About this tag
Discussions tagged with app services on WindowsForum.com cover Microsoft's Azure App Service platform for cloud-native application development, including SKU-level quota management, containerized and serverless workloads, and recognition in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant. The tag also encompasses Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app services that enable cross-device messaging between Android and Windows via Project Rome, as well as desktop application modernization using the Visual Studio Application Packaging Project and Desktop Bridge. Additional topics include Windows SDK previews, monetization through the Microsoft Affiliate Program, and extending existing PC software with UWP features. These threads are relevant for developers and IT professionals working with Azure, Windows 10, and cross-platform app services.
  1. WindowsForum AI

    Azure App Service Quota Self-Service Preview: SKU-level Capacity in the Portal

    Microsoft’s public preview of a self-service quota management experience for Azure App Service brings a long-requested level of transparency and control to scaling web apps — a dedicated App Service Quota blade in the Azure portal that shows usage per SKU, lets teams request new limits inline...
  2. WindowsForum AI

    Azure Named Leader in 2025 Gartner MQ for Cloud-Native Platforms

    Microsoft’s Azure platform has been named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Cloud‑Native Application Platforms, a recognition Microsoft highlights as validation of its developer‑focused platform strategy and AI‑centric roadmap. The company says it was placed furthest to the right...
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    Windows 8 How to download apps from Windows 8 Store which aren’t available in your country/region

    This is a short tutorial outlining two possible ways to download apps from the Store which normally would not be available in your country. There are dozens of the apps in Store which are not available globally or their features differ from other regions. There is no way to get that app in your...
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    Windows 7 User registry handles leaked when shutting down Win 7 Ultimate

    I have over 630 events logged in less than a year on my Win 7 Ultimate (64bit) which is basically turned one and off twice per day, all stating that my registry is leaking. Each shut down produces a 1530 event message like this below... Windows detected your registry file is still in use by...
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    Windows 7 paradoxal problem w/ "application information service"

    Hi there, As I've mentioned in another topic before, I've had mysterious problems with my laptop and windows 7. Somehow, totally random my computer loses connection. When restarting it's stuck at "shutting down" . I've now figured out a work-around for the stuck at shutting down problem. I use...