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GitHub code quality coverage on WindowsForum.com follows changes to GitHub's built-in code quality and code scanning features, especially how they behave in everyday CI workflows. Recent threads cover the October 1, 2026 fix that stops the upload-code-coverage action from failing when a new branch is pushed before a pull request is opened, and the update requiring a push- or pull-request-triggered analysis before weekly scheduled code scanning begins. These changes matter to developers running GitHub Actions alongside Windows tooling such as Visual Studio, VS Code, or the command line, where a red check can block otherwise healthy builds.
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    GitHub Code Quality Fix: Coverage Uploads Skip New Branches Without PRs

    GitHub has fixed a problem with its built-in code coverage feature that made CI runs fail for no good reason. If you pushed a new branch before opening a pull request, the coverage upload step could fail even when your workflow was set up correctly. As of October 1, 2026, the GitHub Code Quality...
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    GitHub Code Scanning Update: Weekly Scans Now Require a Push or Pull Request

    GitHub is tightening what counts as activity for weekly scheduled scans. Its October 1, 2026 update makes code scanning default setup and GitHub Code Quality wait for a push- or pull-request-triggered analysis before starting weekly scans. Simply enabling scanning on a dormant repository no...
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