What's New in Windows Forms

WinForms continues to thrive with modern enhancements in .NET 10. This session showcases the latest features and improvements that make Windows Forms development better than ever, including modern UI updates, closer adaptation of the Windows 11 design language, and - to support modern APIs around Microsoft AI Extensions, Semantic Kernel, Windows Projection APIs, and.NET 10 base libraries - significant improvements around async and await, particularly with WinForms LOB apps and their modernization in mind. But brace yourselves ... because this won't be your typical conference presentation. Join us for a live demonstration that explores how the new WinForms Expert Agent for GitHub Copilot is changing the way we think about Windows desktop development - while still respecting you wholeheartedly as the Captain. You'll see how AI can provide intelligent guidance while respecting designer constraints and helping navigate the balance between modern code patterns and legacy compatibility. Whether you're maintaining long-lived line-of-business applications or building new Windows desktop tools and Apps - or planning to retrofit your existing apps gradually with Copilot/AI functionality: Discover how Windows Forms provides a productive and reliable path forward. Will AI make mistakes along the way? Absolutely. That's why we still need skilled, experienced WinForms Developers at the helm. Will there be surprising results in this session? Only one way to find out... .NET 10 — The most intelligent and unified .NET yet: https://aka.ms/dotnet10/ .NET Aspire 13 — Simplified orchestration for cloud-native apps: https://aka.ms/aspire13/announcement ASP.NET Core 10 — Modern, secure, and full-stack web development: https://aka.ms/asp/dotnet/2025 .NET MAUI 10 — Build beautiful apps on every platform: https://aka.ms/dotnet/maui/2025 C# 14 — A more expressive and productive language: https://aka.ms/csharp14/announcement/2025 F# 10 — Safer, faster, and more functional than ever: https://aka.ms/fsharp10/2025/announcement Visual Studio 2026 — Faster, smarter, and built for the future: https://aka.ms/visualstudio2026/announcement Connect with .NET: Blog: https://aka.ms/dotnet/blog Twitter: https://aka.ms/dotnet/twitter TikTok: https://aka.ms/dotnet/tiktok Mastodon: https://aka.ms/dotnet/mastodon LinkedIn: https://aka.ms/dotnet/linkedin Facebook: https://aka.ms/dotnet/facebook Docs: https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet Forums: https://aka.ms/dotnet/forums 🙋‍♀️Q&A: https://aka.ms/dotnet-qa 👨‍🎓Microsoft Learn: https://aka.ms/learndotnet #dotnet