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Steam Families is out of beta testing, letting a household share PC games with ease
Valve's Steam Families feature is now out of beta testing, letting everyone try the new method for sharing games.
2024-09-11 22:56
What's the best app in the Microsoft Store? Microsoft wants to know!
Microsoft has opened nominations for the 2024 Microsoft Store App Awards. Developers with winning apps will win a limited edition Surface Pro and access to "cutting-edge technology" from Microsoft.
2024-09-11 20:07
.NET 9 Release Candidate 1 is now available!
Try out the latest features in .NET 9 Release Candidate 1 across the .NET SDK, libraries, ASP.NET Core, SignalR, .NET MAUI, and more! The post .NET 9 Release Candidate 1 is now available! appeared first on .NET Blog.
2024-09-11 20:00
Windows 10’s Start menu tests new layouts for Microsoft 365 manager
Microsoft has recently updated Windows 10 with new features, such as adding Copilot to the taskbar in an early 2024 update. Another Windows 11-like change is coming to Windows 10, with the addition of the Microsoft account manager in the Start menu. Th...
2024-09-11 19:28
GitHub Models and .NET: Building Generative AI apps for engineers
In this post, you'll learn how to use AI models on GitHub. The post GitHub Models and .NET: Building Generative AI apps for engineers appeared first on .NET Blog.
2024-09-11 17:05
Fix C++ warnings and errors with Copilot: Introducing AI-Assisted Code Fixes in Visual Studio
Stuck on an unfamiliar build error? Want to resolve your code errors quickly? Copilot is now integrated into Visual Studio error workflows to assist you with understanding and resolving C++ errors and warnings. To access this new feature, you will need...
2024-09-11 10:00
Search scoping helps you find what you’re looking for
If you’re working on a large and complex solution, you might find yourself overwhelmed by the number of results when you use code search in Visual Studio. You might be looking for a specific class, method, or variable, but end up scrolling throug...
2024-09-11 10:00
Windows 10 KB5043064 out with multiple fixes (direct download .msu)
Windows 10 KB5043064 update out with multiple fixes (direct download .msu) but doesn't add any new features. The post Windows 10 KB5043064 out with multiple fixes (direct download .msu) appeared first on Windows Latest
2024-09-10 18:29
Windows 11 KB5043076 out with features (direct download .msu)
Windows 11 KB5043076 update is now available for everyone in the stable channel with a couple of noteworthy changes. This update is available via Windows Update > Check for updates. You can grab KB5043076 offline installers (.msu) files from the Mi...
2024-09-10 17:12
Learn to Build Your First Blazor Hybrid App!
Learn all about the Blazor Hybrid workshop that you can follow yourself or teach to others! The post Learn to Build Your First Blazor Hybrid App! appeared first on .NET Blog.
2024-09-10 17:05
Break for Async User-Unhandled exceptions in the Visual Studio Debugger
Before .NET 9, the debugger was unable to track exceptions thrown from user-code async methods into non-user code framework methods, such as ASP.NET middleware. We are pleased to announce that you will now start seeing the debugger stop for these user-...
2024-09-10 10:00
Askia, an Ipsos company, achieved faster, reproducible builds with vcpkg
vcpkg is a free and open-source C/C++ package manager maintained by Microsoft and the C++ community that runs on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Over the years we have heard from companies using vcpkg to manage dependencies at enterprise-scale. In this inte...
2024-09-09 19:09
Why is F# code so robust and reliable?
F# is not just for math and big data, it's a general purpose language that will greatly reduce the amount of bugs in your code. The post Why is F# code so robust and reliable? appeared first on .NET Blog.
2024-09-09 18:00
Announcing TypeScript 5.6
Today we’re excited to announce the release of TypeScript 5.6! If you’re not familiar with TypeScript, it’s a language that builds on top of JavaScript by adding syntax for types. Types describe the shapes we expect of our variables, ...
2024-09-09 17:13
Windows 11 KB5041881: Microsoft improves Taskbar app pinning
Windows 11 Preview makes Taskbar app pinning much better after introducing Companion panels for Phone link app. The post Windows 11 KB5041881: Microsoft improves Taskbar app pinning appeared first on Windows Latest
2024-09-09 15:08
Supercharge C++ Debugging with AI-Generated breakpoint expressions
Have you ever spent hours debugging your C++ code, struggling to set up the right conditional breakpoint or tracepoint? Or wished for a smarter way to obtain detailed runtime information without manually crafting complex expressions? You’re in lu...
2024-09-09 13:39
Microsoft says Windows 11’s Photos app will run in background to launch faster
The redesigned Microsoft Photos app with AI and web features has been available for some time now. After the redesign in early 2024, Microsoft updated the Photos app again in April 2024 to use the Windows App SDK platform, which brings the best of clas...
2024-09-07 19:57
Microsoft says it has fixed an issue that caused Windows 11 File Explorer to crash
A bug in Windows 11 has been causing explorer.exe (File Explorer) to crash for some users. However, it seems that the company has finally fixed it. In a recent post on Feedback Hub, Microsoft confirmed that it has patched an issue that caused Explorer....
2024-09-07 09:31
Python in Visual Studio Code – September 2024 Release
The September 2024 release of the Python and Jupyter extensions for Visual Studio Code are now available. This month's updates include Django test support. Keep reading to learn more! The post Python in Visual Studio Code – September 2024 Release...
2024-09-06 13:50
What’s New in vcpkg (August 2024)
This blog post summarizes changes to the vcpkg package manager as part of the 2024.08.23 release, 2024-08-01 tool release, as well as changes to vcpkg documentation throughout August. This month’s release includes several notable changes as well as b...
2024-09-05 22:06