Microsoft has released PowerToys v0.94, a comprehensive update that enhances user experience and introduces various improvements across its suite of utilities. The new version boasts an advanced search function in the PowerToys Settings, hotkey conflict detection system, and improved security through WiX 5 installer upgrades. Multiple utility updates have been made, including enhancements to Mouse Utilities, Command Palette, Hosts Editor, Quick Accent, Always On Top, PowerRename, Peek, and others. These updates aim to streamline user workflow, resolve bugs, and refine the overall performance of PowerToys.
Dustin L. Howett has announced Windows Terminal Preview version 1.24.2372.0 with several new features and improvements. Some notable updates include the display of the Command Palette in multiple languages, improved icon and background image handling, and automatic detection of frequently used SSH hosts. The release also includes bug fixes for issues such as incorrect color handling during scrolling and missing rigid line breaks in full-screen applications like tmux. Additionally, several performance and reliability improvements have been made to enhance the overall user experience.
Dustin L. Howett has announced that Windows Terminal version 1.23 has been finally released after being held back due to reliability issues. This release includes several new features, such as a more reliable windowing architecture, improved UI for customizing settings, and support for drag/drop path translation. Additionally, it resolves various bugs and performance issues, including fixing crashes in context menu handling and improving the handling of buffers with many scroll bar marks. The update is available across different Windows Insider channels, and users can also download it directly from GitHub, with a detailed documentation page available for choosing between different distributions.
The release of Visual Studio Code 1.103.2 has fixed several potential issues, including the inability to switch to GPT-5 mini when out of quota, failure during the "Add File" operation, and the non-application of prompt tools.
Microsoft has released the August 2025 release of the Azure SDK, which includes AI Projects 1.0.0 for JavaScript and AI Projects 1.0.0 for Python, which provide comprehensive libraries for Azure AI Foundry projects. Preview features like evaluations and red team operations have been moved to separate beta versions for stable API surfaces. Azure Storage Data Movement 12.2.0 for .NET has been updated with bug fixes for handling files with special characters.
Microsoft has announced the release of .NET 10 Preview 7, introducing a variety of improvements to the .NET Runtime, SDK, libraries, C#, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, and .NET MAUI. The release features enhancements in AES KeyWrap with Padding, ML-DSA, PipeReader support for JSON serializer, WebSocketStream, and TLS 1.3 for macOS. The updates include improvements in ASP.NET Core and Blazor, such as options to hide error messages, better password security, support for the .localhost domain, PipeReader support in System.Text.Json, better checks for classes and records, and updates to OpenAPI.NET dependencies. The preview encompasses enhancements in Windows Forms, WPF, Entity Framework Core, and container images.
Clint Rutkas has announced the release of PowerToys 0.93, which focuses on new features, stability, optimization improvements, and automation. The release includes improvements to the Command Palette, Advanced Paste, Peek, Text Extractor, and PowerRename modules. The dashboard now features a modern card-based dashboard with clearer descriptions and faster navigation. Command Palette has over 99 issues resolved, including bringing back Clipboard History, adding context menu shortcuts, pinning favorite apps, and supporting history in Run. Peek now supports instant previews and embedded thumbnails for Binary G-code 3D printing files, making it easy to inspect models at a glance. Mouse Utilities introduces a spotlight highlighting mode that dims the screen and draws attention to the cursor. Test coverage improvements for multiple PowerToys modules have been made, ensuring better reliability and quality.
Visual Studio Code 1.103.1 has been released, addressing several issues related to GPT-5 prompt improvements, support for GPT-5 mini, and addressing backtick formatting for all symbol references in GPT-5 responses. The update also addresses issues with the Github Copilot Chat shell integration failing, the run in terminal tool in chat, and the Explorer View no longer syncs to the active source file in editor.
The update brings multiple improvements, including auto scrolling and progress tracking, and has been confirmed by VS Code Team members. Other issues include Microsoft authentication telemetry skipping over many accounts, authentication-microsoft issues, and font rendering issues. The update has also fixes issues with Linux, Chromium, and font rendering issues. Additionally, there are regression issues related to the "Open with Code" old context menu option missing from Explorer on version 1.103.0.
The update brings multiple improvements, including auto scrolling and progress tracking, and has been confirmed by VS Code Team members. Other issues include Microsoft authentication telemetry skipping over many accounts, authentication-microsoft issues, and font rendering issues. The update has also fixes issues with Linux, Chromium, and font rendering issues. Additionally, there are regression issues related to the "Open with Code" old context menu option missing from Explorer on version 1.103.0.
Microsoft has released a new preview build of Windows Package Manager, introducing new features and fixes. The App Installer now uses WinUI 3, replacing the package dependency on WinUI 2. Manifest validation no longer fails using UTF-8 BOM encoding when the schema header is on the first line. Experimental features include experimental support for fonts via winget settings. Changes include updating other TDBuild tasks, using windows-latest agents in localization pipeline, bumping version to v1.12, allowing foreground from PS, moving to proper signal for dev/not-dev, using SDK 26100 in CommonCore project, and repairing Repair-WinGetPackageManager.
Microsoft has released Visual Studio Code 1.103.0 with a range of updates, featuring enhancements such as the MCP, chat functionality, and improved productivity tools. GPT-5 is now accessible to all paid GitHub Copilot plans, featuring enhancements in reasoning, coding, and chat capabilities. Chat checkpoints have been implemented to facilitate the restoration of various states within chat conversations, allowing for the seamless reversion of edits and navigation to specific moments.
The tool picker has been enhanced with a new component named Quick Tree, which allows for the collapsing and expanding of nodes. A limit has been established on the number of tools that can be utilized for a single chat request. Additionally, an experimental mode for tool-calling has been activated when this limit is surpassed.
The tool picker has been enhanced with a new component named Quick Tree, which allows for the collapsing and expanding of nodes. A limit has been established on the number of tools that can be utilized for a single chat request. Additionally, an experimental mode for tool-calling has been activated when this limit is surpassed.
Microsoft has announced the release of Windows Subsystem for Linux 2.5.10, which resolves a security vulnerability (CVE-2025-53788).
Microsoft has announced the pre-release of Windows Subsystem for Linux 2.6.1, which includes updates such as resolving issues with invalid UTF-8 in JSON, modifying wslinfo to eliminate dependence on the VM ID environment variable, and addressing CVE-2025-53788. The update encompasses the configuration of heading levels for PageHeaderTextBlockStyle, the exposure of VM IDs, the prevention of warnings when binfmt processes lack a controlling terminal, and the enhancement of Microsoft.Remote Desktop Client MSRDC Session Host.
Dustin L. Howett has announced the release of Windows Terminal Preview v1.23.12102.0, featuring bug fixes, enhancements to session restoration, scrollbar marks, and improved management of TSF IMEs. The preview now recognizes that Terminal is not intended for sharing between two users on the same desktop, and it will handle incoming console applications more reliably when designated as the default console host. Furthermore, the "Clear Buffer" feature now maintains the position of your cursor, and icons are now capable of referencing HTTP URLs.
Dustin L. Howett has announced the release of Windows Terminal v1.22.12111.0, featuring bug fixes, enhancements to session restoration, and improved management of TSF IMEs. The "Clear Buffer" feature now maintains the cursor's row, and icons can now reference http URLs. Furthermore, all DLLs, EXEs, and files associated with Terminal now include accurate version information resources.
Microsoft has released the final version of TypeScript 5.9 with several fixes and improvements. The releasse includes support for interop export names, a bug requiring investigation, and a bug related to different libraries shipped with TypeScript. The release also addresses issues related to parameters not working in JS files unless a @param has been explicitly defined. Additionally, the release addresses issues related to expanding quick info/hover verbosity and type display. A PR has been opened for these issues, and more specific errors for verbatimModuleSyntax have been added. The release also addresses backlog bugs, such as restoring AbortSignal.abort and removing unused and confusing dom.iterable.d.ts files.
The Azure SDK Release for July 2025 introduces a monthly update featuring new functionalities, enhancements, and bug resolutions for Python. The release notes feature Azure AI Agents 1.0.2, which addresses a significant tracing issue that occurs during process termination, thereby enhancing the reliability of AI agents in production settings. The Azure Storage libraries for Python have undergone significant updates, featuring improved functionality and resolved issues. The Azure Key Vault suite has undergone substantial enhancements with the introduction of API version 7.6. The initial stable releases comprise System Events for .NET, System Events for Java, and AI Agents for Go. Management libraries for .NET encompass Resource Management—Lambda Test Hyper Execute, Storage Actions, Pure Storage Block, Arize AI Observability Eval, Carbon Optimization, MongoDB Atlas, and others. The initial beta releases encompass Playwright, Playwright NUnit, Connected Cache, Cloud Health, Planetary Computer, Kubernetes Configuration—Private Link Scopes, Container Service Safeguards, Cloud Health, Resource-Bicep, and Go. The release notes are accessible in various languages, including .NET, Java, JavaScript/TypeScript, Python, Go, Rust, C++, Android, and iOS.
Visual Studio Code 1.102.3 has been released, addressing potential bugs such as OOM - AsyncIterableObject, freeze-slow-crash-leak, and performance issues.
Microsoft has released the release candidate for TypeScript 5.9
Windows Package Manager 1.11.430 is a servicing update for the 1.11 release build for Windows 10 and Windows 11. It removes support for 32-bit ARM, supports Microsoft Desired State Configuration v3, and allows exporting device configuration. Experimental features include experimental support for fonts via winget settings. The update also fixes a crash and a bug with OS architecture detection in the Repair cmdlet.
Visual Studio Code 1.102.2 has introduced changes to ChatPromptFiles, addressing a probable bug identified by a VS Code Team member. The issue involves chat-prompts and prompt and instruction files related issues. Verification succeeded, with the status being closed.
