The company has confirmed that WinUI 3 is on the path to become open-source, but there's lots of work to be done first before that can happen.

Microsoft has released the source code for the GitHub Copilot Chat extension for VS Code under the MIT license.

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The IRS has released the vast majority of the code used to develop its Direct File program, theoretically allowing anyone to build their own versions.

Microsoft is open-sourcing its Windows Subsystem for Linux. Developers will be able to download the code, build it from source, and add fixes or features.

Microsoft announced during its Build 2025 keynote that it will open source GitHub Copilot in Visual Studio Code and add several new features.

Nine VSCode extensions on Microsoft's Visual Studio Code Marketplace pose as legitimate development tools while infecting users with the XMRig cryptominer for Monero.

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