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Give Your Agents Domain Expertise with Agent Skills in Microsoft Agent Framework
You can now equip your Microsoft Agent Framework agents with portable, reusable skill packages that provide domain expertise on demand — without changing a single line of your agent's core instructions. With the new FileAgentSkillsProvider, available for both .NET and Python, your...
Read moreClick to read more about this postGitHub Copilot Dev Days: Build faster with GitHub Copilot CLI, in VS Code & Visual Studio, and beyond!
Modern software development is moving fast—and AI is now a practical part of how Microsoft developers design, build, and ship applications every day. From writing code in Visual Studio and VS Code, to building cloud-native apps on Azure, developers are looking for ways to stay...
Read moreClick to read more about this postWhat sort of horrible things happen if my dialog has a non-button with the control ID of IDCANCEL?
You get notifications that might not make sense.
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Nov 11, 2025
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What’s New for C++ Developers in Visual Studio 2026 version 18.0
Get ready to level up your C++ productivity, because Visual Studio 2026 version 18.0 is now generally available! You can take advantage of the new features, bug fixes, and performance improvements in your production environment. This post describes what’s new for C++ developers,...
C++ Team Blog
Nov 11, 2025
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Aspire 13 - Aspireify anything
Aspire 13 is here with revamped JS and Python experiences, new AI-focused grations, and a new iteration of deployment tooling.
Aspire Blog
Nov 11, 2025
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November Patches for Azure DevOps Server
Today we are releasing patches that impact our self-hosted product, Azure DevOps Server.
We strongly encourage and recommend that all customers use the latest, most secure release of Azure DevOps Server. You can download the latest version of the product, Azure DevOps Server 2022.2 from...
Azure DevOps Blog
Nov 11, 2025
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Visual Studio 2026 is here: faster, smarter, and a hit with early adopters
Dear developers,
We’re thrilled to announce that Visual Studio 2026 is now generally available! This is a moment we’ve built side by side with you. Your feedback has helped shape this release more than any before. Since the introduction of the Insiders Channel in September, more...
Visual Studio Blog
Nov 11, 2025
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Announcing .NET 10
Announcing the release of .NET 10, the most productive, modern, secure, intelligent, and performant release of .NET yet. With updates across ASP.NET Core, C# 14, .NET MAUI, Aspire, and so much more.
.NET Blog
Nov 11, 2025
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.NET and .NET Framework November 2025 servicing releases updates
Tara,
Victor
A recap of the latest servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework for November 2025.
.NET Blog
Nov 11, 2025
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Behind the scenes on how Windows 95 application compatibility patched broken programs
Replacing bytes with the greatest of care.
The Old New Thing
Nov 10, 2025
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How did Windows 3.1 distinguish two different programs that happened to share the same executable name?
The trouble with disambiguation.
The Old New Thing
Nov 10, 2025
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Configuring Advanced High Availability Features in Azure Cosmos DB SDKs
Azure Cosmos DB is engineered from the ground up to deliver high availability, low latency, throughput, and consistency guarantees for globally distributed applications. As mission-critical systems increasingly rely on Cosmos DB for performance at scale, understanding and configuring...
Azure Cosmos DB Blog