Fortunately I haven't yet encountered a UWP exclusive that I've wanted to play, but this just further reinforces my instinctive distrust of UWP. I'm not going to play a game that I can't mod, edit, or ...

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 ...

Microsoft is previewing UWP (Universal Windows Platform) support for .NET 9, providing a path for existing UWP developers to modernize their apps with the latest .NET and Native AOT. That's being done ...

Xbox consoles are already strong emulation machines, and a recent community poll suggests Nintendo Switch emulation could be ...

This week, Microsoft finally released a new update for Windows Insiders in the Canary Channel. Build 25905 contains features Microsoft introduced earlier in the Dev Channel (Dev Drive, Windows Backup, ...

Microsoft has announced that WebView2 is now generally available for desktop Windows apps (UWP). Unlike the original WebView based on EdgeHTML (the rendering engine powering the original and ...

There are a ton of customization apps out there for Windows 11, and many of them stake their identity on bringing back fan-favorite UI elements from years past. Tools such as Start11, StartAllBack, ...

What tech should a .NET coder use for a new Windows desktop app when presented with a dizzying array of options that include .NET MAUI, WinUI, WinForms, WPF, UWP, Blazor and so on? We've investigated ...

Edge's latest features will improve the experience for PWAs and WebUI/UWP apps. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Microsoft ...

I like how UWP games seem really lightweight with less jank than Win32 counterparts. Like alt+tabbing out of fullscreen games is often really slow and janky on Windows as D3D resources get reset and ...