NET 11 Preview 2 delivers improvements across the .NET Runtime, SDK, libraries, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, .NET MAUI, and more.

Zero-days in .NET and SQL Server, and a handful of critical RCE bugs, form the nucleus of Microsoft's March Patch Tuesday update.

Microsoft's March 2026 Patch Tuesday includes fixes for 83 vulnerabilities affecting Windows, Office, SQL Server, Azure and .NET.

Microsoft's new Azure Skills Plugin bundles curated Azure skills, the Azure MCP Server, and the Foundry MCP Server into a single install that gives AI coding agents both the expertise and execution ...

Microsoft has released version 1.0 of the official MCP C# SDK, bringing full support for the 2025-11-25 MCP Specification. The release introduces enhanced authorization flows, icon support for tools ...

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What end-of-life really means When Microsoft declares a runtime “end of life,” the headlines often make it sound like your entire stack is about to collapse. In truth, the reality is less dramatic but ...

Microsoft is no longer promoting Xbox by telling people what an Xbox is. Microsoft's full screen 'Xbox Mode' will roll out to Windows 11 PCs in April Today at GDC, Microsoft revealed that its big ...

Windows 11 Originally announced in 2024, Microsoft's plan to integrate Copilot across various areas of the Windows 11 shell has been shelved as the company reevaluates its AI approach in the OS.

Microsoft's February 2026 Foundry update includes broader platform changes, but the most immediate developer-facing news for VS Code users is an AI Toolkit refresh centered on tool discovery, agent ...