In this short tutorial, we walk through the basic steps of creating a C++ project using Unreal Engine and what is currently known as Visual Studio Insiders , which is the early-access name for Visual Studio 2026. There has been significant changes to the workflow and essentially Visual Studio 2022 will not work with UE 5.8
https://dev.epicgames.com/community/learning/tutorials/BoyJ/creating-a-new-c-project-in-unreal-engine-5-8-and-visual-studio-2026-aka-visual-studio-insiders