Microsoft released .NET 10 with AI integration, wider workload support and LTS support

Alongside the anticipated release of Visual Studio 2026, Microsoft has also launched .NET 10, the latest version of its unified development platform after a nine-month development cycle. It introduces faster runtime performance, reduced memory usage, stronger security defaults, and updated compiler optimizations across C#, F#, and Visual Basic.

.NET 10 expands support for web, desktop, mobile, cloud, AI, gaming, IoT, and microservices workloads, with deeper AI integration that simplifies adding intelligent features to applications. It remains a free, open-source, cross-platform framework powering major Microsoft services like Copilot, Microsoft 365, Bing, and Xbox.

As a Long-Term Support (LTS) release, .NET 10 will receive updates through November 2028, continuing Microsoft’s annual release cadence. Developers can now download the SDK, runtime, and related tools alongside Visual Studio 2026 and the latest C# Dev Kit for Visual Studio Code.