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Microsoft makes using UWP APIs available for Win32 apps

October 30, 2019 by Kip Kniskern
Microsoft, Surface, Windows, Xbox, Microsoft Store

You can’t really talk about UWP, Microsoft’s “universal platform platform” without touching on the “is it dead?” controversy. As we said before, it’s really a tale of two UWPs, one, a family of APIs that introduce new abilities like “BackgroundTasks, … Read more

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Build 2019: Microsoft says it’s still fully supporting UWP apps and the Windows 10 Microsoft Store

May 8, 2019 by Laurent Giret
Build 2019: Microsoft says it’s still fully supporting UWP apps and the Windows 10 Microsoft Store OnMSFT.com May 8, 2019

Microsoft is doing some important platform changes so that developers will be able to leverage more UWP features in their legacy desktop apps.

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Open source dev gets Win32 apps running on Xbox One

September 20, 2018 by Arif Bacchus
Open source dev gets Win32 apps running on Xbox One OnMSFT.com September 20, 2018

One open source champion has found a way to unlock the true power of Xbox by getting CLI Win32 apps running on the console

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Build 2018: Microsoft will let developers add Fluent Design to their legacy Windows apps

May 8, 2018 by Kareem Anderson
Build 2018: Microsoft will let developers add Fluent Design to their legacy Windows apps OnMSFT.com May 8, 2018

Microsoft’s recent work on coming up with a unifying design language is now being extended to legacy Windows applications and programs as well.

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New Windows 10 Redstone 5 Insider SDK hits the interwebs after Build 2018 announcement

May 7, 2018 by Kareem Anderson
New Windows 10 Redstone 5 Insider SDK hits the interwebs after Build 2018 announcement OnMSFT.com May 7, 2018

While we’re only a couple of weeks removed from the latest Windows 10 release, Microsoft is in full developer support mode and offering Windows developers looking to get a leg up on app features access to the next releases SDK. … Read more

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Microsoft claims that Microsoft 365 is the largest productivity platform in the world, and announces new developer opportunities

May 7, 2018 by Kareem Anderson
Microsoft claims that Microsoft 365 is the largest productivity platform in the world, and announces new developer opportunities OnMSFT.com May 7, 2018

Let’s all say it together, Microsoft 365! As Microsoft seemingly downplays its dependency on Windows, the company is upselling its new holistic offering in Microsoft 365 and it’s a nomenclature the industry is just going to have to come to … Read more

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Old favorite IrfanView image editor comes to the Windows Store via Desktop Bridge

June 27, 2017 by Michael Cottuli
Windows Store

IrfanView isn’t a very pretty looking app, but it’s got a simple premise – let you view and convert image files, and even do some light editing.

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x86 emulation could be coming to Windows 10 ARM64 devices next fall with Redstone 3

November 21, 2016 by Kareem Anderson
Lumia 950 Continuum

The development of an x86 emulation for ARM64 tech that would allow Microsoft to potentially enable the million plus strong library of Windows apps to run on ARM chips at some point.

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Spotify app updates on Windows 10 with native control options

October 26, 2016 by Kareem Anderson
Spotify app updates on Windows 10 with native control options OnMSFT.com October 26, 2016

The Spotify app for Windows desktop has been updated today, adding support for Windows’ native media APIs. While the Spotify update released today does not bring any new UI changes or any immediate additional feature sets, the added support for Windows … Read more

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Installer for unreleased clip saver and organizer Cache leaks

October 21, 2016 by Dennis Bednarz
Installer for unreleased clip saver and organizer Cache leaks OnMSFT.com October 21, 2016

Remember OneClip? Or Cache? We wrote about it leaking recently, and today, we have more to share. Not only screenshots though, but a whole installer. Windows Blog Italia updated their recent article on the subject, including more screenshots, a leaked … Read more

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Microsoft responds to Epic’s Tim Sweeney, says Windows 10 is indeed an open platform

July 29, 2016 by Dennis Bednarz
Microsoft responds to Epic's Tim Sweeney, says Windows 10 is indeed an open platform OnMSFT.com July 29, 2016

Microsoft responded to Tim Sweeney, stating that the Universal Windows Platform is intended to be a fully open platform and that today’s growing pains will resolve over time.

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Microsoft rolls out an update to the Desktop App Converter (Project Centennial)

May 12, 2016 by Brad Stephenson
Microsoft rolls out an update to the Desktop App Converter (Project Centennial) OnMSFT.com May 12, 2016

Microsoft has updated their Desktop App Converter program which assists app developers in converting their .NET 4.6.1 or Win32 desktop apps to the new Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app format used in Windows 10. Here are the latest changes made … Read more

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Microsoft brings .NET and Win32 apps to the Windows Store for Windows 10

April 29, 2015 by Hammad Saleem

Build 2015 is going on in its full force with lots of interesting announcements, especially if you’re a developer. The company announced a number of great things to come to Windows Store, including carrier billing so you could purchase apps … Read more

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