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Azure Pipelines is Microsoft's cloud CI/CD service for building, testing, and deploying code, and this tag collects WindowsForum.com discussion of how teams configure and pay for it. Coverage centers on agent and capacity choices, including Microsoft's October 1, 2026 move to make GitHub-hosted agents and pay-as-you-go build capacity generally available, with native Apple silicon plus larger Windows and Linux configurations. The reporting notes that macOS agent SKUs reached general availability while Windows and Linux SKUs stayed in public preview, and that this adds an agent pool rather than replacing the existing Microsoft-hosted pool.
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    Azure Pipelines Adds GitHub-Hosted Agents with Pay-as-You-Go Build Capacity

    Azure Pipelines is adding a new way to buy build capacity: select the machine your job needs, then pay for its execution time. Microsoft’s October 1, 2026 announcement makes GitHub-hosted agents and pay-as-you-go pricing generally available, with native Apple silicon and larger Windows and Linux...