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Dynamics 365 Business Central
Development - Simplify AL extension setup and authentication in Visual Studio Code

Feature details and release plans from a build snapshot of Microsoft's official roadmap feed.

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Product
Dynamics 365 Business Central
Release status
Launched
RSS publication

Feature overview

"Automatically acquire the required .NET runtime and use Visual Studio Code authentication by default, reducing manual setup across local and browser-hosted environments.

Business value: AL developers spend less time installing runtimes and managing separate authentication prompts when setting up Visual Studio Code. The AL extension is also smaller because it no longer includes separate runtime copies for each supported operating system. The streamlined configuration provides a more consistent setup across Windows, macOS, and Linux."

Expected release date

October CY2026

Source: Microsoft 365 Roadmap RSS (build snapshot) Feature ID: 573356

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