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Microsoft has started rolling Surveys Agent into Microsoft 365 Copilot, moving a long‑promised, end‑to‑end survey workflow from preview into broad rollout and offering users a chat‑first way to create, distribute, monitor and export Forms surveys without leaving the Copilot pane. Background /...

Microsoft Forms’ core promise is simple: collect answers quickly and reliably. When respondents hit a link and see “This form is no longer accepting responses” or the form simply won’t submit, that promise collapses—and organizers, IT admins and end users alike scramble for answers. This feature...

For many users relying on cloud-based productivity solutions, Microsoft Forms stands as an indispensable tool within the Microsoft 365 ecosystem. Its integration with Teams, Excel, and SharePoint makes it a favored choice for educators, businesses, and organizations engaging in quick surveys...

For organizations and individuals across the globe, the reliability of cloud-based productivity tools has become paramount in maintaining smooth operations, timely communications, and effective data collection. On July 4, 2025, this dependency was underscored dramatically as Microsoft Forms—a...

Microsoft 365 has established itself as the backbone of many organizations’ productivity frameworks, delivering critical tools like Teams, Outlook, OneDrive, and Forms as part of a tightly integrated ecosystem. Yet even the best-engineered cloud platforms are not immune to disruption, and...

The Wine project’s debut release of Mono under its stewardship signals a surprising turn in the journey of free and open source .NET technology, breathing new life into a project many had quietly filed away as a relic of the last software era. To understand why this event matters, both for Linux...

Fresh Wine-flavored Mono Revival: A New Chapter for the FOSS .NET Runtime The venerable Mono project, long celebrated as a free and open-source implementation of the .NET runtime, is enjoying a vibrant rebirth under new stewardship. The Wine project, best known for its Windows-compatibility...

Microsoft is on the verge of fundamentally changing how its users create and manage surveys, quizzes, and forms by leveraging the AI model, Copilot. Imagine having a virtual assistant not only suggesting how to craft the perfect customer satisfaction survey but also doing the legwork by plucking...

Ever found yourself painstakingly recreating a Microsoft Form when all you wanted was a quick duplicate? We've all been there—whether it's a survey that's worked wonders in the past or a questionnaire you'd like to repurpose. Microsoft Forms provides a robust, web-based solution to create...

Hello Team, I am using API in my desktop windows application and while clicking on Send button Getting this Error message "Object reference not set to an instance of an object." previously this below code was working fine. private void btn_Send_Click(object sender1, EventArgs e1) {...

Im on a W10 1903 gigabyte 17 laptop and after logging on I get the following .net framework error. Can anyone suggest what might be wrong? Ive run all driver updates and windows updates. Thanks, See the end of this message for details on invoking just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of...

XAML Islands is a technology that enables Windows developers to use new pieces of UI from the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) on their existing Win32 Applications, including Windows Forms and WPF technologies. This allows them to gradually modernize their apps at their own pace, making use of...

How is programming for touch development on the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) different from mouse and keyboard development in Windows Forms? This post will cover some of the subtle differences between the two and how to use the most advanced tools for building smooth touch experiences. Link...

Last month, we provided an overview of the Desktop Bridge in this blog post. We are excited to announce that since then we’ve released a new version of the desktop app converter, adding support for great new features and fixing several issues to provide a more stable environment. To learn more...

I have an issue that I hope someone can shed some light on, for me. I am creating a windows form application that I want to have backround music and sound effects incorporated into the program. I have the background music in my program, already, but, I want to add two sliders. I need the first...

Are you build Visual Studio extensions? Will you do me a favor? Please consider your user's DPI. My primary machine runs at 3K (2880x1620) and since my eyes are old, the DPI is at 200%. If you're not running a High DPI machine you may be wondering what's the problem? If you are, like Scott...

Class not registered(Exception from HRESULT: 0x80040154 (REGDB_E_CLASSNOTREG) . Details See the end of this message for details on invoking just-in-time (JIT) debugging instead of this dialog box. ************** Exception Text ************** System.Runtime.InteropServices.COMException...

Hello, I got win 7 and when I log on I have dot net framework error. Something like it can't connect to peeracon.com but I have no idea what that link represents anyway. Any suggstions please? Thanks In details it says: See the end of this message for details on invoking just-in-time (JIT)...

Probably one of the most advanced games I've tried recreating. I don't make a lot of games, but the logic here on a matrix was a little convoluted through the development stages. What I mean by fully integrated logic is that the control itself does absolutely everything for you. You can...

Probably one of the most advanced games I've tried recreating. I don't make a lot of games, but the logic here on a matrix was a little convoluted through the development stages. What I mean by fully integrated logic is that the control itself does absolutely everything for you. You can...