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Hi The last week before it's too late to install Windows 10. I'm creating a backup image of my wife's computer right now, then I'm going to upgrade her computer. Several of my friends have also decided that it's time for them to catch up as well, so I'll have to make the rounds and supervise...

Hello my Windows Insiders! I hope everyone had an awesome weekend. Many of you know that helping people learn tech is a deep passion of mine so I spent some time working on some UWP app ideas that the we can do with you all, both in-person and online. We are always looking to learn new things...

FamilyNotes is a Windows 10 Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app that implements a group noticeboard. The goal of this app was to showcase the various Windows 10 input and interaction features that enable a personal and individualized computing experience. This is the third of three blog posts...

JUNE 29, 2016 5:00 AM Windows 10 Anniversary Update Available August 2 By Yusuf Mehdi / Corporate Vice President, Windows and Devices Group Today we’re excited to announce the next major update to Windows 10 – the Windows 10 Anniversary Update – is coming on August 2. We are committed to...

Today we’re excited to announce the next major update to Windows 10 – the Windows 10 Anniversary Update – is coming on August 2. We are committed to delivering continuous innovation to you: including features that bring Windows Ink and Cortana to the mainstream; a faster, more accessible and...

Today, Samsung announced their new Notebook 7 spin with Windows 10. Available in two sizes, a 15.6-inch notebook and a 13-inch notebook, the Notebook 7 spin will be available beginning June 26, 2016, at Best Buy and Link Removed, as well as Samsung.com starting at $799.99. Link Removed This...

If you watched the Build 2016 keynote talks, you may have noticed how Microsoft is focusing more and more on improving how we humans interact with computers, by means of ink, speech, and other “more personal computing” features. Modern software is changing focus to using natural interfaces as...

Hello Windows Insiders! Holy NinjaCats, you guys are rocking this bug bash. We promised an exciting few weeks and we weren’t kidding. You all ready for the second batch of builds for the week to keep the Bug Bash fresh? Today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14367 for PC and...

Beginning today the Link Removed is available to download for free from the Windows Store onto all Windows 10 devices. Built for Windows 10, the FXNOW app features Cortana integration, allowing you to launch the app with your voice, as well as Live Tiles, which if pinned to your Start menu...

Hello Windows Insiders! 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...

Hello Windows Insiders! Today, we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14361 for both PC and Mobile to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring! It’s been a week since the hand-off of the big red button and I can’t tell you how much I have appreciated the enthusiasm I have seen from all of...

Making that killer brunch at home has never been easier! The Link Removedis here to help you answer “What’s for brunch?” (or lunch, or dinner…) by putting more than a million recipes in the palm of your hand and on your desktop, all personalized to you. Whether your preference is savory or...

Earlier today, Link Removed about getting a new build as soon as possible. I am excited to report that we have released Windows 10 Mobile Insider Preview Build 14356 to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. This build has a good set of fixes I think Insiders will enjoy! Here’s what’s new in Build...

When it comes to unveiling the latest computing experiences in Asia, nothing beats Computex 2016, the continent’s largest IT trade show. This year’s conference has attracted more than 1,600 exhibitors from 29 countries, and the excitement is palpable. It’s a thrill to support our OEM partners as...

Hi everyone, Today we are releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 14352 to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. Here’s what’s new in Build 14352 Cortana Improvements Cortana, Your Personal DJ: In addition to playing songs via your local files and OneDrive, you also now have the ability to...

Summer is almost here. To help people get ready to have fun, today we are announcing the Link Removed, a promotion which is live in the Windows Store now and runs through June 6th. As part of the collection, we are offering more than a hundred deals on our most popular games, music, movies and...

In the previous article, we introduced the idea of recognizing speech inside of a Windows 10 Universal Windows Platform (UWP) app and took a look at the SpeechRecognizer class and some of what it can do to enable speech recognition in our apps. In this article, we’re going to dig further into...

Hi I'm bored today and don't have anything to do, so I was listening to Cortana's jokes hoping to hear a new one. She really needs a bigger joke data base. Microsoft should have a contest... and have people submit short jokes, to build up the data base to that you don't get the same joke...

As developers, we adapt as technologies move from the realm of Science Fiction into readily available SDKs. That’s certainly, or perhaps especially, true for speech technologies. In the past 5 years, devices have become more personal and demanding of new forms of interaction. In Windows 10...

Hi I've been struggling to get Cortana to work right ever since I installed the retail version of Windows 10. Well the update to the new version that installed today seems to have fixed it. Cortana will now play my music when I ask her, if I ask "Hey Cortana, where am I" she now says that...