The miracle of PowerToys, Microsoft’s last great Windows app

The way Microsoft turned an abandoned Windows 95 side project into a killer app for Windows 11 power users is a master class ...

Microsoft is building new '100% native' Windows apps to replace memory-hogging web apps

Microsoft shows Windows 11 yet more love.
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Microsoft plans to build 100% native apps for Windows 11, as web apps ruin the OS experience

Microsoft has confirmed it will build 100% native apps for Windows 11 and form a new team to spearhead the project.

Microsoft is creating a team of engineers that will build 100% native Windows 11 apps

Windows 11's in-box apps and system interfaces are currently a mishmash of native and web-based interfaces, but it sounds ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Microsoft's Stalled UWP Project Supports .NET 9 to Help WinUI 3 Migration

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 ...
VentureBeat

Microsoft kills Project Astoria, its tool for porting Android apps to Windows 10

Microsoft today announced that it has stopped working on Windows Bridge for Android, a tool for turning Android apps into universal Windows apps that can run on all types of Windows devices. "We ...

Windows 11's Command Prompt is getting a major upgrade soon

Console Host is gaining several features that have been available on Windows Terminal for a while, including better graphics ...