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MSVC Build Tools Versions 14.30 – 14.43 Now Available in Visual Studio 2026

When Visual Studio 2026 reached General Availability in November, it included several versions of the Microsoft C++ (MSVC) Build Tools: 14.50 (initially shipped with Visual Studio 2026) 14.44 (initially

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January 2026 (version 1.109)

Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code January 2026 Release (1.109). Read the full article

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January 2026 Insiders (version 1.109)

Learn what is new in the Visual Studio Code January 2026 Release (1.109). Read the full article

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The OS for Intelligence: How GitHub Bridges the Fragmented AI Landscape

We are currently living through the "fragmentation phase" of the AI revolution. If you’re a developer, you know the drill: You have

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Auto-install `azd` extensions in dev containers

Auto-install azd extensions in dev containers Welcome to the first azd mini blog! Things move fast - new features ship, and it's easy to miss something useful. These short posts (1-minute reads, we promise) highlight features the team ships that you want to know about. No fluff, just what it is, why it m

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Azure Boards integration with GitHub Copilot includes custom agent support

We recently released the GitHub Copilot Coding Agent for Azure Boards to all customers. If you’re not already familiar with it, we recommend taking a few minutes to read this blog post for an overview and details. One of the top requests from cust

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WinGet Configuration: Set up your dev machine in one command

I've set up a lot of dev machines in my life. Traditionally, this takes a lot of time to get everything just right, but now there's a faster way with WinGet Configuration files. Let me show you how to go from a fresh Windows install to a fully configured

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Super Bowl LX creates an opportunity for symphonic friendly wagering

This upcoming Sunday is Super Bowl LX, the championship game of the top professional American football league. The Super Bowl thinks that it is so important that it uses Roman numerals.) The Super Bowl is the single largest sporting event in the United States.

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How can I prevent the user from changing the widths of ListView columns?

Suppose you are using a Win32 ListView control in report mode, and you've got all your columns set up perfectly, and you don't want the user to resize them. How do you do that? There is no ListView style for preventing column resize, but there is a header control style to prevent sizing: HDS_NOSIZING. This style

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Deprecation notice: Teams Live Events meeting creation via Microsoft Graph

We’re announcing an important change for developers using Microsoft Graph APIs to create Teams Live Events. Starting March 31, 2026, the beta endpoint will no longer support the isBroadcast property of the on

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