Microsoft has announced that .NET 9 Release Candidate 1 is now available, including improved WebSocket APIs, more compression options, advanced SignalR tracing, and modifications to.NET MAUI to improve text alignment. The update also features library improvements, SDK workload history, ASP.NET Core enhancements, WebSocket keep-alive timeout, keyed DI in middleware, and HorizontalTextAlignment.Justify with.NET MAUI.
TypeScript 5.6 is a language built on JavaScript, throwing in some extra syntax for types.
PowerToys 0.84.1 has got you covered with fixes for workspaces detecting popular apps, a spiffy UI upgrade for button outlines, and all those broken links in the workspaces OOBE page have been taken care of.
Microsoft has released PowerToys 0.84.0 with a new utility called PowerToys Workspaces. Now you can launch applications with a custom desktop layout and configuration. Save the utility as a workspace and easily relaunch it with just one click from the Workspaces editor or a desktop shortcut. Customize your app configuration with CLI arguments and "launch as admin" modifiers.
Windows Package Manager version 1.9.2411-preview is now available for Windows 10 and Windows 11. Changes include dividing testing into distinct pipeline tasks, updating the notice, eliminating the CodeCoverage and WinGetUtil NuGet pipelines, adding missing solution dependencies, fixing build issues, sending unit telemetry, utilising the most recent SFS client, and producing test certificates in the pipeline.
Windows Terminal Preview v1.22.2362.0 has been released. The update improves throughput, reliability, correctness, and allows applications to send unmodified VT directly to the terminal. Terminals supporting DEC rectangular operations should see higher fidelity app-based scrolling. Unicode now supports a wider range of characters, including Emoji with ZWJ and Grapheme Clusters.
Windows Terminal v1.21.2361.0 is a stable release with numerous improvements, including screen memory restoration, multiple active fonts, pixel-perfect box and line drawing glyphs, improved IME integration for input in various languages, scrollbar marks, simultaneous search results, and removal of the old text rendering engine.
Microsoft has released the August 2024 edition of the Azure SDK.
Microsoft has announced the release candidate for TypeScript 5.6.
The seventh preview release of .NET 9 is now available for testing.
Microsoft has released Windows Package Manager 1.9.2151 preview.
PowerToys v0.83.0 is a stable and improved version of the software, focusing on stability and improvements. The release cycle includes several updates, including changes to the Awake Quality of Life, General GPO policies, Advanced Paste, Awake, Color Picker, File Explorer add-ons, File Locksmith, Installer, Mouse Without Borders, and Peek.
Highlights include changes to the tray icon, the removal of dependency on Windows Forms, fixed issues with the UI becoming non-responsive after selecting no time for the timed mode, and refactoring code for easier maintenance. The tray icon tooltip now shows how much time is left on the timer, and DPI awareness is added to the tray icon context menu.
Highlights include changes to the tray icon, the removal of dependency on Windows Forms, fixed issues with the UI becoming non-responsive after selecting no time for the timed mode, and refactoring code for easier maintenance. The tray icon tooltip now shows how much time is left on the timer, and DPI awareness is added to the tray icon context menu.
Microsoft has announced the release of TypeScript 5.6 Beta.
Microsoft has released Windows Package Manager 1.9.1981 preview, the fourth development build for Windows 10 and 11, enabling experimental features. This update comes with minor updates to AppInstaller.
PowerToys 0.82.1 has been released. The update addresses issues with PowerToys Run on Windows 11 SV1, Windows 10, and user-scoped installations, including a crash, brightness issue, and incorrect installation location of DSC files.
Microsoft has announced the release of the sixth preview release of .NET 9.
Microsoft released PowerToys v0.82.0, which includes various changes, including as new PowerRename functionality, enhanced CSV delimiter handling, and improved telemetry. The update also resolved UI issues that were noticed after upgrading to WPF UI in Color Picker and PowerToys Run.
Advanced Paste was corrected to prevent external programs from triggering it, and a GPO rule was introduced to prohibit the use of online models in Advanced Paste. CSV delimiter handling and plain text parsing were enhanced, and the user interface was modified to convert from ini files. Memory leaks were repaired, and a feature to conceal the UI when it loses focus was introduced.
Advanced Paste was corrected to prevent external programs from triggering it, and a GPO rule was introduced to prohibit the use of online models in Advanced Paste. CSV delimiter handling and plain text parsing were enhanced, and the user interface was modified to convert from ini files. Memory leaks were repaired, and a feature to conceal the UI when it loses focus was introduced.
A new development release of Windows Package Manager 1.9 is now available for Windows 10 and Windows 11. This release includes experimental features, which can be enabled by adding the following settings to the wings (winget settings) file. Changes include updating the localization pipeline to a new authentication type, fixing the loc pipeline service connection, enabling Microsoft Entra Id auth for displaycatalog, adding tests for configure mixed elevation, enabling v2 index EF by default, trimming versions when parsing, and improving support for versions with preambles.
Windows Package Manager 1.8.1791 marks the first stable 1.8 version for Windows 10 and Windows 11. This release disables experimental functionality, and WinGet v1.8 will be the only stable version that does so. If Group Policy Objects (GPO) do not prevent it, stable releases will offer the option to enable experimental functionality starting with WinGet v1.9. The new capabilities include HTTP Proxy support, WinGet Configuration Mixed Elevation Mode support via COM, WinGet Package Icon support via COM, PowerShell Modules for ARM64, and control characters that are not permitted in user-generated content.
Windows Terminal Preview 1.21.1772.0 is a channel servicing update that corrects many bugs, including a hyperlink bug. The version offers enhancements to the built-in box-drawing glyphs capability, bug fixes, and increased stability. It also addresses crashes when dismissing panes, notifies users about MacType versions that have been known to crash Terminal and other Windows software, removes a debug assert during search navigation, and fixes Korean, Italian, and Spanish language difficulties.
Windows Terminal 1.20.11781.0, published 40 days after its last servicing release, addresses various outstanding bugs. The update includes bug fixes, increased stability, warnings for MacType versions that crash Terminal and other Windows software, the removal of a debug assert during search navigation, and solutions for localization issues in Korean, Italian, and Spanish.
Updates to the localization pipeline, a fix for the loc pipeline service connection, and the ability to enable Microsoft Entra Id authentication for displaycatalog are all part of the second development build for Windows Package Manager 1.9.
Other changes include updating pipeline component versions, adding tests for configuring mixed elevation, enabling v2 index EF by default, trimming versions while parsing, removing installer type mapping for MSI/WIX and MSIX NonStore, stabilizing SxS, using digest verification APIs for MSIX, improving version support with preambles, launching COM server for elevated use via packaged path, fixing export manifest with multiple locales, updating expired certificates, and updating winget serve.
Other changes include updating pipeline component versions, adding tests for configuring mixed elevation, enabling v2 index EF by default, trimming versions while parsing, removing installer type mapping for MSI/WIX and MSIX NonStore, stabilizing SxS, using digest verification APIs for MSIX, improving version support with preambles, launching COM server for elevated use via packaged path, fixing export manifest with multiple locales, updating expired certificates, and updating winget serve.
Microsoft has released the second Windows Package Manager 1.8 release candidate build for Windows 10 (1809+) and Windows 11. HTTP Proxy support, WinGet Configuration Mixed Elevation Mode via COM, and WinGet Package Icon via COM are among the features.
The updates include updating the WinGet Download standard with precise PS cmdlet assistance, introducing CDN troubleshooting steps, optimizing the fuzzing code coverage process, and more. The update also fixes issues with the x86 platform, SQLite wrapper, and PowerShellCmdlet.
The updates include updating the WinGet Download standard with precise PS cmdlet assistance, introducing CDN troubleshooting steps, optimizing the fuzzing code coverage process, and more. The update also fixes issues with the x86 platform, SQLite wrapper, and PowerShellCmdlet.
Microsoft has released the June 2024 edition of the Azure SDK.
Microsoft has announced the release of TypeScript 5.5. TypeScript adds static typing and optional type annotations to JavaScript. It is free and open-source. With its ability to transpile to JavaScript, it is well-suited for building massive apps.
A new preview version of Windows Terminal is now available for testing. The update fixes various bugs, including a crash caused by closing a pane too quickly, preventing crashes caused from zooming in too much, recalling tabs via "default terminal," and restarting output using OSC sequences. Furthermore, assistive technologies such as screen readers and Inspect can now pinpoint your position without fail. The update also explains when Built-in Glyphs will be used and addresses difficulties with PowerShell's experimental "menu completion" feature.
Windows Terminal 1.20.11381.0 is now available. The update includes bug fixes for crashes caused by closing panes too quickly, preventing crashes caused by zooming in too much, fixing tab memory issues, allowing assistive technology to detect location with cursor movement, and resolving Narrator issues. There are now clickable URLs on the right side of the screen, as well as enlarged ones.
The release candidate for TypeScript 5.5, a high-level programming language, is now available from Microsoft. TypeScript adds static typing and optional type annotations to JavaScript. It is free and open-source. With its ability to transpile to JavaScript, it is well-suited for building massive apps.
Microsoft has released the first development build of Windows Package Manager 1.8 for Windows 10 and 11. It contains experimental features, fixes for e2e tests, mixed elevation integration difficulties, and preliminary support for msstore download.
The build will be released to Windows Insider Dev builds and Windows Package Manager Insiders. The changes include setting the test source package as trusted, removing parent directories when empty, completing MSStore download and licensing, stabilizing proxy features, indexing V2, removing PAT tokens for ADO fuzzing tasks, updating correlation tools, enabling logging for inproc invocations, fixing limit mode metadata blocking, moving paths code to shared, and updating sfs.
The build will be released to Windows Insider Dev builds and Windows Package Manager Insiders. The changes include setting the test source package as trusted, removing parent directories when empty, completing MSStore download and licensing, stabilizing proxy features, indexing V2, removing PAT tokens for ADO fuzzing tasks, updating correlation tools, enabling logging for inproc invocations, fixing limit mode metadata blocking, moving paths code to shared, and updating sfs.
The first Windows Package Manager 1.8 release candidate build for Windows 10 and 11 is now available. This release disables experimental features, and WinGet v1.8 will be the final stable version of WinGet that does so.
The change log includes updating the WinGet Download specification, adding CDN troubleshooting steps, updating the fuzzing code coverage pipeline, increasing the version to 1.8, removing x86 platforms from the fuzzing pipeline, making the SQLite wrapper more resilient, standardizing documentation formatting, resolving conflicts with issue forms, refactoring IPackage, and enabling WindowsPackageManagerCommandLineInterfaces Policy Behavior. The release also adds experimental support for multiple installed versions, MultiQuery duplicates, source trust level settings, and improved MSStore installation success rates.
The change log includes updating the WinGet Download specification, adding CDN troubleshooting steps, updating the fuzzing code coverage pipeline, increasing the version to 1.8, removing x86 platforms from the fuzzing pipeline, making the SQLite wrapper more resilient, standardizing documentation formatting, resolving conflicts with issue forms, refactoring IPackage, and enabling WindowsPackageManagerCommandLineInterfaces Policy Behavior. The release also adds experimental support for multiple installed versions, MultiQuery duplicates, source trust level settings, and improved MSStore installation success rates.
PowerToys 0.81.0 is now available. Key improvements include fixing triggered Advanced Paste issues, adding a GPO rule to disable AI online models, improving descriptions on Advanced Paste settings and OOBE pages, resolving clipboard history issues, and addressing PowerToys Run's accent color issue in Windows Settings.
Microsoft has released the May 2024 edition of the Azure SDK.
Microsoft has announced the release of NuGet 6.10, which includes new features and bug fixes.
PowerToys version 0.81.0 has been released. This release includes a new AI-powered application called Advanced Paste, which converts clipboard material into several formats. Command Not Found now works with PowerShell Gallery and supports ARM64. Accessibility concerns have been addressed, and the Environment Variables Editor, Hosts File Editor, and Registry Preview utilities have been released.
The Windows Package Manager 1.7.11261 has been released. The fifth stable release of Windows Package Manager 1.7 for Windows 10 and 11 has resolved issues with mixed elevation integration. Management. Configuration as a remote server dependence, together with trimmed lengthier configuration text blocks.
The Windows Terminal Preview version 1.21.1272.0 has been released. This release has several notable features, including the ability to remember and restore the contents of the screen when using the "Open windows from a previous session" startup option, buffer snapshots stored in human-readable text, multiple active fonts, support for comma-separated face names, rendering pixel-perfect block elements, box-drawing characters, PowerLine symbols, and high-fidelity textured shade glyphs, customizable OpenType Features and Axes, and the capability.
Windows Terminal 1.20.11271.0 has been released. The new rendering engine is enabled by default, and resizing has been rewritten for faster and more reliable results. Alterate Scroll Mode is also enabled for easier page scrolling.
Windows Terminal Preview version 1.20.11215.0 has been released. Windows Terminal now includes Cascadia Code 2404.23, which eliminates search result highlighting and permits %WT_SETTINGS_DIR% in settings.json for portable mode. The most recent Azure Cloud Shell API version has been relocated to avoid difficulties. Bug fixes include patches for session restoration from 1.21, custom Pixel Shaders no longer acting strangely after running for too long, a memory leak on window close addressed, hidden cursors no longer reappearing unexpectedly, and UI style problems in menu item capitalization and ellipses.
Windows Terminal version 1.19.11213.0 has been released. This is the final servicing release for Stable 1.19, which includes changes such as Terminal now using Cascadia Code 2404.23, a move to the most recent Azure Cloud Shell API version, and bug fixes for hidden cursors, minimized window movement, and UI style errors in menu item capitalization and ellipses.
The source code for MS-DOS v4.00, which was developed in collaboration with IBM, has been released by Microsoft for historical reference.
A beta version of TypeScript 5.5, high-level programming language, is now available from Microsoft. TypeScript adds static typing and optional type annotations to JavaScript. It is free and open-source. With its ability to transpile to JavaScript, it is well-suited for building massive apps.
Microsoft has released the April 2024 edition of the Azure SDK.
Windows Package Manager 1.8.1133-preview has been released. Changes include adding triggers for context labels, supporting optional limitations in configuration, dynamic runtime configuration, increasing MSStore installation success rate, refactoring HttpClientHelper to CommonCore, adding AdditionalLibraryDirectories to UndockedRegFreeWinRT, and adding Arm64 to the list of architectures in Module Initialization.
The fourth stable release of the Windows Package Manager 1.7 series for Windows 10 and Windows 11 fixes problems and adds arm64 support for Microsoft.WinGet.Client PowerShell module. Changes include the ability to establish optional limitations in the configuration, an enhanced MSStore installation success rate, dynamic runtime configuration support, and package case functionality.
There is a new bugfix release of PowerToys available. This release also includes an update to.NET 8.0.4 that addresses startup crashes on older CPUs. There were issues with the installation of DSC module folders, the Keyboard Manager Editor crashing when Visual C++ Redistributable was not installed, and the Text Extractor settings page not opening. These issues have been fixed.
PowerToys 0.80.0 has been released. New features include State Configuration support for PowerToys, updated Windows App SDK dependency, WebP/WebM file support, audio file support, and automated UI testing for FancyZones Editor in CI.
The second preview release of Windows Package Manager 1.8 is now available for testing. This release is available for download. This update includes a number of changes that are intended to improve the level of support for WinGet. These changes include updating the code coverage pipeline, removing the x86 platform from the fuzzing pipeline, making the SQLite wrapper more resilient, and fixing issues with settings.
With the release of Windows Package Manager 1.7 for Windows 10 (1809+) and 11, a number of issues have been resolved. These issues include the ability to enable COM calls, the ability to ignore corrupted source data, and an improvement in server start coordination.
It has been announced by Microsoft that support for NET 7 will be discontinued on May 14, 2024. Users are required to upgrade to.NET 8 prior to this date. There will be no new security updates released after this date, and access to technical support may be restricted.
The March 2024 update of the Azure Software Development Kit (SDK) has been released and includes new Python (Conda) packages.
