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Microsoft Opens Xbox App on PC to Steam and Other Stores in Major Platform Shift
The Xbox app on PC is no longer a walled garden. Microsoft has begun integrating Steam and other third-party storefronts directly into the Xbox app, transforming it from a closed Game Pass launcher...
PowerToys 0.93 Supercharges Command Palette, But Flow Launcher Remains the King of Windows Launchers
Microsoft dropped PowerToys 0.93 on April 22 with a headline-grabbing boost for its Command Palette launcher: ahead-of-time (AOT) compilation in the Windows App SDK slashed startup memory by 15%, cut...
Microsoft Tests Android-to-PC Spotify Handoff for Windows 11 Insiders
Microsoft has flicked the switch on a long-anticipated cross-device feature: Windows 11 can now hand off an active Spotify session from your Android phone to your PC with a single click. The...
Microsoft Tests One-Click Spotify Handoff from Android to Windows 11 in Latest Insider Builds
Microsoft has started testing a new cross-device continuity feature in Windows 11 Insider builds that lets users seamlessly resume Android app sessions on their PC with a single click, starting with...
PowerToys 0.93 Delivers Up to 70% Faster Extensions and a Redesigned Settings Dashboard
PowerToys 0.93 arrives with a tangible performance overhaul for Command Palette, leveraging Ahead-of-Time (AOT) compilation to slash startup memory by 15%, load times by 40%, and extension loading by...
PowerToys 0.93 Slashes Command Palette Load Times by 40% with AOT, Adds Card Dashboard
Microsoft shipped PowerToys 0.93 with a deep engineering overhaul that cuts Command Palette load times by 40%, drops memory usage by 15%, and shrinks the install footprint by 55%. The release also...
PowerToys 0.93 Slashes Command Palette Load Time by 40% and Unveils Windows 11 Dashboard
Microsoft’s PowerToys 0.93 landed today with a rare combination: a visually overhauled Windows 11–style dashboard and deep performance engineering that cuts Command Palette load times by nearly...
Microsoft Sharpens On-Device AI for AMD Copilot+ PCs with KB5065505 Update
Microsoft has begun automatically deploying a new component update, KB5065505, that delivers version 1.2507.797.0 of its Phi Silica on-device AI model to AMD-powered Copilot+ PCs running Windows 11...
Microsoft Open Sources Windows App SDK: A New Era for Windows Development
Microsoft’s decision to open source the Windows App SDK signals a monumental shift in the trajectory of Windows software development. This move isn’t simply a change of licensing or a GitHub...
Microsoft’s Open Sourcing of WinUI: A New Era for Windows App Development
A quiet revolution is underway within the Microsoft Windows ecosystem, and it’s one that may have long-lasting ramifications for the future of app development on the platform. For years, Windows...
Microsoft Opens Up WinUI: Pioneering a New Era of Collaborative Windows App Development
Microsoft’s recent decision to open up the Windows UI Library (WinUI) framework marks a pivotal shift in both the technological underpinnings and the collaborative ethos driving the next generation...
From UWP's collapse to Electron's rise: Microsoft's cross-platform pivot
The story of Windows development is one of bold ambitions, shifting strategies, technological reinvention, and hard-earned humility. Microsoft’s journey from the hopeful dawn of Universal Windows...