device portal

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Device Portal is a web-based diagnostic and configuration tool built into Windows that allows developers and IT administrators to remotely manage and debug devices. The tagged content covers its use for viewing ETW logs in real time, testing UWP apps, exploring Mixed Reality, and building hardware peripherals. It is often hidden in the Settings app and is considered a legacy developer surface. The tool provides access to system diagnostics, performance monitoring, and app deployment features. Users can enable Device Portal to gain deeper insights into device behavior, especially for troubleshooting and development purposes on Windows 10 and Windows 11.
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    Hidden Windows 11 Settings Tools: Security Privacy and Admin Tips

    Windows 11’s Settings app hides an odd little toolkit: useful conveniences, accessibility breakthroughs, and developer leftovers live side‑by‑side behind the polished UI. What looks like a tidy control surface is actually a cross-section of Windows history — a mix of modern productivity features...
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    New Tools in Windows Device Portal for the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update

    In the Windows 10 Fall Creators Update, Device Portal now offers several new tools from across Windows to help you location test your UWP, explore Mixed Reality, build new hardware peripherals and test your apps new installation pipeline. It’s a little bit of goodness for everyone, and we’re...
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    Using Device Portal to view debug logs for UWP

    On Windows desktops, if something went wrong, your first instinct for years may have been to open up the Event Viewer and see if anything red or yellow shows up. Those alerts are saved ETW events, emitted by the system when errors occurred. On other Windows devices though, it’s been a bit harder...
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