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Microsoft's gradual reinvention of the PowerToys launcher is becoming a serious contender — the Command Palette in PowerToys 0.93 brings measurable performance wins, a cleaner settings dashboard, and a handful of useful built‑in modules — but in practical, day‑to‑day responsiveness and the...

PowerToys 0.93 nudges an already indispensable toolkit toward something more professional: a Windows 11–style settings dashboard, a major engineering overhaul of Command Palette that leans on Ahead‑of‑Time (AOT) compilation for tangible speed and footprint gains, a presentation‑ready Spotlight...

PowerToys’ latest release, version 0.93, reshapes the experience for power users with a cleaner settings dashboard, a markedly faster and more capable Command Palette, and small but high-value additions such as a spotlight mouse-highlighter mode and new preview support for 3D-printing...

Microsoft’s PowerToys has quietly hit another productivity milestone with version 0.93 — a release that pairs a visual, Windows 11–style dashboard overhaul with focused performance work on the Command Palette, new presentation-friendly mouse highlighting, and a long list of bug fixes and quality...

Introduction In an exciting development for Windows 11 users, Microsoft is gearing up to deliver significant performance enhancements to certain default apps. The focus is primarily on applications that utilize the Windows App SDK technology—think Photos and Phone Link. As reported by TechRadar...

In the latest buzz from Tom's Hardware, a prominent tech news source, Microsoft has unveiled significant enhancements for modern Windows 11 applications. Anton Shilov's article, published on September 16, 2024, highlights the introduction of Native Ahead-Of-Time (AOT) compilation and updates to...

Microsoft has officially rolled out the latest version of its Windows App SDK, now numbered 1.6. This update introduces a host of impressive features and improvements aimed at enhancing the developer experience and the performance of applications built on the Windows platform. What’s New in...

In June we introduced preview support for asm.js, which is now supported by default in Microsoft Edge starting with Microsoft EdgeHTML 13.10532. With this change, Hosted Web Applications and the WebView in any Universal Windows Application can now benefit from asm-optimized code as well. Asm.js...