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Hello Java customers! We are happy to announce the latest April 2026 patch & security update release for the Microsoft Build of OpenJDK. Check our Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/java/java-openjdk-april-2026-patch-security-update
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Welcome back to the building blocks for AI in .NET series! In part one, we explored Microsoft Extensions for AI (MEAI) and how it provides a unified interface for working with large language models. In Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/dotnet/microsoft-agent-framework-building-blocks-for-ai-part-3
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Placing SQL MCP Server between your AI agent and your SQL database lets your agent interact with data through a controlled API surface instead of direct database access. Built on Data API builder (DAB), SQL MCP Server brings DAB features to agentic solutions, including caching, telemetry, authentication, and …
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"Is ContosoParts.msix installed?" is a common - but misleading - question The term install is not a formal concept in MSIX. This may seem paradoxical for a deployment technology, but it makes perfect sense once you understand MSIX deployment’s core ar Link to article: …
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In February, we announced how GitHub Copilot can now use C++ symbol context and CMake build configuration awareness to deliver smarter suggestions in Visual Studio Code. Today, we're excited to share new Link to article: …
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A customer wanted to know how to inform Windows that they were opening a file in text mode, as opposed to binary mode. That way, Windows can perform text conversions as necessary, like adding carriage returns before linefeeds, or converting ASCII to Unicode. Windows doesn't know whether your file is binary or text. As …
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Removing The Monkey Work of Migration; in this post we show how Git-Ape ana Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/all-things-azure/removing-the-monkey-work-of-migration-using-agentic-platform-engineering
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Today we’re announcing the general availability (GA) of Python support in the Microsoft Teams SDK. Python developers can now build Teams-native apps and agents using the same SDK surface that powers modern Teams experiences across our Type Link to article: …
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As part of moving to general availability (GA) for Entra Agent ID, agent blueprints, agent blueprint principals, and agent identities only accept dynamic membership groups and Microsoft 365 groups Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/microsoft365dev/sponsor-group-type-requirements-for-agent-identities
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We've shipped the new Run dialog - and we want to say thanks. As the team behind Windows Terminal and PowerToys, we're excited to bring this to Windows 11, and your feedback helped shape it! Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/commandline/the-new-run-dialog-faster-cleaner-and-more-capable
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Build AI Agents and RAG Applications with the New LangChain + LangGraph Connector for Azure Cosmos DB Building AI agents and RAG applications today means stitching together half a dozen services, a vector database, a chat history store, a checkpointer for agent state, a semantic cache, a long-term memory layer. Each …
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We've been building a cross-process reader/writer lock with a cap on the number of readers, we concluded our investigation last time by noting that there is a serious proble Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20260501-00/?p=112291
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The Azure Developer CLI (azd) shipped five releases in April 2026. The biggest theme this month is multi-language hook support: write azd hooks in Python, JavaScript, TypeScript, or .NET alongside the existing Bash and PowerShell options. Here's what's in versions Link to article: …
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TypeScript 7 Beta Now Enabled by Default in Visual Studio 2026 18.6 Insiders 3 In Visual Studio 2026 18.6 Insiders 3 we have updated the built-in TypeScript SDK to TypeScript 7 Beta (native preview). The TypeScript SDK provides the compiler and language service used for TypeScript and JavaScript support in Visual …
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Building AI features into .NET applications often means stitching together models, vector databases, ingestion pipelines, and agent frameworks from different ecosystems. Each one has its own patterns, its own client libraries, and its own breaking changes when the next version ships. We've been working on a set of …
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Dataverse gives developers a powerful platform for building enterprise applications — but getting from zero to a connected, working environment has always involved multiple tools, authentication flows, and configuration steps. The Dataverse plugin was built to accelerate that journey by letting AI coding agents handle …
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We previously introduced Automatic Super Resolution (Auto SR) on select Windows 11 Copilot+ PCs, to make games look sharper and play smoother. Today, we're excited to give Xbox Insiders the opportunity to he Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/directx/autosrpreview
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