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docs/azure/azure-app-insights-add-connected-service.md

@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ With Visual Studio, you can connect any of the following to Azure Application In
 
 The connected service functionality adds all the needed references and connection code to your project, and modifies your configuration files appropriately.
 
-> [!NOTE]
-> This topic applies to Visual Studio on Windows. For Visual Studio for Mac, see [Connected services in Visual Studio for Mac](/visualstudio/mac/connected-services).
-
 ## Prerequisites
 
 - Visual Studio with the Azure workload installed.
@@ -156,4 +153,3 @@ The links take you to the section of the articles after the initial setup steps,
 
 - [Azure Monitor product page](https://azure.microsoft.com/services/monitor/)
 - [Azure App Insights documentation](/azure/azure-monitor/app/app-insights-overview/)
-- [Connected services (Visual Studio for Mac)](/visualstudio/mac/connected-services)

docs/azure/azure-cache-for-redis-add-connected-service.md

@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ With Visual Studio, you can connect any of the following to Azure Cache for Redi
 
 The connected service functionality adds all the needed references and connection code to your project, and modifies your configuration files appropriately.
 
-> [!NOTE]
-> This topic applies to Visual Studio on Windows. For Visual Studio for Mac, see [Connected services in Visual Studio for Mac](/visualstudio/mac/connected-services).
-
 ## Prerequisites
 
 - Visual Studio with the Azure workload installed.
@@ -158,4 +155,3 @@ To cache page output in an ASP.NET app, see [ASP.NET Output Cache Provider](/azu
 
 - [Azure Cache for Redis product page](https://azure.microsoft.com/services/cache)
 - [Azure Cache for Redis documentation](/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/)
-- [Connected services (Visual Studio for Mac)](/visualstudio/mac/connected-services)

docs/azure/azure-cosmosdb-add-connected-service.md

@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ With Visual Studio, you can connect any of the following to Azure Cosmos DB by u
 
 The connected service functionality adds all the needed references and connection code to your project, and modifies your configuration files appropriately.
 
-> [!NOTE]
-> This topic applies to Visual Studio on Windows. For Visual Studio for Mac, see [Connected services in Visual Studio for Mac](/visualstudio/mac/connected-services).
-
 ## Prerequisites
 
 - Visual Studio with the Azure workload installed.
@@ -166,5 +163,4 @@ The `CosmosClient` provides access to Azure Cosmos DB functionality through its
 
 - [Azure Cosmos DB product page](https://azure.microsoft.com/services/cosmos-db/)
 - [Azure Cosmos DB documentation](/azure/cosmos-db/)
-- [Connected services (Visual Studio for Mac)](/visualstudio/mac/connected-services)
 - [Dependency injection in ASP.NET Core](/aspnet/core/fundamentals/dependency-injection)

docs/azure/azure-signalr-add-connected-service.md

@@ -26,9 +26,6 @@ With Visual Studio, you can connect any of the following to Azure SignalR servic
 
 The connected service functionality adds all the needed references and connection code to your project, and modifies your configuration files appropriately.
 
-> [!NOTE]
-> This topic applies to Visual Studio on Windows. For Visual Studio for Mac, see [Connected services in Visual Studio for Mac](/visualstudio/mac/connected-services).
-
 ## Prerequisites
 
 - Visual Studio with the Azure workload installed.
@@ -144,4 +141,3 @@ Continue by following the Azure SignalR quickstart. You can skip the initial set
 
 - [Azure SignalR product page](https://azure.microsoft.com/services/signalr-service/)
 - [Azure SignalR Service documentation](/azure/azure-signalr)
-- [Connected services (Visual Studio for Mac)](/visualstudio/mac/connected-services)

docs/azure/azure-sql-database-add-connected-service.md

@@ -152,4 +152,3 @@ var connection = builder.Configuration["ConnectionStrings:ConnectionString1"];
 
 - [Azure SQL Database product page](https://azure.microsoft.com/services/sql-database/)
 - [Azure SQL Database documentation](/azure/azure-sql/database/)
-- [Connected services (Visual Studio for Mac)](/visualstudio/mac/connected-services)

docs/azure/includes/cloud-services-legacy.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ author: ghogen
 ms.subservice: azure-development
 ms.author: ghogen
 ms.topic: include
-ms.date: 10/25/2021
+ms.date: 9/5/2024
 ---
 > [!NOTE]
-> This article applies to Azure Cloud Services (classic), which is now deprecated for new customers and will be retired on August 31, 2024. Existing services built with this technology are still supported through [Azure Cloud Services (extended support)](../cloud-services-extended-support.md). For new development, we recommend that you use a newer service type designed for your specific purpose, such as [Azure App Service](/azure/app-service/overview), [Azure Functions](/azure/azure-functions/functions-overview?pivots=programming-language-csharp), or [Azure Container Apps](/azure/container-apps/overview). For the latest list of available services, see [Directory of Azure products](https://azure.microsoft.com/products/).
+> This article applies to Azure Cloud Services (classic), which is retired as of August 31, 2024. Existing services built with this technology are still supported through [Azure Cloud Services (extended support)](../cloud-services-extended-support.md). For new development, we recommend that you use a newer service type designed for your specific purpose, such as [Azure App Service](/azure/app-service/overview), [Azure Functions](/azure/azure-functions/functions-overview?pivots=programming-language-csharp), or [Azure Container Apps](/azure/container-apps/overview). For the latest list of available services, see [Directory of Azure products](https://azure.microsoft.com/products/).

docs/azure/vs-azure-tools-connected-services-app-configuration.md

@@ -19,9 +19,6 @@ You can use the App Configuration Connected Services feature in the following pr
 - .NET Core Console
 - .NET Framework projects.
 
-> [!NOTE]
-> This topic applies to Visual Studio on Windows. For Visual Studio for Mac, see [Connected services in Visual Studio for Mac](/visualstudio/mac/connected-services).
-
 ## Prerequisites
 
 - Visual Studio with the Azure workload installed.
@@ -130,4 +127,3 @@ You can use the App Configuration Connected Services feature in the following pr
 
 - [Azure App Configuration documentation](/azure/azure-app-configuration/overview)
 - [Tutorial for using dynamic configuration in an App Configuration connected ASP.NET Core app](/azure/azure-app-configuration/enable-dynamic-configuration-aspnet-core)
-- [Connected services (Visual Studio for Mac)](/visualstudio/mac/connected-services)

docs/azure/vs-azure-tools-connected-services-storage.md

@@ -25,9 +25,6 @@ With Visual Studio, you can connect any of the following to Azure Storage by usi
 
 The connected service functionality adds all the needed references and connection code to your project, and modifies your configuration files appropriately.
 
-> [!NOTE]
-> This topic applies to Visual Studio on Windows. For Visual Studio for Mac, see [Connected services in Visual Studio for Mac](/visualstudio/mac/connected-services).
-
 ## Prerequisites
 
 - Visual Studio with the Azure workload installed.
@@ -136,4 +133,3 @@ To learn about working with queues, start at [Azure Queue Storage quickstart (.N
 
 - [Azure Storage forum](https://social.msdn.microsoft.com/forums/azure/home?forum=windowsazuredata)
 - [Azure Storage documentation](/azure/storage/)
-- [Connected services (Visual Studio for Mac)](/visualstudio/mac/connected-services)

docs/debugger/autos-and-locals-windows.md

@@ -28,9 +28,6 @@ To open the **Autos** window, while debugging, select **Debug** > **Windows** >
 
 To open the **Locals** window, while debugging, select **Debug** > **Windows** > **Locals**, or press **Alt**+**4**.
 
-> [!NOTE]
-> This topic applies to Visual Studio on Windows. For Visual Studio for Mac, see [Data visualizations in Visual Studio for Mac](/visualstudio/mac/data-visualizations).
-
 ## Use the Autos and Locals windows
 
 Arrays and objects show in the **Autos** and **Locals** windows as tree controls. Select the arrow to the left of a variable name to expand the view to show fields and properties. Here is an example of a <xref:System.IO.FileStream?displayProperty=fullName> object in the **Locals** window:

docs/debugger/string-visualizer-dialog-box.md

@@ -78,4 +78,3 @@ A well-formed HTML string appears as if rendered in a browser, as shown in the f
 ## See also
 
 - [Create custom visualizers (C#, Visual Basic)](../debugger/create-custom-visualizers-of-data.md)
-- [Data visualizations in Visual Studio for Mac](/visualstudio/mac/data-visualizations)

docs/debugger/view-strings-visualizer.md

@@ -71,5 +71,4 @@ A well-formed HTML string appears as if rendered in a browser, as shown in the f
 
 ## Related content
 
-- [Create custom visualizers (C#, Visual Basic)](../debugger/create-custom-visualizers-of-data.md)
-- [Data visualizations in Visual Studio for Mac](/visualstudio/mac/data-visualizations)
+- [Create custom visualizers (C#, Visual Basic)](../debugger/create-custom-visualizers-of-data.md)

docs/extensibility/extensibility-hello-world.md

@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ For this example, you use Visual C# to add a custom menu button named "Say Hello
 
 ![Screenshot showing a custom menu command.](media/vs-2022/hello-world-menu-command.png)
 
-> [!NOTE]
-> This article applies to Visual Studio on Windows. For Visual Studio for Mac, see [Extensibility walkthrough in Visual Studio for Mac](/visualstudio/mac/extending-visual-studio-mac-walkthrough).
-
 ## Prerequisites
 
 Before you start, make sure you have installed the **Visual Studio extension development** workload, which includes the VSIX template and sample code.

docs/extensibility/nuget-versus-sdk-references.md

@@ -61,4 +61,3 @@ The following table helps you compare the referencing features of an SDK with th
 ## Related content
 
 - [Manage references in a project](../ide/managing-references-in-a-project.md)
-- [Manage references in a project (Visual Studio for Mac)](/visualstudio/mac/managing-references-in-a-project)

docs/extensibility/starting-to-develop-visual-studio-extensions.md

@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ ms.subservice: extensibility-integration
 If you've never written a Visual Studio extension before, you probably have some questions. We've listed some of the most common ones here. If you don't see the information you're looking for, use the feedback button at the upper right of this page to ask for what you want.
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> This article applies to Visual Studio on Windows. For Visual Studio for Mac, see [Extending Visual Studio for Mac](/previous-versions/visualstudio/mac/extending-visual-studio-mac-walkthrough). For Visual Studio Code, see [Visual Studio Code Extension API](https://code.visualstudio.com/api).
+> This article applies to Visual Studio on Windows. For Visual Studio Code, see [Visual Studio Code Extension API](https://code.visualstudio.com/api).
 
 ## What software do I need to develop Visual Studio extensions?
 
@@ -92,5 +92,4 @@ In practice, we have found that the features most people want to extend are comm
 
 ## Related content
 
-- [Extending Visual Studio for Mac](/previous-versions/visualstudio/mac/extending-visual-studio-mac-walkthrough)
 - [Extending Visual Studio Code](https://code.visualstudio.com/api)