upload-artifact from 7 to 7 by Dependabot (@dependabot)[bot] in #2128
  • Add IsSendingAnonymousRequests to VFS.Heartbeat by Tyrie Vella (@tyrielv) in #2125
  • Fix regression causing credential prompts to hide behind other windows more often by Tyrie Vella (@tyrielv) in #2127

Full release notes »

Technical details

PublisherMicrosoft Corporation
Version2.0.26281.1
Release date2026-10-08
LicenseMIT
Installer typeinno
Architecturex64
Package IDMicrosoft.VFSforGit

Links & install command

Install GVFS from the command line with Windows Package Manager (winget):

winget install --id=Microsoft.VFSforGit -e

gvfsvfs-for-gitvfsforgit

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