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2026-05-09 errors csharp dotnet

Fix: TaskCanceledException: A task was canceled in HttpClient

HttpClient throws TaskCanceledException for three different reasons: timeout, caller cancellation, or a connection-level abort. Tell them apart with InnerException and CancellationToken.IsCancellationRequested, then fix the right one.

2026-04-23 csharp dotnet dotnet-11

How to cancel a long-running Task in C# without deadlocking

Cooperative cancellation with CancellationToken, CancelAsync, Task.WaitAsync, and linked tokens in .NET 11. Plus the blocking patterns that turn a clean cancel into a deadlock.