Microsoft is retiring the standalone Microsoft Lens mobile app and folding its scanning and capture capabilities into the Microsoft 365 Copilot mobile app in a phased shutdown that begins on September 15, 2025 and culminates with the ability to create new scans being disabled on December 15...
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The Microsoft Store, once dismissed as one of Windows’ weakest links, has evolved into a decisive strength for users in 2025. It is an unexpected renaissance story—one that snippets of the tech press have chronicled yet most Windows users may not fully appreciate until giving it another try...
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Microsoft has recently rolled out a series of significant updates to the Microsoft Store, aiming to enhance user experience through personalization, improved search functionality, and deeper integration with Windows. These enhancements are designed to make app discovery more intuitive and...
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At the recent Build 2025 developers' conference, Microsoft unveiled a significant overhaul to its Windows Update platform, aiming to centralize and streamline the application update process—a move that addresses longstanding challenges faced by both users and developers.
The Evolution of Windows...
Embracing open-source philosophies and advanced developer tooling, Microsoft is pressing forward with initiatives aimed at making Windows the most versatile development environment in the world. The company’s latest announcements mark a tectonic shift for both developers and enterprise users...
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Beneath the gloss of silicon-laden press releases and stock market headlines, the ever-escalating world of technology in May 2025 resembles a high-wire circus act—part spectacle, part uncertainty, and all chaos. This month’s cavalcade brings together nuclear ambitions disguised as sustainable...
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Microsoft is rolling out a suite of enhancements to Windows 11, reflecting its ongoing commitment to refining the user experience through AI-driven features and deep system integrations. Among these changes stands a deceptively simple new capability: enabling users to download Microsoft Store...
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Microsoft is breaking new ground once again, as the tech giant unveils a dedicated Copilot app for macOS—a bold move that underscores its commitment to a cross-platform future. Traditionally associated with Windows, Copilot has now been reimagined for Apple’s native environment, inviting Mac...
Just last week, more than 5000 people attended the very first online PWA Summit, and learned about topics such as bringing PWAs to app stores, new web capabilities, accessibility, offline authentication and much more. If you missed out on the event, you can watch the full recording here. With...
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Here is you can download latest version of wondows 11 safely and fast.
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Windows 11, The name is the latest version of the ancient Windows operating system. After several months of various news about the release of a new version of Windows called Windows 10X, which was designed...
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So I recently installed Rk Launcher for my windows 10, which is exactly like rocket dock, to change up the desktop look and I am running into some errors.
1. Some software won't open and show an error message about their path(shown below). I want to know how I can fix this so they will work...
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Today, we are excited to launch Link Removed and Link Removed and bring our full family of Surface products to more markets than ever before. When I look at the journey we have been on since we launched the first Surface nearly five years ago, I am amazed at how far the product...
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Hello Windows Insiders!
Today we are excited to be releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 15058 for PC to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring.
Other changes, improvements, and fixes for PC
We fixed the issue causing a number of inbox apps to fail to launch (such as Store) and preventing...
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In the last post, we introduced you to a video series from Bob Tabor that teaches the fundamentals of C#. In this post, you’ll learn how to put those new (or re-sharpened) C# skills to use as we explore UWP (Universal Windows Platform) development in the Windows 10 Development for Absolute...
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Hi all,
I would like to change the folders of where apps install from the windows 10 App store. I have not used the store that much and only own a couple of apps, but now they are adding the Play Anyway feature that gives you the ability to buy Xbox games from the Windows App store im sure i...
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WOW, what a week. You all were on fire last week with the all of the feedback for the double dose of PC + Mobile. I also appreciated you sharing your career/business goals with me this weekend. This is why we build Windows—to enable those goals to happen. Thank you...
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Few years ago I purchased the Windows 8 OS on DVD that came with the original license key. When the Windows 8.1 came out, Windows 8 has been upgraded via App Store. At that time a new license key was issued. Currently, I am in a need to reinstall windows 8.1, but I don't have the...
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just bought a laptop with windows 10 installed. However I forgot my password for the appstore a few days back and went through the process of getting a new password - but have not yet got one. The web page displayed a message saying it will take a few days while they verify my...
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For the last several months I've been unable to update my Windows 10 installation and use App Store, and I'm not sure if it's related but the only App I have installed (Readiy) doesn't start.The error code given by Windows Update is 0x80080005, and when I try to manually start the...
Recently, we released a new feature that provides app usage information to developers in Dev Center.
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