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Apr 17, 2025
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Toolbox Support for Explicit Assembly References in Windows Forms Out-of-Process Designer

Merrie McGaw Shyam Gupta
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Visual Studio 17.14 Preview 3 introduces a new feature that enhances the Windows Forms out-of-process designer experience for .NET Framework projects. This release brings Toolbox support for Explicit Assembly References, addressing a long-standing need in legacy application development and migration workflows. What Are Explicit Assembly Refere...

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Oct 24, 2024
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Upgrade Your Windows Forms .NET Projects to the Latest .NET Version for Enhanced Security

Shyam Gupta
Shyam Gupta

Each release of .NET introduces a host of new features and bug fixes that enhance both performance and security. To leverage these benefits both service and desktop application developers must upgrade their applications to the latest .NET versions. Just like other developers wanting to take advantage of the latest .NET enhancements, we are updating...

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Feb 29, 2024
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WinForms Designer Selection for 32-bit .NET Framework Projects 

Shyam Gupta
Shyam Gupta

Visual Studio 2022’s transition to a 64-bit architecture, driven by customer feedback across the full range of Visual Studio developers, marked a pivotal step towards enhancing the development experience. As Klaus Loffelmann describes in his blog post, this transition enhances overall performance and responsiveness, particularly when working wi...

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Mar 7, 2019
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Windows Desktop Developer Twitch Workshop (March 14, 2019)

Dmitry Lyalin
Dmitry Lyalin

Today we’d like to announce an upcoming free live streaming workshop on March 14th, 2019 focused on Windows Desktop development for .NET applications using frameworks such as WPF, WinForms and UWP.

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