


You might notice that I have reversed the %1 and %2 parameters in the batch. Start "Compare files" /B /MIN "%vspath%\devenv.exe" /diff %2 %1 First:'%2' Second:'%1' Set vspath=C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Enterprise\Common7\IDE Visual Studio already has everything you need, and there are only some configuration steps required to make this working: File compare using drag & dropĬreate a new batch file using your favorite text editor. It only requires a little preparation which you need to do once and then it is useful like a Swiss army knife. Inspired by Vladimir Reshetnikov's answer above, I found a very comfortable way how you can instantly compare two files with Visual Studio by using drag and drop or via the "Send To" context menu.
