Today, we are excited to announce the sixth preview release of .NET 10 with enhancements across the .NET Runtime, SDK, libraries, C#, ASP.NET Core, Blazor, .NET MAUI, and more. Check out the full release notes linked below and get started today.
This release contains the following improvements.
Libraries
Option to disallow duplicate JSON properties
Strict JSON serialization options
Post-Quantum Cryptography (PQC)
Full Release Notes
Runtime
Improved Code Generation for Struct Arguments
Improved Loop Inversion
Full Release Notes
SDK
Platform-specific .NET Tools
One-shot tool execution
The new dnx tool execution script
New –cli-schema option for CLI introspection
File-based apps enhancements
Full Release Notes
C#
This preview release does not contain new C# features.
F#
This preview release does not contain new F# features.
Visual Basic
This preview release does not contain new Visual Basic features.
ASP.NET Core & Blazor
Automatic eviction from memory pool
Blazor WebAssembly preloading
Blazor build producing javascript bundler friendly output
Improved form validation for Blazor
NavigationManager.NotFound() works after streaming has started
Blazor diagnostics improvements
Blazor Server state persistence
Add passkey support to ASP.NET Core Identity
Minimal API validation integration with IProblemDetailsService
Full Release Notes
.NET MAUI
MediaPicker Enhancements
WebView Request Interception
Control and Layout Fixes
Full Release Notes
Full list of quality improvements on dotnet/maui GitHub releases.
.NET for Android
This release includes support for Android API levels 35 and 36, along with enhancements to interop performance, binary size reduction, and diagnostics. A detailed list can be found on dotnet/android GitHub releases.
.NET for iOS, Mac Catalyst, macOS, tvOS
This release includes updates to Apple platform SDKs aligned with Xcode 16.4 and introduces improvements to binding generation, build reliability, and runtime behavior. A detailed list can be found on dotnet/macios GitHub releases including a list of Known issues.
Windows Forms
This release was focused on quality improvements and build performance. A detailed list can be found in release notes.
Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF)
This release was focused on quality improvements and build performance. A detailed list can be found in release notes.
Entity Framework Core
This release was focused on quality improvements and build performance. A detailed list can be found in release notes.
Container Images
This release was focused on quality improvements and build performance. A detailed list can be found in release notes.
Get started
To get started with .NET 10, install the .NET 10 SDK.
If you’re on Windows using Visual Studio, we recommend installing the latest Visual Studio 2022 preview, which now includes GitHub Copilot agent mode and MCP server support. You can also use Visual Studio Code and the C# Dev Kit extension with .NET 10.
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.NET 10 Discussions
The team has been making monthly announcements alongside full release notes on the dotnet/core GitHub Discussions and has seen great engagement and feedback from the community.
Stay up-to-date with .NET 10
You can stay up-to-date with all the features of .NET 10 with:
What’s new in .NET 10
What’s new in C# 14
What’s new in .NET MAUI
What’s new in ASP.NET Core
What’s new in Entity Framework Core
What’s new in Windows Forms
What’s new in WPF
Breaking Changes in .NET 10
.NET 10 Releases
Additionally, be sure to subscribe to the GitHub Discussions RSS news feed for all release announcements.
We want your feedback, so head over to the .NET 10 Preview 6 GitHub Discussion to discuss features and give feedback for this release.
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