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Chat History Storage Patterns in Microsoft Agent Framework
When people talk about building AI agents, they usually focus on models, tools, and prompts. In practice, one of the most important architectural decisions is much simpler: where does the conversation history live?
Imagine a user asks your agent a complex question, clicks “try...
Read moreClick to read more about this postAzure MCP Server now available as an MCP Bundle (.mcpb)
Azure MCP Server is now available as an MCP Bundle (.mcpb), enabling one-click installation into Claude Desktop and other MCP-compatible clients.
Read moreClick to read more about this postAzure Data Studio is retired: Move your Azure SQL workflow to VS Code in 10 minutes
Azure Data Studio (ADS) retired on February 6, 2025, and support ended on February 28, 2026. The recommended path forward is Visual Studio Code with the MSSQL extension. If you used ADS daily, this guide gets you productive quickly in VS Code. The focus is on importing your existing...
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Apr 30, 2026
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Announcing WinUI 3 Gallery 2.9
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Marcel
Hey WinUI developers! If you’re new around here, WinUI Gallery is the go-to app for exploring WinUI 3 controls, samples, design guidance, and handy tools — all in one place. Today, we’re excited to announce WinUI 3 Gallery 2.9, our first release built on Windows App...
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Apr 30, 2026
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Azure Developer CLI (azd) - April 2026
The Azure Developer CLI (azd) shipped five releases in April 2026. The biggest theme this month is multi-language hook support: write azd hooks in Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or .NET alongside the existing Bash and PowerShell options. Here's what's in versions 1.23.14, 1.23.15,...
Azure SDK Blog
Apr 30, 2026
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Dataverse Plugin Is Now on the Claude Marketplace
Dataverse gives developers a powerful platform for building enterprise applications — but getting from zero to a connected, working environment has always involved multiple tools, authentication flows, and configuration steps. The Dataverse plugin was built to accelerate that journey by...
Power Platform Developer Blog
Apr 30, 2026
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TypeScript 7 Beta Now Enabled by Default in Visual Studio 2026 18.6 Insiders 3
TypeScript 7 Beta Now Enabled by Default in Visual Studio 2026 18.6 Insiders 3
In Visual Studio 2026 18.6 Insiders 3 we have updated the built-in TypeScript SDK to TypeScript 7 Beta (native preview). The TypeScript SDK provides the compiler and language service used for TypeScript and...
Visual Studio Blog
Apr 30, 2026
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Building an AI-Powered Conference App with .NET's Composable AI Stack
Learn how we built ConferencePulse, an AI-powered conference assistant, using .NET's composable AI stack including Microsoft.Extensions.AI, DataIngestion, VectorData, Model Context Protocol, and Microsoft Agent Framework.
.NET Blog
Apr 30, 2026
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Automatic Super Resolution Preview Comes to the ROG Xbox Ally X for Docked Play
Amanda,
Sameer,
Luke
We previously introduced Automatic Super Resolution (Auto SR) on select Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs, to make games look sharper and play smoother. Today, we're excited to give Xbox Insiders the opportunity to help us test and refine this feature on the ROG Xbox Ally X for docked play, where...
DirectX Developer Blog
Apr 30, 2026
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Developing a cross-process reader/writer lock with limited readers, part 3: Fairness
Let the exclusive acquisition have a fair chance against shared acquisitions.
The Old New Thing
Apr 30, 2026
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Propagating SharePoint Document Permissions to AI Search and RAG Pipelines
A security-first architecture that propagates SharePoint document permissions into downstream AI systems, using Microsoft Entra ID object IDs (GUIDs) for safe, query-time filtering in Azure AI Search, RAG pipelines, and Copilot extensions.
ISE Developer Blog
Apr 29, 2026
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Visual Studio Code 1.118
Learn what's new in Visual Studio Code 1.118
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