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Let Copilot Coding Agent handle the busy work
See how GitHub Copilot Coding Agent automates unit tests and ships features from a PRD in a real .NET sample, so you can focus on design and review.
Read moreMake Sense of Your Output Window with Copilot
Ever found yourself staring at the Output Window, overwhelmed by endless lines of logs and cryptic messages? You're not alone! For years, developers have relied on the Output Window for critical build and debug information. But making sense of it—and translating it into action—has...
Read morePowerToys 0.94 is here: Settings search, shortcut conflict detection and more!
This release is all about quality-of-life improvements — making it easier to find the setting you’re looking for, spot shortcut conflicts, and even adding a new way to move your mouse cursor. Get the update by checking for updates in PowerToys or heading to the release page.
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Sep 10, 2025
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Visual Studio 2026 Insiders is here!
Get ready –the first Insiders release of Visual Studio 2026 has arrived! In this new evolution of Visual Studio, we’re continuing our commitment to building the best integrated developer environment for C++ developers on Windows.
Visual Studio 2026 features a fresh UI, faster...
C++ Team Blog
Sep 9, 2025
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Prepare your VBA projects for VBScript deprecation in Windows
In May 2024, Microsoft announced the phased deprecation of VBScript in Windows, as detailed in the official Windows IT Pro Blog. This change impacts VBA developers who rely on VBScript, particularly for reference libraries such as regular expressions. This post outlines the upcoming...
Microsoft 365 Developer Blog
Sep 9, 2025
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Announcing .NET 10 Release Candidate 1
.NET 10 Release Candidate 1 is available with improvements across the runtime, SDK, libraries, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, .NET MAUI, and more!
.NET Blog
Sep 9, 2025
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.NET and .NET Framework September 2025 servicing releases updates
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A recap of the latest servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework for September 2025.
.NET Blog
Sep 9, 2025
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Visual Studio 2026 Insiders is here!
Visual Studio 2026 Insiders is here - and it marks one of the most ambitious steps forward we’ve taken with the IDE.
This release brings AI woven directly into the developer workflow, performance improvements that reset expectations for speed at enterprise scale, and a modern design...
Visual Studio Blog
Sep 9, 2025
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A suggestion to people who assign nicknames to meeting rooms
Lean into the pattern. Don't try to cross it up.
The Old New Thing
Sep 8, 2025
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Building a Runtime JAR inspector in 10 hours
Last Friday I was reviewing our backlog items in the Java Engineering Group, and found an idea we had when Log4Shell happened. To this day, there is still no main stream solution to "find in production where a given JAR is being used".
Why runtime truth matters (Log4Shell)
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Microsoft for Java Developers
Sep 8, 2025
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Change to data visibility for Microsoft Graph callRecords APIs in GCC High and DoD
We're making changes to how Microsoft handles Microsoft Teams call data in GCC High and DoD environments that we expose via the Microsoft Graph callRecords APIs.
Microsoft 365 Developer Blog
Sep 8, 2025
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Why didn't Windows 95 simply special-case the laptops that locked up when it executed the HLT instruction?
The catastrophic risk of bricking a computer.
The Old New Thing