Free Training and VM for ALM on Visual Studio 2012

Visual Studio 2012 Application Lifecycle Management Virtual Machine and Hands-on-Labs / Demo Scripts  Link here Thanks to The Great Brian Keller

Microsoft Visual Studio Training Videos & VM on MS Virtual Labs

Try Microsoft Visual Studio in a virtual lab and learn more about coded UI testing, Team Foundation Server, SharePoint development, and other new features. Virtual labs are simple, with no complex setup or installation required. Here

Latest Free MS Training Courses (Including Visual studio 2012 , ASP.NEt 4.5)

Windows Azure Training Course – May 2013 

The Windows Azure Training Course includes a comprehensive set of technical content including hands-on labs and presentations that are designed to help you learn how to use the latest Windows Azure features and services.

May 2013 Update
The May 2013 update of the Windows Azure Training Course includes new content on Windows Azure Media Services as well as updates to use the latest Windows Azure SDK v2.0.

Content Updates:

·         New Lab: Introduction to Windows Azure Media Services

·         New Lab: Getting Started with Windows Azure Storage

·         Updated Labs to leverage the latest version of Windows Azure SDK.

Release date: 06/03/2013

Windows Phone 8 Training Course

Windows Phone 8 Training Course includes a comprehensive set of technical content to help you learn how to build applications for Windows Phone.

Release date: 04/24/2013

Web Camps Training Course – December 2012

The Course includes all the content presented around the world at the recent Web Camps events; presentations, demos, labs and more. Inside the new Course you’ll find content that covers the following technologies:

·         ASP.NET 4.5

·         ASP.NET MVC 4

·         ASP.NET Web API

·         jQuery

·         SignalR

·         Entity Framework

·         Visual Studio 2012

·         Internet Explorer 10 and HTML5

·         Building apps for Office with HTML5

·         Cloud application services

Release Date: 1/11/2013

Windows 8 Camp in a Box

This download includes the hands-on-labs, presentations, samples and resources from the Windows 8 camps.
The Windows 8 camps are free training events for developers ramping up on Windows Store app development.

Release Date: 01/03/2013

Hands-on labs for Windows 8

A series of eight hands-on lab modules that guide you through development of Contoso Cookbook, a realistic Windows Store app that incorporates many of the key new features available in Windows 8. You’ll learn to work with Windows 8 controls, view states, contracts, tiles and notifications, the Windows Store APIs, and other Windows 8 features. Choose the version of the lab series for the programming language you prefer: JavaScript and HTML, or C# and Extensible Application Markup Language (XAML).

Release Date: 9/10/2012

Internet Explorer 10 Training Course

This training Course covers development specifics for developers who will be targeting Internet Explorer 10 in their development experience. This Course contains documentation and details on things pertinent to developing applications that target features of the Internet Explorer 10 browser.

Release Date: 8/8/2012

SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Course

The SQL Server 2012 Developer Training Course includes technical content designed to help you learn how to develop SQL Server 2012 database and BI solutions.

Release date: 7/16/2012

Identity Developer Training Course

The Identity Developer Training Course contains hands-on labs, presentations and pointers to training videos. This page contains three versions of the Identity Developer Training Course :

·         Identity Developer Training Course (July 2012) for Visual Studio 2012 RC

·         Identity Developer Training Course (April 2011) for Visual Studio 2010 RTM

·         Identity Developer Training Course (March 2010) for Visual Studio 2008 SP1

Release Date: 7/5/2012

free eBook for Visual Studio 2012 and ASP.NET 4.5.

• Free eBook for Visual Studio 2012 and ASP.NET 4.5 Here. 

Free Training Course for Visual Studio 2010

Free Downloads From Microsoft Site:

• Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Course Download Here
• Free ebook: Moving to Microsoft Visual Studio 2010 Here
• If you Have Visual Studio 2010 don't forget to Install the latest Service Pack 1 Download Here

Top 10 Downloads for Visual Studio 2010 from MS Site

Visual Studio 2010 trial editions downloads on the Microsoft Download Center.

Visual Studio 2010 Express Editions

• Visual Studio Express, which includes:
• Visual Basic 2010 Express
• Visual C++ 2010 Express
• Visual C# 2010 Express
• Visual Web Developer 2010 Express
• Visual Studio 2010 Express for Windows Phone CTP

Visual Studio 2010 Trial Editions

• Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 Professional Trial - Web Install
• Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 Professional Trial - ISO (DVD-9)
• Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 Premium Trial - Web Install
• Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 Premium Trial - ISO (DVD-9)
• Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 Ultimate Trial - Web Install
• Microsoft® Visual Studio® 2010 Ultimate Trial - ISO (DVD-9)
• Microsoft® Visual Studio® Test Professional Trial - Web Install
• Microsoft® Visual Studio® Test Professional Trial - ISO (DVD-9)
• Microsoft® Visual Studio® Team Foundation Server Trial - ISO (DVD-9)

Visual Studio 2010 Free Training Materials

From MS Site:

1. Visual Studio 2010 and .NET Framework 4 Training Kit Download now , Watch the Training Course on Channel 9 Videos.
2. Moving to Visual Studio 2010 E-book Download Now.
3. Visual Studio 2010 Keybinding Cards Download Now.
4. How Do I? Videos for Visual Studio 2010.

Outside MS Site:

1. More Videos , Labs , Papers/articles ,Downloads click here

Rosario (Visual Studio 2010) Is comming to live

AT Last Visual Studio 2010 editions will be available on 12 of April 2010.
Editions to be realesed:

1. Professional (download RC version)
2. Premium (download RC version)
3. Ultimate (download RC version)
4. Test Professional (download RC version)

To compare its edition click here
If you Want to try TFS 2010 only (download RC version)
To Download (VM) a virtual machine that has Visual Studio 2010 Ultimate and Visual Studio Team Foundation Server 2010

Note that: on June 30 , 2010, all Release Candidate will expire.

Top 5 Downloads for VSTS & TFS 2008 Updates from MS Site

1. Visual Studio 2008 Team Foundation Server Service Pack 1 TFS 2008 SP1: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=9E40A5B6-DA41-43A2-A06D-3CEE196BFE3D&displaylang=en
2. Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 Service Pack 1 (Installer) VS 2008 SP1: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=FBEE1648-7106-44A7-9649-6D9F6D58056E&displaylang=en
3. Visual Studio Team System (VSTS 2008) Team Foundation Server TFS Power Tools - October 2008 Release http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=FBD14EEA-781F-45A1-8C46-9F6BA2F68BF0&displaylang=en
4. Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5 Service Pack 1: http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=AB99342F-5D1A-413D-8319-81DA479AB0D7&displaylang=en
5. Team Foundation Installation Guide for Visual Studio Team System (TFS 2008): http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=FF12844F-398C-4FE9-8B0D-9E84181D9923&displaylang=en

If you want to check the Top 10 Download links for VSTS 2008 from MS Site

Top 5 Links for Code Analysis using VSTS

1. Visual Studio Code Analysis Team Blog: http://blogs.msdn.com/fxcop/
2. Visual Studio Code Analysis MSDN link: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ee1hzekz(VS.80).aspx
3. Visual Studio Code Analysis & FxCop : Writing Your Own Custom Rules: http://www.binarycoder.net/fxcop/
4. Step by Step How to Create Custom Code Analysis Rules for VSTS 2005: http://blogs.interknowlogy.com/timmccarthy/archive/2007/02/13/11543.aspx
5. VSTS 2008 Custom Code Analysis Rule Sample Code: http://www.codeplex.com/almspecialisttoolkit/Release/ProjectReleases.aspx?ReleaseId=14315