demos

The 1990s gave birth to a small but unforgettable set of Windows screensavers — compact, clever demos that showed off early 3D, OpenGL tricks and a healthy dose of whimsy — and many of those same screensavers can still be installed and run on modern Windows PCs today, letting owners relive the...

Bill Gates’ off‑hand quip—“That must be why we’re not shipping Windows 98 yet”—did more than defuse an embarrassing on‑stage moment; it helped redraw how Microsoft and the wider industry approach live demos, hardware compatibility, and presentation engineering. A plug‑and‑play scanner that...

Windows 11’s Snipping Tool adds window‑mode screen recording for Insiders Microsoft is rolling out a handy upgrade to Snipping Tool that lets you screen‑record a single app window without fiddling with manual crops. The feature arrives alongside Windows 11 Insider Beta build 26120.5761...

I spend more hours than I care to count testing Windows laptops, and the single most underrated productivity habit I’ve picked up from that work is learning what the keyboard can do for you — not just the obvious Ctrl+C/Ctrl+V tricks, but the deeper, lesser-known shortcuts that shave minutes off...

Microsoft is quietly testing a small but welcome cleanup for crowded Xbox libraries: an experimental “Free with Xbox” tab inside the Full Library that automatically groups time-limited trials, demos, and other non-owned entries so they no longer clutter the list of titles you actually own or...

Since Panos Panay announced the new Surface line-up on Oct. 2, we have seen strong excitement from our customers. We’re thrilled to add this amazing new line up of Surface devices to Microsoft Store, including: Surface Pro 7 Link Removed, starting from $749. New and improved, Surface Pro 7...

Babylon.js is an open source framework designed from ground up to help create easy and powerful 3D experiences in your browser or your web apps. Today I’m excited to announce the availability of Babylon v3.2. As usual, our wonderful community helped build a massive list of features and fixes...

On Monday, October 26, head to your local Microsoft store to experience the launch of the Surface Book and Surface Pro 4. Link Removed Earlier this month, Microsoft ushered in a new era of Windows 10 devices and we’re seeing incredible enthusiasm for the Surface Book, Microsoft Surface Pro 4...

In September 2016, Microsoft Ignite is headed to Atlanta, Georgia. Link Removed now and get ready for— 1,000+ hours of content, 700+ sessions, and a multitude of networking opportunities Insights and roadmaps from industry leaders Deep dives and live demos on the products you use every day...

In this episode, Robert is joined by Link Removed, who shows us how to integrate Cortana into apps. Among the topics Nick covers and shows are voice commands, speech recognition and synthesis, background voice commands and continuous dictation. Resources: Link Removed Nick's Demos Link...

I understand there will be Launch events at Microsoft Store (Not like before in the past where it's in hotels and movie theaters) on Wednesday. However, what frustrates me so much right now is not knowing if there will be enough reason to attend these. I am not sure if there will be like...

Starting July 29, all Microsoft stores in the U.S., Puerto Rico, and Canada will celebrate the launch of Windows 10 with a series of in-store activities and events across more than 110 locations. Link Removed to see what Windows 10 has to offer and receive advice directly from the experts. You...

In this episode of Data Exposed, Scott Welcomes Ken Van Hyning, a Principle Software Engineer in the SQL Server team. Today Ken introduces us to the SQL Server 2016 Upgrade Advisor, code named DBA Workbench, a tool that consists of a suite of advisors for upgrading to SQL Server 2016. Ken begins...

I'm sure you all know that Build 2015 is happening this week, and we all expect a number of announcements, releases, news, etc. Given the very limited number of tickets, I'm willing to bet only a few of you were able to get them, and so attend in person. But I've got a deal for you! (Actually...

At Mobile World Congress 2015, Kevin Gallo gave the world a first look at the Windows 10 universal app platform. Kevin provided background into how developers can achieve scale through reach across device types, and introduced adaptive UX, natural user inputs and cloud-based services to help...

Friends of the Gallery, Ben Lower and Rob Relyea are hosting a free, live, day long Jump Start just for you, the Kinect for Windows v2 developer... Link Removed Devs, are you looking forward to building apps with Kinect for Windows v2 this summer? In this Jump Start, explore the brand new...

In the last couple of years I have produced about 70 tutorials and demos. The ones that are still appropriate I gathered (as hyperlinks) in a pdf. I skipped those that are outdated (e.g. a series of 10 videos for Windows 8 Consumer Preview) and those that had gathered dust and were not...

This week on Channel 9, Dan and Brian are back to talk about the week's top news, including: [Link Removed] Microsoft Research - Link Removed available and the Link Removed are available, as are the Link Removed [Link Removed] NuGet.org - NuGet 1.4 Released - includes finer grain control...

Channel 9 and Microsoft Research are excited to announce the Kinect for Windows SDK Beta available to download at Link Removed To mark the launch we've hosted a 24 hour CodeCamp on the Microsoft campus in Redmond, Washington. Fueled by coffee and pizza, 30 lucky developers were given a Kinect...

Thanks to two brief demonstrations of Microsoft's next-generation operating system, third-party Microsoft Windows developers are expressing frustration over what they consider a lack of clear direction on how to develop applications for Windows 8. Source: Yahoo! News