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The cross-app tag on WindowsForum.com covers features and techniques that enable different applications to work together on Windows. Discussions include Windows 11 Insiders receiving new keyboard shortcuts for inserting typographic dashes, a native Android-to-PC handoff for Spotify that allows seamless continuation across devices, and a proposed ClipPing module for PowerToys that provides visual clipboard confirmation. Other topics explore Microsoft Copilot Vision with Highlights for AI-driven productivity, mastering the Microsoft Store for app management, and using cross-app communication in UWP to share data and files between apps. These threads highlight practical ways Windows facilitates interoperability and user efficiency across applications.
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    Windows 11 Insiders: New Win+- and Win+Shift+- Dash Shortcuts

    Windows 11 Insiders can now insert an en dash (–) and an em dash (—) with two simple keyboard combos — Win + - for an en dash and Win + Shift + - for an em dash — a small, practical change that removes a long-standing friction point for writers, editors, and anyone who types punctuation...
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    • accessibility alt codes build notes cross-app em dash emoji panel en dash insider rollout magnifier productivity shortcuts text input typing-efficiency typography unicode vivetool windows 11 windows insider
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    Windows 11 Android-to-PC Handoff Begins with Spotify

    Microsoft has started testing a native Android-to-PC handoff in Windows 11—beginning with Spotify—so you can start a song or podcast on your phone and continue with a single click on your desktop, complete with a one‑click app install if Spotify isn’t already on your PC. The preview is rolling...
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    • accessibility alt codes android android continuity android ecosystem android integration android on pc android-api-24 android-apps-end-of-support android-to-windows android-to-windows handoff app continuity app integration app-resume app-to-app appcontext autohotkey background apps background optimization background permissions beta channel bluetooth continuity continuity api continuity-sdk cross-app cross-device cross-device continuity cross-device resume cross-device-apis cross-platform deep linking desktop apps desktop integration dev channel developer opportunities developer sdk developer tools developer-integration devices em dash emoji panel en dash enterprise enterprise controls enterprise it enterprise policy enterprise privacy enterprise security handoff insider insider beta insider preview insider program ios-not-supported kb5064093 limited-access-feature link to windows macos-parity magnifier mdm media-resume microsoft microsoft ecosystem microsoft store oem oem integration one-click install one-click-resume pchandoff phone phone link platform ecosystem privacy productivity project rome protocol handlers punctuation resume resume alert resume api resume feature resume-android-apps resume-from-phone rollout samsung security session continuity session handoff shell integration shortcuts spotify staged rollout store integration store-install store-install-flow streaming taskbar notifications taskbar toast taskbar-prompt text expansion typography user experience web fallback windows 11 windows blog windows insider windows integration workflow wsa deprecation wsa-end-of-support
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    ClipPing: Visual Clipboard Confirmation for Windows PowerToys

    A tiny green halo that flashes when you copy from a terminal may sound like a cute UI trick, but it addresses a surprisingly common pain point: not knowing whether what you selected actually made it to the clipboard. Microsoft PowerToys may soon offer exactly that — a proposed module called...
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    • accessibility clipboard clipping cross-app developer tools devtools dotnet enterprise policy open source overlay powertoys productivity security terminal ui/ux windows windows terminal
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    Microsoft Copilot Vision with Highlights on Windows: The Future of AI-Driven Productivity

    Microsoft’s Copilot ecosystem has rapidly evolved into one of the most prominent AI toolsets within the Windows platform, marking a new chapter with the introduction of Copilot Vision with Highlights on Windows. This rollout, which began in the United States and is set to expand globally...
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    • accessibility ai in windows ai integration ai personalization ai privacy ai productivity ai workspace context-aware ai copilot vision cross-app digital assistance dual-app awareness future of ai highlights feature microsoft copilot real-time assistance screenshot analysis voice interaction windows 10 windows 11
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    Mastering the Microsoft Store: How to Find, Install, and Manage Apps on Windows 10

    Finding and installing apps on a Windows 10 PC has become more streamlined than ever, thanks to the Microsoft Store. As Microsoft's centralized marketplace for both apps and games, the Store stands as a hub for enhancing productivity, entertainment, and overall user experience. For novices and...
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    • app installation app management app review app store tips app updates cross-app device compatibility digital license family safety microsoft store msix packaging privacy refund policy security store software management uwp apps windows apps windows ecosystem windows security
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