This article describes a hotfix package for Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3. The hotfix contains one improvement for linker (link.exe) throughput. For more information, see the "Improvements in this hotfix" section.

How to obtain this hotfix

The following file is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center:DownloadDownload the hotfix package now. For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

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Prerequisites

To apply this hotfix, you must have Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 installed.

Restart requirement

You may have to restart the computer after you apply this hotfix if no instance of Visual Studio is being used.

Hotfix replacement information

This hotfix doesn't replace other hotfixes. 

Improvements in this hotfix

This hotfix contains an improvement for linker throughput, especially for the /DEBUG:fastlink linking scenario.

Status

Microsoft has confirmed that this is an improvement for the Microsoft products that are listed in the "Applies to" section.

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