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Build Smarter with the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit MCP Server

As AI agents become central to how we build and interact with modern productivity apps, developers need tools that are flexible, standard-based, and deeply integrated with AI. That’s where the Microsoft 365 Agents Toolkit MCP Server comes in.  This is a local Model Context...
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Azure Developer CLI: From Dev to Prod with One Click

This post walks through how to implement a "build once, deploy everywhere" pattern using Azure Developer CLI (azd) that provisions environment-specific infrastructure and promotes applications from dev to prod with the same build artifacts. You'll learn how to use conditional Bicep...
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May 13, 2025
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.NET and .NET Framework May 2025 servicing releases updates

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Tara Overfield
A recap of the latest servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework for May 2025.
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May 13, 2025
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.NET 10 Preview 4 is now available!

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Find out about the new features in .NET 10 Preview 4 across the .NET runtime, SDK, libraries, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, C#, .NET MAUI, and more!
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May 13, 2025
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Agent mode has arrived in preview for Visual Studio

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Plan, build, test, and fix — all from one prompt. Agent mode is now available in public preview for all users in Visual Studio 17.14. Agent mode in Visual Studio allows you to define tasks using natural language, with Copilot autonomously planning, editing your codebase, invoking...
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May 13, 2025
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🎉 Visual Studio 2022 v17.14 is now generally available!

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Mads Kristensen
We’re thrilled to announce the general availability of Visual Studio 2022 version 17.14! This release continues our mission to empower developers with faster, smarter, and more productive tools across all workloads. There is so much for developers to love in this release, so be...
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May 13, 2025
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Introducing the /forceInterlockedFunctions switch for ARM64

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Emily Bao
In Visual Studio 2022 17.14, we are introducing the /forceInterlockedFunctions[-] switch, which generates and links with out-of-line atomics that select Armv8.1+ Large System Extension (LSE) atomic instructions based on CPU support. This switch is on by default for Armv8.0 and off for...
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May 13, 2025
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Build 2025 Preview: Transform Your AI Apps and Agents with Azure Cosmos DB

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Jay Gordon
Microsoft Build is less than a week away, and the Azure Cosmos DB team will be out in force to showcase the newest features and capabilities for building AI apps and agents with scalable, fast, high-performance data.  Whether you’re in person at the Seattle Convention Center or...
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May 13, 2025
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What is the developer set-up for developing Windows for multiple processor architectures?

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Raymond Chen
You usually just pick one and count on your friends for the others.
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May 13, 2025
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Now Generally Available: Apple identity provider support for Microsoft Entra External ID

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Bora Ozbayburtlu
I'm excited to announce that "Sign in with Apple" is now generally available for external tenants in Entra External ID. The feature has been in public preview since February, and many customers have already integrated Apple as an identity provider for their applications.
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May 12, 2025
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Power status, CPU frequency and CPU C-State counters

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Steven Pratschner
Starting with the 2505.09 release of PIX on Windows, new metrics have been added to help you optimize your title on battery powered devices such as tablets and Windows handheld gaming devices.  With these counters, you can see whether performance issues in your game can be correlated...
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