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Introducing dotnetup: A toolchain manager for .NET

Learn how the new dotnetup tool helps macOS and Linux developers install, manage, and update user-local .NET SDKs and runtimes. The post Introducing dotnetup: A toolchain manager for .NET appeared first on .NET Blog.

Developer Tools · .NET Blog Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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Original Microsoft text

Learn how the new dotnetup tool helps macOS and Linux developers install, manage, and update user-local .NET SDKs and runtimes. The post Introducing dotnetup: A toolchain manager for .NET appeared first on .NET Blog.

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Announcements
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.NET Blog, .NET, Linux, Maintenance & Updates, daily builds, Developer Tools, dotnet cli, dotnetup, runtimes
Informational

Faster protection, fewer interruptions: How Microsoft Edge is rethinking updates

Microsoft Edge is developing a new seamless-updates prototype to allow security updates to be applied without disrupting user work.

Edge · Windows Experience Blog Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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Original Microsoft text

At a glance Microsoft Edge is developing new ways to help security updates reach people faster with less disruption. A seamless-updates prototype shows how Edge could update while work continues. Available today, Restar The post Faster protection, fewer interruptions: How Microsoft Edge is rethinking updates appeared first on Windows Blog.

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Windows Experience Blog, Uncategorized
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Evolving the cloud-native foundation for the next generation of AI

Azure is enhancing its cloud-native infrastructure to support the development and deployment of AI applications at scale.

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Discover how Azure is advancing cloud-native infrastructure to help organizations build, run, and optimize applications and agents at scale. The post Evolving the cloud-native foundation for the next generation of AI appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

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Azure Blog, Compute, Containers, AI, Cloud Cost Optimization, FinOps, Monitoring, Networking
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Azure · verify against the original
Not analysed

Stop waiting on a failed build

Stop solution builds after the first project failure so you can return to fixing the error sooner. The post Stop waiting on a failed build appeared first on Visual Studio Blog.

Developer Tools · Visual Studio Blog Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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Original Microsoft text

Stop solution builds after the first project failure so you can return to fixing the error sooner. The post Stop waiting on a failed build appeared first on Visual Studio Blog.

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Announcements
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Visual Studio Blog, Visual Studio
Informational

Meet the new Photos app on Windows 11

Microsoft introduces a new Photos app for Windows 11, aimed at helping users manage and share their memories.

Windows · Windows Experience Blog Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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Original Microsoft text

Photos hold some of our most meaningful memories: the people we love, the milestones we celebrate, and the everyday moments we want to remember. They connect us to our past and help us share our stories. The post Meet the new Photos app on Windows 11 appeared first on Windows Blog.

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Announcements
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Windows Experience Blog, PC, Windows 11
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Windows · verify against the original
Uncertain

What’s new in Windows 11: Everyday experiences, reimagined

Windows 11 is receiving updates to improve the overall user experience, focusing on speed and reliability.

Windows · Windows Experience Blog Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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Original Microsoft text

Every day, your PC helps you get things done, stay connected, capture ideas and make time for what you enjoy. That’s why Windows 11 continues to evolve, starting with a faster, more dependable and refined experience. Thro The post What’s new in Windows 11: Everyday experiences, reimagined appeared first on Windows Blog.

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Announcements
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Windows Experience Blog, PC
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Windows · verify against the original
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Incredible deals and more to love in a new Windows PC this holiday

Microsoft is promoting new Windows PCs with deals and features for various users, including families, students, and creators.

Windows · Windows Experience Blog Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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Original Microsoft text

A new PC is a meaningful purchase. Whether you are upgrading a family laptop, shopping for a student, or someone who loves to create or game, you want your money to go further. The right PC should deliver value when you buy The post Incredible deals and more to love in a new Windows PC this holiday appeared first on Windows Blog.

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Windows Experience Blog, PC
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Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Windows · verify against the original
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Azure MCP Server 3.0 stable release: More tools. More possibilities

Explore the new Azure MCP Server 3.0 stable release, with AI agent tools for Terraform, backup, recovery, and troubleshooting, plus stronger security defaults. The post Azure MCP Server 3.0 stable release: More tools. More possibilities app

Azure · Azure SDK Blog Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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Explore the new Azure MCP Server 3.0 stable release, with AI agent tools for Terraform, backup, recovery, and troubleshooting, plus stronger security defaults. The post Azure MCP Server 3.0 stable release: More tools. More possibilities appeared first on Azure SDK Blog.

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Azure SDK Blog, Azure SDK, Agents, AI, devtools, LLM, MCP, ml
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Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Server Virtualization Platforms

We're building operational consistency through Azure and Azure Arc, and infrastructure consistency through Hyper-V. The post Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Server Virtualization Platforms appeared first on

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We're building operational consistency through Azure and Azure Arc, and infrastructure consistency through Hyper-V. The post Microsoft named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Server Virtualization Platforms appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

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Azure Blog, Hybrid + multicloud, Gartner® Magic Quadrant™
Informational

Python 3.15 delivers a native-by-default experience on Windows on Arm

Python 3.15 now provides native Arm64 wheels, enhancing the development experience on Windows on Arm.

Windows · Windows Experience Blog Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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Original Microsoft text

Windows on Arm has been ready for Python development for some time. With Python 3.15, the broader ecosystem has matured significantly, with more package maintainers publishing native Arm64 wheels, allow The post Python 3.15 delivers a native-by-default experience on Windows on Arm appeared first on Windows Blog.

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Windows Experience Blog, Windows Developers
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New Tools, New Workflows and the Value of the Visual Studio Subscription: What We Learned at VSLive! San Diego

What happens when developers who have spent decades working with Visual Studio start rethinking how they write code, learn new skills, and expand their access to development tools? At VSLive! San Diego, we had an opportunity to find out as

Developer Tools · Visual Studio Blog Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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What happens when developers who have spent decades working with Visual Studio start rethinking how they write code, learn new skills, and expand their access to development tools? At VSLive! San Diego, we had an opportunity to find out as developers gathered for five days of technical sessions, hands-on learning, and conversations about Visual Studio, […] The post New Tools, New Workflows and the Value of the Visual Studio Subscription: What We Learned at VSLive! San Diego appeared first on Visual Studio Blog.

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Visual Studio Blog, Visual Studio
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The hidden network: Inside the phishing infrastructure ecosystem powering global cybercrime

Microsoft uncovered and disrupted a Chinese-language phishing ecosystem, including operators and a marketplace selling phishing tools.

Security · Microsoft Security Blog Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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Original Microsoft text

Microsoft uncovered a Chinese-language cybercriminal ecosystem, an interconnected network of phishing kit operators (tracked as Storm-2990), and an illicit marketplace (tracked as Storm-3119) selling tools and infrastructure for large-scale phishing. In collaboration with law enforcement agencies and other partners worldwide, Microsoft’s Digital Crimes Unit (DCU) facilitated a disruption of the ecosystem. The post The hidden network: Inside the phishing infrastructure ecosystem powering global cybercrime appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

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Microsoft Security Blog, Phishing, Social engineering
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Security · verify against the original
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October Patches for Azure DevOps Server

We are releasing new patches for our self‑hosted product, Azure DevOps Server. We strongly recommend that all customers stay up to date with the latest, most secure version of Azure DevOps Server. The most recent release, Azure DevOps Serve

Azure · Azure DevOps Blog Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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We are releasing new patches for our self‑hosted product, Azure DevOps Server. We strongly recommend that all customers stay up to date with the latest, most secure version of Azure DevOps Server. The most recent release, Azure DevOps Server, is available on the download page. The following versions have been patched. For more details on […] The post October Patches for Azure DevOps Server appeared first on Azure DevOps Blog.

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Announcements
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Azure DevOps Blog, Azure DevOps Server, Patches
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Announcing .NET 11 Release Candidate 2

.NET 11 Release Candidate 2 is available with improvements across libraries, runtime, SDK, MSBuild, NuGet, F#, ASP.NET Core, .NET MAUI, and Windows Forms. The post Announcing .NET 11 Release Candidate 2 appeared first on .NET Blog.

Developer Tools · .NET Blog Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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Original Microsoft text

.NET 11 Release Candidate 2 is available with improvements across libraries, runtime, SDK, MSBuild, NuGet, F#, ASP.NET Core, .NET MAUI, and Windows Forms. The post Announcing .NET 11 Release Candidate 2 appeared first on .NET Blog.

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Announcements
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.NET Blog, .NET, .NET MAUI, ASP.NET Core, F#, NuGet, WinForms, .NET 11, Featured
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Infrastructure for the frontier era: Scaling intelligence through open industry collaboration

The focus in AI is shifting from building larger models to practical impact.

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AI is reaching such a pivotal moment, and the focus is shifting from building larger frontier models to intelligence that delivers practical impact. The post Infrastructure for the frontier era: Scaling intelligence through open industry collaboration appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

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Announcements
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Azure Blog, AI + machine learning, Azure HPC, Azure HPCAI, Azure IaaS, Azure Integrated HSM, Azure Open Source, Copilot, Networking
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Azure · verify against the original
Informational

Advancing hardware security with open-source Integrated HSM technology

Microsoft is enhancing hardware security with open-source Integrated HSM technology and collaboration.

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Original Microsoft text

Explore how Microsoft is advancing hardware security through open-source Integrated HSM technology, collaboration, and cryptographic key protection. The post Advancing hardware security with open-source Integrated HSM technology appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

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Announcements
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Azure Blog, Security, Azure confidential computing, Azure Open Source
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Security · verify against the original
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.NET and .NET Framework October 2026 servicing releases updates

A recap of the latest servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework for October 2026. The post .NET and .NET Framework October 2026 servicing releases updates appeared first on .NET Blog.

Developer Tools · .NET Blog Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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Original Microsoft text

A recap of the latest servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework for October 2026. The post .NET and .NET Framework October 2026 servicing releases updates appeared first on .NET Blog.

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Announcements
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.NET Blog, .NET, .NET Framework, Maintenance & Updates, .net framework
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Durable Task in the Real World: What Problems Does It Actually Solve?

Five practical examples of when durable execution makes sense, when it does not, and what it means for AI agents. The post Durable Task in the Real World: What Problems Does It Actually Solve? appeared first on .NET Blog.

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Five practical examples of when durable execution makes sense, when it does not, and what it means for AI agents. The post Durable Task in the Real World: What Problems Does It Actually Solve? appeared first on .NET Blog.

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Announcements
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.NET Blog, .NET, Azure, AI agents, distributed systems, durable execution, Durable Task, Durable Task Scheduler
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Deep dive into Azure Maia 300 architecture

Azure Maia 300 is introduced as a single platform for cloud-scale agentic inference.

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Original Microsoft text

Maia 300 operates as a single platform to meet the demands of cloud-scale agentic inference. The post Deep dive into Azure Maia 300 architecture appeared first on Microsoft Azure Blog.

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Announcements
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Azure Blog, AI + machine learning, DevOps, AI, Large language models (LLMs)
AI analysis
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Review Recommended

Post-quantum authentication: Why organizations should start testing certificate ecosystems now

Microsoft advises organizations to start testing their certificate ecosystems now for post-quantum authentication, using the PQC TLS Pilot Program.

What you should do

Enroll in Microsoft’s PQC TLS Pilot Program to test your certificate ecosystem now. AI-suggested

Why: This change may need administrator attention depending on how your environment is configured.

Security · Microsoft Security Blog Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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Original Microsoft text

Prepare for post-quantum authentication by testing certificate ecosystems now. Learn how Microsoft’s PQC TLS Pilot Program helps advance future readiness. The post Post-quantum authentication: Why organizations should start testing certificate ecosystems now appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.

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Announcements
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Microsoft Security Blog, Quantum
AI analysis
Medium priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Security · verify against the original
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Dynamic Workflows in Azure Functions Hosted Skills: Durable, AI-Led Work for Event-Driven Apps

Azure Functions is the event-driven application platform, and Hosted Skills adds AI reasoning to your app. Dynamic Workflows give the app a durable way to carry out AI-led, multi-step work after the triggering invocation is finished. The mo

Azure · Azure SDK Blog Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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Original Microsoft text

Azure Functions is the event-driven application platform, and Hosted Skills adds AI reasoning to your app. Dynamic Workflows give the app a durable way to carry out AI-led, multi-step work after the triggering invocation is finished. The model writes a plan (a DAG) one time, and Durable Functions runs it. In our benchmark, token use decreased by 56-93% and end-to-end latency decreased by 77-95%, with the same output quality. The post Dynamic Workflows in Azure Functions Hosted Skills: Durable, AI-Led Work for Event-Driven Apps appeared first on Azure SDK Blog.

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Announcements
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Azure SDK Blog, Azure SDK, AI, azure, Azure Functions, durable-functions, durable-task-scheduler, event-driven, python
Informational

Bringing CRM into the flow of work and agents into business process for sales and service teams

Microsoft is integrating CRM functionalities more deeply into workflows, potentially enhancing individual productivity and organizational processes.

Microsoft 365 / Office · Microsoft 365 Blog Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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The traditional boundaries of business applications are disappearing. For decades, people went to their customer relationship management (CRM) to find customer context, take action, and move work forward. AI is inverting that model. This shift creates two complementary opportunities: greater individual productivity and organization-wide process transformation. The post Bringing CRM into the flow of work and agents into business process for sales and service teams appeared first on Microsoft Copilot Blog.

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Announcements
Services
Teams
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Microsoft 365 Blog
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Microsoft 365 / Office · verify against the original
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New Wiki Editor Experience

We are excited to announce a new editing experience for Wiki pages. We are replacing the existing editor with a new editor built on Monaco Editor, the same editor technology that powers Visual Studio Code. Monaco brings many of the editing

Azure · Azure DevOps Blog Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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We are excited to announce a new editing experience for Wiki pages. We are replacing the existing editor with a new editor built on Monaco Editor, the same editor technology that powers Visual Studio Code. Monaco brings many of the editing capabilities familiar to Visual Studio Code to Wiki pages, while preserving the functionality of […] The post New Wiki Editor Experience appeared first on Azure DevOps Blog.

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Announcements
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Azure DevOps Blog, Azure & Cloud, #DevOps, Azure DevOps, Azure Wiki, Community, wiki
Informational

Announcing new builds for 7 October 2026

New Windows 11 Insider Preview builds are available for the Beta and Experimental channels.

Windows · Windows Experience Blog Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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Original Microsoft text

Hello Windows Insiders, Today, we’re releasing new Windows 11 Insider Preview builds to the Beta and Experimental channels! Coming straight off the back of our Windows + Surface event, we have some exciting new features entering the Windows Inside The post Announcing new builds for 7 October 2026 appeared first on Windows Blog.

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Announcements
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Windows Experience Blog, PC, Windows Insider Program
AI analysis
Low priority · generated by qwen2.5:7b · possibly affects Windows · verify against the original
Informational

Pre-order our most powerful Surface devices ever

Microsoft is promoting their new powerful Surface devices, but there are no administrative changes for IT administrators.

Windows · Windows Experience Blog Original Microsoft announcement ↗
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Original Microsoft text

For more than a decade, Surface has been shaped by the people pushing technology further. Creators rendering complex scenes. Developers building what doesn't exist yet. Designers moving between ideas, models, code, and content. Makers whose work dem The post Pre-order our most powerful Surface devices ever appeared first on Windows Blog.

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Announcements
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Windows Experience Blog, Surface
AI analysis
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