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2026 (10)

November (3)

vscode: Visual Studio Code 1.146 (Insiders)

VS Code Updates and Blog

2026-11-11

The provided content only indicates that Visual Studio Code 1.146 (Insiders) has been published and links to the full release article. No feature or fix details are included in the supplied text.

visualstudio: Copilot in Visual Studio Just Got a Major Upgrade

Visual Studio Blog

2026-11-10

Copilot Chat in Visual Studio now uses the Microsoft Copilot SDK starting with Visual Studio 2026 version 18.12. It is enabled by default and is described as a major upgrade with broader task coverage using the same models.

dotnet: Delivering Skills in NuGet packages

.NET

2026-11-03

The post says agent skills can be packaged and delivered through NuGet packages to provide models with up-to-date library documentation.

October (4)

azure: Announcing: Choose Your Own Telephony (CYOT) for Microsoft Entra

Azure Updates

2026-10-21

Microsoft Entra ID will offer Choose Your Own Telephony Provider starting October 30, 2026. The feature lets organizations use a supported third-party telecom provider for SMS and voice authentication.

visualstudio: Stop waiting on a failed build

Visual Studio Blog

2026-10-15

Visual Studio now stops solution builds after the first project failure, so you can return to fixing the error sooner. The change reduces time spent waiting for the rest of the build to finish after an error has already occurred.

github: Discover local models in GitHub Copilot CLI

GitHub

2026-10-07

GitHub Copilot CLI version 1.0.94-0 adds a /model command so you can discover supported local models from within the CLI instead of leaving your workflow.

github: Stateless GitHub App installation tokens rolled out

GitHub

2026-10-02

GitHub has completed the staged rollout of the stateless GitHub App installation token format. By default, newly minted installation tokens now use the new format.

September (2)

dotnet: Microsoft is updating its author-signing certificate starting September 23, 2026

.NET

2026-09-23

Microsoft will update the author-signing certificate used for NuGet packages on September 23, 2026. Users who rely on trusted signer policies or certificate fingerprint verification should add the new certificate before then.

github: Manage the code coverage ruleset condition with the REST API

GitHub

2026-09-18

GitHub now supports managing the "Restrict code coverage" repository ruleset option through the generally available REST API, in addition to the existing UI. This lets admins enforce code coverage requirements programmatically.

August (1)

azure: Announcing: Azure Copilot introduces direct access to agents

Azure Updates

2026-08-20

Starting in August 2026, Azure Copilot will let customers interact directly with agents to move from questions to actions faster. Users can choose the agent best suited to their goal.