When Visual Studio's Angular Template Lags Behind: A Version Compatibility Fix

Developers upgrading to Angular CLI 20+ encounter project creation failures in Visual Studio 2022 because the IDE's template remains locked on Angular 19. This version gap creates unnecessary friction for engineers wanting to maintain current tooling while using an enterprise IDE. Understanding this incompatibility and its workaround—temporarily downgrading to scaffold, then upgrading the project—ensures developers can stay current without breaking their local development environment.