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.
