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We learned that Explorer uses the COM Surrogate as a sacrificial process when hosting thumbnail extraction plug-ins. A customer had a thumbnail extraction plug-in for which prepar Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20250917-29/?p=111604
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by Artur Drozdz, Founder of Record Scanner (recordscanner.com) If you’re like me, there’s at least one room in your home with an entire cabinet dedicated to your growing vinyl collection. At this point, you’ve probably heard that vinyl is making a comeback, it’s not just vintage anymo Link to article: …
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We're excited to announce that Visual Studio now supports MCP prompts, resources, and sampling (with even more coming soon!) to enhance your Copilot experience by bringing in more context from your engineering stack. These powerful new features unlock deeper integrations with your favorite tools and services, making …
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GitHub Copilot is transforming the way developers write code by acting as an intelligent coding agent directly in your editor. Whether you’re building ASP.NET web applications, working with C#, or reviewing code with your team, Copilot can help automate repetitive tasks, suggest entire functions, and streamline code …
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We’re excited to announce major improvements to DiskANN in SQL Server 2025 RC1, making vector search faster, more scalable, and more storage-efficient than ever before. ⚡ Significantly Faster Index Builds Building DiskANN indexes is now considerably faster, thanks to Link to article: …
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The MSSQL Extension for VS Code continues to evolve, delivering features that make SQL development more integrated, more consistent, and more developer-friendly. In version v1.36.0, we’re announci Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/azure-sql/vscode-mssql-fabric-copilot
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TL;DR Azure AI Foundry now lets you ingest data directly from Azure Blob Storage, ADLS Gen2, or Microsoft OneLake and create an Azure AI Search index in just one click. When you create an agent in Azure AI Foundry one of the most powerf Link to article: …
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We are increasing the length of support offered for .NET Standard Term Support (STS) releases from 18 months to 24 months. This change is effective starting with .NET 9, which means .NET 9 will now reach end of support on November 10, 2026. There is no change for Long Term Support (LTS) releases, which will continue to …
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We’re excited to share that the Azure Databases extension for Visual Studio Code is now officially rebranded as the Azure Cosmos DB extension! Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cosmosdb/introducing-the-new-vs-code-extension-for-azure-cosmos-db
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Overview We are excited to announce Computer Use Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/foundry/announcing-computer-use-tool-preview-in-azure-ai-foundry-agent-service
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[alert type="important" heading="Guest Post"]Saverio Lorenzini is a Senior Cloud Solution Architect with over 25 years of expertise in SQL Server. He specializes in migrations, performance tuning, and optimization. This fantastic work that shows a very practical use of AI to help Link to article: …
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A customer had a major client that was encountering this error message: INFOPATH.EXE The system detected an overrun of a stack-based buffer in this application. The overrun could potentially allow a malicious user to gain control of this application. (Note: Not actually Link to article: …
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Several months ago, GitHub introduced the public preview of its Copilot coding agent, a powerful new capability that allows you to assign GitHub Issues directly to Copilot. From there, the agent works independently in the background, much like a human develo Link to article: …
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Developers are increasingly relying on AI agents to both build new software as well as extend capabilities of existing projects that they support. One challenge with AI-based systems, however, is that to produce the right output you need to first establish really good context. If you don't decide what you're building …
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We're excited to announce the September 2025 release of the Python, Pylance and Jupyter Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/python/python-in-visual-studio-code-september-2025-release
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As engineers we know how frustrating it can be to chase and fix performance issues without clear guidance. That’s why we built Application Insights Code Optimizations — to give you actionable insights, reduce the guesswork, and help you focus on what you do best: building great software. Link to article: …
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Some time ago, people noticed that buried in the Windows Bluetooth drivers is the hard-coded name of the Microsoft Wireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000. What's going on there? Does the Microsoft Wireless Notebook Presenter Mouse 8000 receive favorable treatment from the Microsoft Bluetooth drivers? Is this some sort …
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Use auto model selection in VS Code to get faster responses, reduced rate limiting, and a 10% discount on premium requests for paid users. Read the full article Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/vscode-blog/introducing-auto-model-selection-(preview)
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A customer had an app with a plugin model based on vendor-supplied COM objects that are loaded into the process via CoCreateInstance. Main process Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20250912-00/?p=111589
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It's that time of year again! We are excited to see you all at CppCon this year, where we'll once again b Link to article: https://devblogs.microsoft.com/cppblog/microsoft-at-cppcon-2025
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