.NET 9 Preview 7

We are pleased to announce the release of .NET 9 Preview 7. Follow the main announcement and discussion at [dotnet/core](https://aka.ms/dotnet/9/preview7).

Browse the release notes for a full list of improvements in this release:

- [.NET MAUI](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/9.0/preview/preview7/dotnetmaui.md)
- [ASP.NET Core](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/9.0/preview/preview7/aspnetcore.md)
- [C#](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/9.0/preview/preview7/csharp.md)
- [Libraries](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/9.0/preview/preview7/libraries.md)
- [Runtime](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/9.0/preview/preview7/runtime.md)
- [SDK](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/9.0/preview/preview7/sdk.md)

## Get started
To get started with .NET 9, [install the .NET 9 SDK](https://dotnet.microsoft.com/download/dotnet/9.0).

If you're on Windows using Visual Studio, we recommend installing the latest [Visual Studio 2022 preview](https://visualstudio.microsoft.com/vs/preview/). .NET 9 is now can be installed directly through the Visual Studio installer starting with Visual Studio 2022 17.12 Preview 1.

You can also use Visual Studio Code and the [C# Dev Kit](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotnettools.csdevkit) extension with .NET 9.

See [.NET 9 Preview 7 Installer & Binaries](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/9.0/preview/preview7/9.0.0-preview.7.md) for all downloads.

## Team Announcements & Discussions
Discuss this release with the product teams on GitHub through the announcements for this release.

* [.NET MAUI](https://github.com/dotnet/maui/discussions/24219)
* [ASP.NET Core](https://github.com/dotnet/aspnetcore/discussions/57312)
* [Libraries & Runtime](https://github.com/dotnet/runtime/discussions/106350)
* [Source-build](https://github.com/dotnet/source-build/discussions/4551)

## Stay up-to-date with .NET 9
You can stay up-to-date with all the features of .NET 9 with:

* [What's new in .NET 9](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/whats-new/dotnet-9/overview)
* [What's new in C# 13](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/whats-new/csharp-13)
* [What's new in ASP.NET Core](https://learn.microsoft.com/aspnet/core/release-notes/aspnetcore-9.0)
* [What's new in .NET MAUI](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/whats-new/dotnet-9)
* [What's new in EF Core](https://learn.microsoft.com/ef/core/what-is-new/ef-core-9.0/whatsnew)
* [Breaking Changes in .NET 9](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/compatibility/9.0)
* [.NET 9 Releases](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/9.0/README.md)

For .NET 9 previews we are utilizing GitHub Discussions to make announcements. For more information [read our discussion](https://github.com/dotnet/core/discussions/9131).

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