At its Build 2016 developer conference, Microsoft announced that developers can start bringing their Windows apps to the Xbox One. Last year at Build 2015, the company promised app makers would be ...

It’s a moment we’ve been waiting for for a long time. No, Microsoft’s various operating systems are not merging quite yet, but they’re about to get universal apps that work across all devices.

The Windows Phone 8.1 SDK unveils most of Microsoft's plans for the next iteration of its smartphone platform, but there are a few things still up in the air. Share on Facebook (opens in a new window) ...

Microsoft recently updated guides for developers regarding Universal Windows Platform (UWP) apps. The company is now showing developers how they can migrate their UWP apps to the newer Windows App SDK ...

Last week, I wrote an opinion piece for The Guardian expressing concern that Microsoft’s new Universal Windows Platform (UWP) APIs comprised a first step toward locking down the currently open ...

Windows app developers who are coding their projects for UWP (Universal Windows Platform) have been nudged by Microsoft to abandon that platform and use WinUI 3 instead. However, some developers ...

Installing Windows apps used to feel exciting. A tiny, 5 MB installer could give you a blazing-fast music player, a rock-solid text editor, a powerful image viewer that opens instantly, and barely ...