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Modernizing Authentication for Legacy Visual Studio Clients

As part of our ongoing commitment to security and modernization, we’re updating outdated authentication mechanisms used by older versions of clients reliant on our older Visual Studio client libraries. For full details on all known impacted clients, refer to the official announcement...
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Managing secrets on Azure KeyVault with a Tagging strategy to perform automations

Cloud and Infrastructure teams can manage secrets on Azure KeyVault with a Tagging strategy to perform automations.
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Oct 17, 2025
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Boost your Azure Cosmos DB Efficiency with Azure Advisor Insights

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Iria Osara
Azure Cosmos DB is Microsoft’s globally distributed, multi-model database service, trusted for mission-critical workloads that demand high availability, scalability, and low latency. In this post we will discover how to maximize the full potential of Azure Cosmos DB using Azure Advisor...
Azure Cosmos DB Blog
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Oct 17, 2025
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Streamlined Setup, Stronger Guardrails for Microsoft Dev Box

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Sagar Chandra Reddy Lankala
We’re excited to introduce a new capability that simplifies Dev Box setup—enabling platform engineers and project admins to specify images and SKUs directly when configuring Dev Box pools, without needing to create Dev Box definitions at the Dev Center level. 🔄What’s...
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Oct 17, 2025
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Using RAII to remedy a defect where not all code paths performed required exit actions, follow-up

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Raymond Chen
If the callback requires copyability.
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Oct 16, 2025
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Exciting new capabilities and enhancements for M365 Developer Program - October 2025

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We are excited to share updates on the Microsoft 365 Developer Program with new capabilities and upcoming changes.
Microsoft 365 Developer Blog
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Oct 16, 2025
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NASA's Harmonized Landsat and Sentinel-2 (HLS) Data Now Available on Microsoft's Planetary Computer

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Douglas Phillips
NASA’s vast archive of Earth observation data has long been a cornerstone for scientific discovery, environmental monitoring, and global sustainability efforts. Now, Microsoft has made it even easier for researchers, developers, and decision-makers to access and utilize this critical...
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Oct 16, 2025
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Using RAII to remedy a defect where not all code paths performed required exit actions

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Raymond Chen
Passing the obligation onward.
The Old New Thing
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Oct 16, 2025
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Managing secrets on Azure KeyVault with a Tagging strategy to perform automations

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David Lee
Cloud and Infrastructure teams can manage secrets on Azure KeyVault with a Tagging strategy to perform automations.
ISE Developer Blog
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Oct 15, 2025
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PowerToys 0.95 is here: new Light Switch utility, faster Command Palette, and Peek with Spacebar

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Niels Laute
New month, new release! This one’s packed with quality-of-life improvements, performance boosts, and a bunch of long-standing community requests finally checked off the list — all while keeping the focus on fundamentals like speed and reliability! Get the update by checking for...
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Oct 15, 2025
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Easily connect AI workloads to Azure Blob Storage with adlfs

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Vishnu Charan TJ
Microsoft works with the fsspec open-source community to enhance adlfs. This update delivers faster file operations and improved reliability for AI workloads that connect to Azure Blob and Data Lake Storage.
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