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Porting desktop apps to .NET Core

May 28, 2019 May 28, 2019 05/28/19
Olia Gavrysh
Since I've been working with the community on porting desktop applications from .NET Framework to .NET Core, I've noticed that there are two camps of folks: some want a very simple and short list of instructions to get their apps ported to .NET Core while others prefer a more principled approach with more background information. Instead of ...

Introducing the new Microsoft.Data.SqlClient

May 8, 2019 May 8, 2019 05/8/19
Diego Vega
This post was written by Vicky Harp, Program Manager on SqlClient and SQL Server Tools. Those of you who have been following .NET development closely have very likely seen Scott Hunter's latest blog post, .NET Core is the Future of .NET. The change in focus of .NET Framework towards stability and new feature development moving to .NET Core ...

.NET Framework February 2019 Preview of Quality Rollup

February 19, 2019 Feb 19, 2019 02/19/19
Tara Overfield
Today, we released the February 2019 Preview of Quality Rollup. Quality and Reliability This release contains the following quality and reliability improvements. CLR Addresses an issue in System.Threading.Timer where a single global queue that was protected by a single process-wide lock causing an issue with scalability

.NET Framework February 2019 Security and Quality Rollup

February 13, 2019 Feb 13, 2019 02/13/19
Tara Overfield
Updated: February 15, 2019   Updated: February 14, 2019   Yesterday, we released the February 2019 Security and Quality Rollup. Security CVE-2019-0613 – Remote Code Execution Vulnerability This security update resolves a vulnerability in .NET Framework software if the software does not check the source ...

.NET Framework January 22, 2018 Cumulative Update for Windows 10 version 1809 and Windows Server 2019

January 22, 2019 Jan 22, 2019 01/22/19
Tara Overfield
Today, we are releasing the January 22, 2018 .NET Framework Cumulative Update for Windows 10 version 1809 and Windows Server 2019. For more information about the new Cumulative Updates for .NET Framework for Windows 10 version 1809 and Windows Server 2019 please refer to this recent announcement. Update Notice (1/23/2019): The term "...

.NET Framework January 2019 Security and Quality Rollup

January 8, 2019 Jan 8, 2019 01/8/19
Tara Overfield
Today, we are releasing the January 2019 Security and Quality Rollup. Security CVE-2019-0545 – Windows Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Framework that may cause an information disclosure that allows bypassing Cross-origin Resource Sharing (CORS) configurations. An ...

Announcing .NET Framework 4.8 Early Access Build 3707

December 14, 2018 Dec 14, 2018 12/14/18
namrata karnam
We have another early access build to share today! This release includes several accessibility, performance, reliability and stability fixes across the major framework libraries. We will continue to stabilize this release and take more fixes over the coming months and we would greatly appreciate it if you could help us ensure Build 3707 is a ...

.NET Framework December 2018 Security and Quality Rollup

December 11, 2018 Dec 11, 2018 12/11/18
Tara Overfield
Today, we are releasing the December 2018 Security and Quality Rollup. Security CVE-2018-8540 – Windows Remote Code Execution Vulnerability This security update resolves a vulnerability in Microsoft .NET Framework that could allow remote code execution when Microsoft .NET Framework doesn't validate input correctly. The attacker who ...

.NET Framework December 5, 2018 Preview of Cumulative Update for Windows 10 version 1809 and Windows Server 2019

December 5, 2018 Dec 5, 2018 12/5/18
Tara Overfield
Today, we are releasing the December 5, 2018 Preview of .NET Framework Cumulative Update for Windows 10 version 1809 and Windows Server 2019. For more information about the new Cumulative Updates for .NET Framework for Windows 10 version 1809 and Windows Server 2019 please refer to this recent announcement. Quality and Reliability This ...