Merge pull request #312099 from jlian/fix/stale-versions-and-refs

Fix stale version references and delisted extension links in IoT Edge docs

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/iot-edge/about-iot-edge.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ms.author: sethm
 ms.service: azure-iot-edge
 services: iot-edge
 ms.topic: overview
-ms.date: 08/28/2025
+ms.date: 02/20/2026
 ms.custom:
   - mvc, linux-related-content
   - ai-gen-docs-bap
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ Azure IoT Edge allows you to deploy advanced AI capabilities like machine learni
 
 ### Bring your own code
 
-When you want to deploy your own code to your devices, Azure IoT Edge supports that, too. Azure IoT Edge holds to the same programming model as the other Azure IoT services. You can run the same code on a device or in the cloud. Azure IoT Edge supports both Linux and Windows so you can code to the platform of your choice. It supports Java, .NET Core 3.1, Node.js, C, and Python, so your developers can code in a language they already know and use existing business logic.
+When you want to deploy your own code to your devices, Azure IoT Edge supports that, too. Azure IoT Edge holds to the same programming model as the other Azure IoT services. You can run the same code on a device or in the cloud. Azure IoT Edge supports both Linux and Windows so you can code to the platform of your choice. It supports Java, .NET, Node.js, C, and Python, so your developers can code in a language they already know and use existing business logic.
 
 ## IoT Edge runtime
 

articles/iot-edge/development-environment.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Azure IoT Edge development environment
 description: Learn about the supported systems and first-party development tools that help you create IoT Edge modules
 author: sethmanheim
 ms.author: sethm
-ms.date: 04/29/2025
+ms.date: 02/20/2026
 ms.topic: concept-article
 ms.service: azure-iot-edge
 services: iot-edge
@@ -56,14 +56,12 @@ In addition to the IoT Edge extensions, you might find it helpful to install oth
 
 The [Azure IoT Hub](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vsciot-vscode.azure-iot-toolkit) extension is useful as a companion for the Azure IoT Edge extension.
 
-### Visual Studio 2017/2019 extension
+### Visual Studio 2019/2022 extension
 
 The Azure IoT Edge tools for Visual Studio provide an IoT Edge module template built on C# and C.
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
-> The Azure IoT Edge Visual Studio extensions are in maintenance mode. The *iotedgedev* tool is the recommended tool for developing IoT Edge modules.
-
-For more information and to download, see [Azure IoT Edge Tools for Visual Studio 2017](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vsc-iot.vsiotedgetools) or [Azure IoT Edge Tools for Visual Studio 2019](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=vsc-iot.vs16iotedgetools).
+> The Azure IoT Edge Visual Studio extensions are in maintenance mode and are no longer available in the Visual Studio Marketplace. The *iotedgedev* tool is the recommended tool for developing IoT Edge modules.
 
 ## Testing tools
 

articles/iot-edge/how-to-visual-studio-develop-module.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Use Visual Studio to develop a custom IoT Edge module and deploy to
 services: iot-edge
 author: sethmanheim
 ms.author: sethm
-ms.date: 06/04/2025
+ms.date: 02/20/2026
 ms.topic: concept-article
 ms.service: azure-iot-edge
 zone_pivot_groups: iotedge-dev
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ After you develop and debug your module, build and push the module image to your
    :::image type="content" source="./media/how-to-visual-studio-develop-module/show-env-file.png" alt-text="Screenshot of button that shows all files in the Solution Explorer.":::
 
    ```env
-       DEFAULT_RT_IMAGE=1.2
+       DEFAULT_RT_IMAGE=1.5
        CONTAINER_REGISTRY_USERNAME_myregistry=<my-registry-name>
        CONTAINER_REGISTRY_PASSWORD_myregistry=<my-registry-password>
    ```
@@ -513,8 +513,8 @@ You should see a list of your modules running on your device or virtual machine.
 ```azurecli
    NAME                        STATUS           DESCRIPTION      CONFIG
    SimulatedTemperatureSensor  running          Up a minute      mcr.microsoft.com/azureiotedge-simulated-temperature-sensor:1.0
-   edgeAgent                   running          Up a minute      mcr.microsoft.com/azureiotedge-agent:1.2
-   edgeHub                     running          Up a minute      mcr.microsoft.com/azureiotedge-hub:1.2
+   edgeAgent                   running          Up a minute      mcr.microsoft.com/azureiotedge-agent:1.5
+   edgeHub                     running          Up a minute      mcr.microsoft.com/azureiotedge-hub:1.5
    IotEdgeModule1              running          Up a minute      myacr.azurecr.io/iotedgemodule1:0.0.1-amd64.debug
    myIotEdgeModule2            running          Up a minute      myacr.azurecr.io/myiotedgemodule2:0.0.1-amd64.debug
 ```

articles/iot-edge/reference-iot-edge-for-linux-on-windows-functions.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: PowerShell functions for Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows
 description: Reference information for Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows PowerShell functions to deploy, provision, and get status.
 author: sethmanheim
 ms.author: sethm
-ms.date: 01/16/2025
+ms.date: 02/20/2026
 ms.topic: reference
 ms.service: azure-iot-edge
 services: iot-edge
@@ -310,7 +310,7 @@ For more information, use the command `Get-Help Invoke-EflowVmCommand -full`.
 
 ## Provision-EflowVm
 
-The **Provision-EflowVm** command adds the provisioning information for your IoT Edge device to the virtual machine's IoT Edge `config.yaml` file.
+The **Provision-EflowVm** command adds the provisioning information for your IoT Edge device to the virtual machine's IoT Edge `config.toml` file.
 
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