Want to extend AI assistants with custom capabilities? In this post, we'll show you how to build a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server using .NET 10 and publish it to NuGet — making your AI tools discoverable and reusable by the entire .NET community. We'll also show you some new features we've added to .NET 10 and NuGet to support this, and

Microsoft C++ Code Analysis is a powerful static analysis tool integrated into Visual Studio that helps you identify and fix potential issues in your C++ code. Large projects require effective management of analysis warnings to maintain code quality and you sometimes need to suppress warnings, but must do so in a clear and auditable way.

Historically, Power Platform has empowered administrators through the Power Platform Admin Center (PPAC). This UX-first experience offered a seamless, intuitive interface for managing environments, automating everyday tasks, and discovering new capabilities within the platform. Today, we’re taking a bold step forward. We’re tran

One confusing area regarding extensions on Azure VMs is - what happens when the OS disk is swapped out? Well, in that case the extensions will run again. Is this the desired behavior? Well, we don't know. There are many types of extensions. Some handle monitoring and security, so those you'll probably want to keep. Some install applications

Today, we are excited to announce the sixth preview release of .NET 10 with enhancements across the .NET Runtime, SDK, libraries, C#, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, .NET MAUI, and more. Check out the full release notes linked below and get started today. [cta-button align="center" text="Download .NET 10 Preview 6" url="https://get.d

It is not uncommon for Microsoft employees who are aficionados of arcade video games to set up a unit in free play mode in a public space for anyone to play. For example, the Habitrail in the Building 16-18 complex

Are you running apps on Exchange Web Services (EWS)? With EWS support ending in October 2026, this is the perfect time to modernize. We’re excited to announce a new hands-on tutorial that helps you accelerate migrations from EWS to Microsoft Graph, using AI tools you already have access to. This tutorial

We’re excited to unveil the open Public Preview of Cosmos DB in Microsoft Fabric, now available to all users! Since our initial announcement at Microsoft Build 2025, we’ve introduced an array of powerful new features to enhance your data workflows.