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.NET 11 Preview 5 is now available!
Find out about the new features in .NET 11 Preview 5 across the .NET runtime, SDK, libraries, ASP.NET Core, .NET MAUI, C#, Entity Framework Core, and more!
.NET and .NET Framework June 2026 servicing releases updates
A recap of the latest servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework for June 2026.
.NET at Microsoft Build 2026: Must watch sessions
Catch up on all the .NET sessions from Microsoft Build 2026 covering .NET 11, union types in C#, AI building blocks, the agentic web, .NET MAUI, and more!
Doing More with GitHub Copilot as a .NET Developer
Want to get more out of your GitHub Copilot experience? Here are some easy ways to get started.
Give Your .NET MAUI Android Apps a Material 3 Makeover
Material 3 (a.k.a. Material You) support is now available for .NET MAUI apps on Android. Here is how to enable it, what changes today, and what is still on the way.
Announcing Agent Governance Toolkit MCP Extensions for .NET
Announcing a Public Preview .NET package that adds policy enforcement, startup tool scanning, fallback governance, and response sanitization to MCP servers with a single builder extension.
Improving C# Memory Safety
The `unsafe` keyword is being redesigned to mark caller-facing contracts rather than just syntax. Safety obligations between callers and callees become visible and reviewable. The model is motivated by the rise of AI-assisted code generation and arrives as a preview in .NET 11.
NuGet Package Pruning: Cleaner Dependencies and Actionable Vulnerability Reports
Package pruning in .NET 10 removes platform-provided packages from your dependency graph. With transitive auditing enabled by default, projects with these defaults have 70% fewer transitive vulnerability reports compared to projects using the previous defaults.
Process API Improvements in .NET 11
Process API improvements in .NET 11, including high-level APIs for starting processes, capturing output without deadlocks, handle inheritance control, lifetime management features, and a lightweight `SafeProcessHandle`-based API surface.
.NET MAUI Moves to CoreCLR in .NET 11
.NET MAUI apps on Android, iOS, and Mac Catalyst now run on CoreCLR by default in .NET 11, unifying the runtime across all of .NET.
.NET 11 Preview 4 is now available!
Find out about the new features in .NET 11 Preview 4 across the .NET runtime, SDK, libraries, ASP.NET Core, .NET MAUI, C#, Entity Framework Core, and more!
.NET and .NET Framework May 2026 servicing releases updates
A recap of the latest servicing updates for .NET and .NET Framework for May 2026.
Copilot Studio gets faster with .NET 10 on WebAssembly
Microsoft Copilot Studio recently upgraded its .NET WebAssembly engine to .NET 10. The migration was straightforward, simplified deployment, and delivered another round of meaningful performance gains for end users.
Durable Workflows in the Microsoft Agent Framework
Build durable AI agent workflows with the Microsoft Agent Framework. Start with in-process console apps, add durability with the Durable Task runtime, scale with parallel AI agents, and host on Azure Functions for serverless execution.
Microsoft Agent Framework – Building Blocks for AI Part 3
Build intelligent AI agents in .NET with the Microsoft Agent Framework. Learn how to create agents with tools, multi-turn conversations, memory, and graph-based workflows that bring together the building blocks from Parts 1 and 2.
Building an AI-Powered Conference App with .NET’s Composable AI Stack
Learn how we built ConferencePulse, an AI-powered conference assistant, using .NET's composable AI stack including Microsoft.Extensions.AI, DataIngestion, VectorData, Model Context Protocol, and Microsoft Agent Framework.
VSTest is Removing its Newtonsoft.Json Dependency
VSTest is removing its Newtonsoft.Json dependency in .NET 11 and Visual Studio 18.8. Here's who is affected and how to fix it.
Governing MCP tool calls in .NET with the Agent Governance Toolkit
Learn how to govern MCP tool calls in .NET with the Agent Governance Toolkit—policy-based access control, security scanning, and response sanitization to reduce risk in AI agent systems.