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Azure Blob Storage as a Network Drive

February 26, 2018 Feb 26, 2018 02/26/18
Aaron Roney
Many applications make use of a network drive to backup and store files. When I was in university I found myself constantly coding for fun, and one example took the form of a network share for my roommates to share files wrapped in a handy little app. Unfortunately, that particular app has long since been erased from whichever hard drive it ...

.NET Framework 4.7.1 Accessibility and WPF Improvements

September 21, 2017 Sep 21, 2017 09/21/17
Preeti Krishna - MSFT
This post describes the new WPF and accessibility features and improvements in .NET Framework 4.7.1. You can try out these features by downloading the Developer Pack, described in the Welcome to the .NET Framework 4.7.1 Early Access blog post. Accessibility improvements .NET Framework 4.7.1 brings in a lot of accessibility improvements ...

Welcome to the .NET Framework 4.7.1 Early Access!

August 7, 2017 Aug 7, 2017 08/7/17
Preeti Krishna - MSFT
Last Updated: 9/28/2017 Today, we are happy to share the .NET Framework 4.7.1 Early Access build with the Developer Pack. The .NET Framework 4.7.1 Developer Pack lets developers build applications that target the .NET Framework 4.7.1 by using Visual Studio 2017, Visual Studio 2015 or other IDEs. This is a single package that bundles the .NET...

.NET Framework July 2017 Quality Update for WPF

July 25, 2017 Jul 25, 2017 07/25/17
Rich Lander [MSFT]
You can now install the July 2017 Quality Update for WPF. It applies to multiple Windows versions. This update resolves known issue 4033488. It is recommended on machines that have installed the July 2017 Preview of Quality Rollup or the May 2017 Preview of Quality Rollup. Quality and Reliability This release contains the following ...

.NET Framework 4.6.1 is now available!

November 30, 2015 Nov 30, 2015 11/30/15
The .NET Fundamentals Team
Updated (2017): See .NET Framework Releases to learn about newer releases. Updated (1/2016): This post was updated to add information about reference source for .NET Framework 4.6.1. Today we are announcing the availability of  .NET Framework 4.6.1. You can download this release now. Here is a summary of key improvements ...

Announcing .NET Framework 4.6.1 RC

October 29, 2015 Oct 29, 2015 10/29/15
The .NET Fundamentals Team
Updated (2017): See .NET Framework Releases to learn about newer releases. This release is not supported. We are pleased to announce the release of .NET Framework 4.6.1 RC today. This release includes ~150 fixes and some new features. You can read about the new fixes and features that are included in the RC release and try out the bits ...

Announcing .NET Framework 4.6

July 20, 2015 Jul 20, 2015 07/20/15
Rich Lander [MSFT]
Update: See .NET Framework Releases to learn about newer releases. We’re excited to announce the RTM releases of .NET Framework 4.6 and Visual Studio 2015 today. You can read about the new features or leave that for later and try them out now. The quickest way to get started is to install the free Visual Studio 2015 Community version. ...

The Roadmap for WPF

November 12, 2014 Nov 12, 2014 11/12/14
The WPF Team
When we introduced WPF back in 2006 (.NET 3.0), the response was absolutely phenomenal. Enterprises, ISV’s, and Microsoft Partners have made the technology central to their business, building amazing vertical solutions and mission critical applications for their customers. This momentum carries forward to today – 10% of all newly created ...