How to auto save work on visual studio 2017?

There is a plugin you can install called NoMorePanicSave2017 It saves everything when the editor loses focus. Doesn't work perfectly (sometimes you have to tab back in to get it to save), but it's the best thing I could find that's close to Intellij's auto save.

Visual Studio 2017 has such as option.

Go to menu Tools > Options > Environment > AutoRecover and set the parameters: