.NET 10 Release Candidate 1

> This issue is a locked mirror of https://github.com/dotnet/core/discussions/10081. See that thread for discussion.

We are pleased to announce the release of .NET 10 Release Candidate 1. Follow the main announcement and discussion at [dotnet/core](https://aka.ms/dotnet/10/rc1).

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

- [.NET MAUI](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/10.0/preview/rc1/dotnetmaui.md)
- [ASP.NET Core](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/10.0/preview/rc1/aspnetcore.md)
- [C#](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/10.0/preview/rc1/csharp.md)
- [F#](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/10.0/preview/rc1/fsharp.md)
- [Container images](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/10.0/preview/rc1/containers.md)
- [Libraries](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/10.0/preview/rc1/libraries.md)
- [Runtime](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/10.0/preview/rc1/runtime.md)
- [SDK](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/10.0/preview/rc1/sdk.md)
- [Visual Basic](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/10.0/preview/rc1/visualbasic.md)
- [Windows Forms](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/10.0/preview/rc1/winforms.md)
- [WPF](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/10.0/preview/rc1/wpf.md)

## Get started

To get started with .NET 10, [install the .NET 10 SDK](https://get.dot.net/10).

If you're on Windows, we recommend installing the latest version of [Visual Studio 2026 Insiders](https://aka.ms/vs/insiders). Read more about this new release on the [Visual Studio blog](https://aka.ms/VS2026Insiders) and [release notes](https://aka.ms/vs/relnotes/insiders).

You can also use Visual Studio Code and the [C# Dev Kit](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ms-dotnettools.csdevkit) extension with .NET 10.

## 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](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/whats-new/dotnet-10/overview)
- [What's new in C# 14](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/csharp/whats-new/csharp-14)
- [What's new in .NET MAUI](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/maui/whats-new/dotnet-10)
- [What's new in ASP.NET Core](https://learn.microsoft.com/aspnet/core/release-notes/aspnetcore-10.0)
- [What's new in Entity Framework Core](https://learn.microsoft.com/ef/core/what-is-new/ef-core-10.0/whatsnew)
- [What's new in Windows Forms](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/desktop/winforms/whats-new/net100)
- [What's new in WPF](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/desktop/wpf/whats-new/net100)
- [Breaking Changes in .NET 10](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/core/compatibility/10.0)
- [.NET 10 Releases](https://github.com/dotnet/core/blob/main/release-notes/10.0/README.md)