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Join us for AI Dev Days - December 10-11
2025 was a year of incredible progress for AI and our industry as a whole. At Microsoft and GitHub, we've innovated beyond isolated chats and prompts to building systems that collaborate with connected workflows and operational intelligence. This shift can be seen across the stack,...
Read moreWhy changing keyboard shortcuts in Visual Studio isn’t as simple as it seems
A straight look at what’s behind the keys
We’ve all tried unlearning a keyboard shortcut - it feels like forgetting how to breathe. Muscle memory doesn’t mess around. We wrestle with this every time someone suggest a “quick” shortcut change. It’s not just editing a keybinding...
Read moreUnlocking New Possibilities: Microsoft Azure Hyperscale AI Computing with H200 GPUs Accelerates Secure AI Innovation in Azure for U.S. Government Secret and Top Secret
As artificial intelligence continues to reshape industries and redefine the boundaries of innovation, Microsoft is proud to announce a leap forward in secure, high-performance computing in our Secret and Top Secret clouds: the integration of NVIDIA H200 Tensor Core GPUs into Azure’s AI...
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Dec 12, 2025
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Resolving an ambiguity in the Windows clipboard automated text conversion table
Who goes first?
The Old New Thing
Dec 12, 2025
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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 —...
Azure DevOps Blog
Dec 11, 2025
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Studying the various locale mismatch scenarios in Windows clipboard text format synthesis
If they don't match, then the 8-bit strings are basically broken already.
The Old New Thing
Dec 11, 2025
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Making Windows Terminal awesome with GitHub Copilot CLI
As someone who lives and breathes in the command line, I love making my terminal feel like home. Windows Terminal is full of personalization options that really allow for a custom experience. Additionally, I can stay within my terminal for my development with GitHub Copilot with the...
Microsoft for Developers
Dec 11, 2025
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Aspire Integrations, Batteries Included
Aspire provides a *batteries included* approach through **integrations**
Aspire Blog
Dec 11, 2025
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Azure Cosmos DB vNext Emulator: Query and Observability Enhancements
The Azure Cosmos DB Linux-based vNext emulator (preview) is a local version of the Azure Cosmos DB service that runs as a Docker container on Linux, macOS, and Windows. It provides a cost-effective way to develop and test applications locally without requiring an Azure subscription or...
Azure Cosmos DB Blog
Dec 10, 2025
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Azure Cosmos DB : Becoming a Search-Native Database
Hari,
Samer,
Harsha
For years, “Database” and “Search systems" (think Elastic Search) lived in separate worlds. While both Databases and Search Systems operate in the same domain (storing, indexing and querying data), they prioritized different aspects.
OLTP Databases prioritized
Structured and...
Azure Cosmos DB Blog
Dec 10, 2025
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November 2025 (version 1.107)
What's new in the Visual Studio Code November 2025 Release (1.107).
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VS Code Blog
Dec 10, 2025
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General Availability of SharePoint Framework 1.22 - A Major Refresh of the Build & Tooling Experience
We are excited to announce general availability for the SharePoint Framework 1.22. This time focus is primarily on updating the build toolchain and to address npm audit issues.
Microsoft 365 Developer Blog
Dec 10, 2025
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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...
Visual Studio Blog
Dec 10, 2025
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How does Windows synthesize the CF_LOCALE clipboard format?
Getting it from a place that might have been obvious in the past, but maybe not today.
The Old New Thing
Dec 10, 2025
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Agent Onboarding Process for Agentic Systems: Maintain accuracy at scale
Vikesh,
Vidhya
A robust agent onboarding process is the backbone of scalable, reliable multi-agent AI systems—enforcing uniqueness, rigorous evaluation, and responsible AI practices at every step.
ISE Developer Blog
Dec 9, 2025
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Announcing Azure DevOps Server General Availability
We’re thrilled to announce that Azure DevOps Server is now generally available (GA)! This release marks the transition from the Release Candidate (RC) phase to full production readiness, delivering enterprise-grade DevOps capabilities for organizations that prefer self-hosted...
Azure DevOps Blog
Dec 9, 2025
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.NET and .NET Framework December 2025 servicing releases updates
.NET,
Tara
A recap of the latest servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework for December 2025.
.NET Blog
Dec 9, 2025
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Blue-green deployment in Azure Container Apps using Azure Developer CLI
Learn how to implement blue-green deployment in Azure Container Apps using Azure Developer CLI (azd) revision-based deployment strategy.
Azure SDK Blog
Dec 9, 2025
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Implementing Cross-Platform In-App Billing in .NET MAUI Applications
Learn how to implement in-app purchases in your .NET MAUI apps with our new cross-platform billing sample for Android, iOS, Mac Catalyst, and Windows.
.NET Blog
Dec 9, 2025
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Announcing the JavaScript/TypeScript Modernizer for VS Code
Keeping JavaScript/TypeScript projects up-to-date can be a challenge, especially when it’s time to upgrade a bunch of npm packages or adopt the latest frameworks. We’ve heard from many JS/TS developers that modernizing an older app (upgrading dependencies, fixing breaking changes,...
Microsoft for Developers
Dec 9, 2025
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How does Windows synthesize CF_UNICODETEXT from CF_TEXT and vice versa?
Let's ask the locale.
The Old New Thing
Dec 8, 2025
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Announcing Microsoft Entra PowerShell v1.1.0
We’re thrilled to introduce Microsoft Entra PowerShell v1.1.0 available on PowerShell Gallery. The headline feature is No more version pinning to Microsoft Graph PowerShell v2.25.0. You can now use the latest Graph modules without restrictions, giving you unmatched flexibility and...
Microsoft Entra PowerShell
Dec 8, 2025
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Entra PowerShell Now Supports Latest Microsoft Graph PowerShell Versions
We’ve heard you and we’ve made it happen!
One of the most requested changes from our community has been greater flexibility when working with Microsoft Graph PowerShell. Previously, Entra PowerShell pinned its dependency to Microsoft Graph PowerShell v2.25, which limited...
Microsoft Entra PowerShell
Dec 8, 2025
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Long-term data retention up to 10 years: Announcing Private Preview of Azure Backup for Azure Cosmos DB
Azure Backup for Azure Cosmos DB is a new option that lets you securely protect and recover your Azure Cosmos DB data for compliance, audit, and ransomware protection scenarios. It leverages Azure Backup’s vault isolation and Azure Cosmos DB’s native backup streams to deliver...
Azure Cosmos DB Blog
Dec 8, 2025
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Microsoft Learn MCP Server Elevates Development
Wendy,
Eric
Explore how the Learn MCP server enhances the developer experience with Copilot, showcase practical examples, and provide straightforward integration instructions for Visual Studio, Visual Studio Code, the Copilot Command Line Interface, and the Copilot Coding Agent
.NET Blog
Dec 8, 2025
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.NET 10 Networking Improvements
Introducing new networking features in .NET 10 including HTTP space, WebSockets, security and more!
.NET Blog
Dec 8, 2025
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Host Your Node.js MCP Server on Azure Functions in 1 Simple Step
Building AI agents with the Model Context Protocol (MCP) is powerful, but when it comes to hosting your MCP server in production, you need a solution that's reliable, scalable, and cost-effective. What if you could deploy your regular Node.js MCP server to a serverless platform that...
Microsoft for Developers
Dec 8, 2025
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Python is First Class in Aspire 13
Aspire 13 introduces first-class Python support with dedicated APIs for hosting Python applications, modules, and ASGI web apps alongside your .NET services.
Aspire Blog
Dec 8, 2025
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How does Windows synthesize CF_OEMTEXT from CF_TEXT and vice versa?
Starting with the easy case, or at least it looks easy.
The Old New Thing
Dec 7, 2025
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Foundry IQ in Microsoft Agent Framework
Farzad,
Eduard
Build enterprise-grade RAG agents with Foundry IQ Knowledge Bases in ~20 lines of Python. Learn how the Azure AI Search Context Provider brings intelligent, multi-hop retrieval to the Microsoft Agent Framework—no fragmented pipelines, just plug in the knowledge your agent needs.
Microsoft Foundry Blog