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Visual Studio 2026 Insiders is here!
Visual Studio 2026 Insiders is here - and it marks one of the most ambitious steps forward we’ve taken with the IDE.
This release brings AI woven directly into the developer workflow, performance improvements that reset expectations for speed at enterprise scale, and a modern...
Read moreAnnouncing .NET 10 Release Candidate 1
.NET 10 Release Candidate 1 is available with improvements across the runtime, SDK, libraries, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, .NET MAUI, and more!
Read moreMicrosoft C++ Team at CppCon 2025
It's that time of year again! We are excited to see you all at CppCon this year, where we'll once again be delivering a variety of presentations, from the latest advancements in debugging technology to extensibility frameworks for AI agents. See the end of this post for a...
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Sep 12, 2025
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How can I convert a third party in-process server so it runs in the COM surrogate?
You can put your own object in the surrogate first.
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Sep 11, 2025
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Microsoft C++ Team at CppCon 2025
It's that time of year again! We are excited to see you all at CppCon this year, where we'll once again be delivering a variety of presentations, from the latest advancements in debugging technology to extensibility frameworks for AI agents. See the end of this post for a...
C++ Team Blog
Sep 11, 2025
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August 2025 (version 1.104)
Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code August 2025 Release (1.104)
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VS Code Blog
Sep 11, 2025
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Shader Model 6.9 and The Future of Cooperative Vector
Direct3D Cooperative Vector is Evolving
DirectX continues to evolve to support the growing demands of AI and machine learning workloads. As part of this effort, we plan to introduce an expanded suite of linear algebra capabilities in a future Shader Model release, unlocking even more...
DirectX Developer Blog
Sep 11, 2025
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Democratizing Performance: The Copilot Profiler Agent in Action on Real Code
We’re excited to announce the Copilot Profiler Agent available in Visual Studio 2026 Insiders, it's an AI-powered performance assistant built directly into Visual Studio. Forget staring at endless call trees or walls of mysterious numbers that leave you asking, “where do I even...
Visual Studio Blog
Sep 11, 2025
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Why can't std::apply figure out which overload I intend to use? Only one of then will work!
The overload resolution happens before the compiler knows what it's going to be used for.
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Sep 10, 2025
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C++ Language Updates in MSVC Build Tools v14.50
C++ Language Updates in MSVC Build Tools v14.50
It has been some time since we have provided an update on MSVC progress, and this one comes with the latest major update to our IDE: Visual Studio 2026 version 18.0. This version of Visual Studio ships with the MSVC Build Tools version...
C++ Team Blog
Sep 10, 2025
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Azure Storage APIs gain Entra ID and RBAC support
To align with security best practices, Microsoft Entra ID and RBAC support is now generally available for several Azure Storage data plane APIs.
Azure SDK Blog
Sep 10, 2025
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The documentation says that CompanyName version information is required, but my program seems to work without it, so how required is it?
It's more of a "Very strongly recommended" than a "Required".
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