You start by getting the official installer from the Visual Studio Code website. Open your preferred browser on Windows. Go to the Visual Studio Code download page ...

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Windows Edge Light tries to improve your look on video calls. The app places a light ring around your screen with more ambient light. Edge Light works best in an area without other forms of lighting.

This issue occurs in a UWP application when running in Visual Studio 2026. The exception appears only on the first run and does not replicate on subsequent runs. Additionally, this behavior is random ...

A Microsoft application platform introduced for Windows 10 enabling apps to run across compatible Windows devices using a unified API, now largely superseded by the Windows App SDK.

Much like Chrome, Google's new Windows app installs fairly quickly and asks users to sign in with their Google account. It also features Lens, the company's built-in visual search tool. Using Lens, ...

Google has so many products that it can be near-impossible to keep track. And yet, the company has rarely created desktop apps to go with those services. There are a handful, like Drive and Quick ...

The first preview of Visual Studio 2026, with deeper GitHub Copilot AI integration, is available through Microsoft’s new Insiders channel. Microsoft has released its first preview of the Visual Studio ...

Microsoft has released the first version of Visual Studio 2026, introducing a major overhaul of its flagship IDE centered on AI, speed, and a modern user interface. Available through a new “Insiders ...

Microsoft says the August 2025 security updates are triggering unexpected User Account Control (UAC) prompts and app installation issues for non-admin users across all supported Windows versions. This ...

Crashes occur during the initial IDE startup when loading extensions or caches, immediately after installing updates (e.g., .NET upgrades or Visual Studio patches), or during specific actions such as ...

Editor's take: Meta is preparing to deliver a worse WhatsApp experience on Windows 11 by discontinuing investment in its native desktop app. While there's no official confirmation of this move yet, ...