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Streamlining your Git workflow with Visual Studio 2026

You’re a .NET developer with a busy morning, and an Azure DevOps ticket drops: “Login endpoint 500s under load.” You’ve got to fix it, review a teammate’s feature branch, and keep your repo clean - all before lunch. Visual Studio’s Git tools turn this everyday Git workflow of...
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Retirement of Global Personal Access Tokens in Azure DevOps

In the new year, we’ll be retiring the Global Personal Access Token (PAT) type in Azure DevOps. Global PATs allow users to authenticate across all accessible organizations. While this can feel convenient, a single credential with broad reach creates a concentrated security risk —...
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Dec 16, 2025
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Why is the Windows clipboard taking the scenic route when converting from CF_TEXT to CF_OEM­TEXT?

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Raymond Chen
Something is forcing it down an alternate path.
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Dec 16, 2025
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Azure Boards integration with GitHub Copilot

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Dan Hellem
A few months ago we introduced the Azure Boards integration with GitHub Copilot in private preview. The goal was simple: allow teams to take a work item from Azure Boards and send it directly to GitHub Copilot so the coding agent could begin working on it, track progress, and generate a...
Azure DevOps Blog
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Dec 15, 2025
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Build declarative agents for Microsoft 365 Copilot with MCP

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Rishabh Agrawal
With introduction of MCP support, it’s now much easier for developers to integrate their business workflows, SaaS, and LoB systems into Copilot via declarative agent.  
Microsoft 365 Developer Blog
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Dec 15, 2025
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How to Build iOS Widgets with .NET MAUI

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Toine de Boer
Build professional iOS widgets with .NET MAUI, from static displays to interactive widgets.
.NET Blog
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Dec 15, 2025
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Behind the scenes of the Visual Studio feedback system

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Mads Kristensen
Here on the Visual Studio team, our top priority is making your coding experience smoother and more enjoyable. And that begins with truly listening to your feedback. We understand that sometimes sharing your thoughts can feel like tossing bug reports and suggestions into a black hole. It...
Visual Studio Blog
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Dec 15, 2025
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The Windows clipboard automatic text conversion algorithm is path-dependent

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Raymond Chen
When the journey is not half of the fun.
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Dec 12, 2025
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Resolving an ambiguity in the Windows clipboard automated text conversion table

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Raymond Chen
Who goes first?
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Dec 12, 2025
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Retirement of Global Personal Access Tokens in Azure DevOps

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Angel Wong
In the new year, we’ll be retiring the Global Personal Access Token (PAT) type in Azure DevOps. Global PATs allow users to authenticate across all accessible organizations. While this can feel convenient, a single credential with broad reach creates a concentrated security risk —...
Azure DevOps Blog