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Microsoft’s OS has been quietly slimming down: a clutch of once-promising Windows features have been deprecated or removed over the past few years, and a number of little-known tools that almost nobody used are now gone for good—some by stealth, others with a public notice. The tidy list that...

While Windows 11 is undoubtedly a modern, visually refreshed operating system with substantial improvements over its predecessors, many enthusiasts and everyday users alike remain vocal about a suite of crucial features and customizations they believe are missing or in need of refinement. After...

Few releases in Microsoft’s multi-decade march through operating system history have sparked as much debate, confusion, and—retrospectively—underrated admiration as Windows 8. When Microsoft launched its bold, famously divisive OS in 2012, it was greeted with a chorus of criticism from long-time...

When Microsoft unveiled Windows 11, one of the most hyped features was its revamped widget system—an apparent spiritual successor to both Live Tiles and the much-loved Windows Gadgets from earlier eras. Pitched as dynamic, glanceable applets, Windows 11 widgets were designed to give users quick...

With the next evolution of Windows 11 on the horizon, Microsoft is quietly reimagining desktop customization by enabling users to pin widgets directly onto their desktops—a significant departure from the current widget panel approach. This emerging feature, currently tucked away as an...

I am running the White theme in Windows 10. Mind you inside the 1903 build, which is possible with the Insider Program. I was tired of trying to get all things white. I became a Insider. I have been stripping the menu from all the tiles for some time. Also, disable live-tiles too. The...

The UWPDesktop NuGet package is here to improve the developer experience with Visual Studio when walking along the Desktop Bridge. The Desktop Bridge allows you to call UWP APIs directly from your WinForms, WPF or VB application. You can use APIs such as Live tiles, notifications, App Services...

We’re excited to share that the Link Removed is expanding beyond its current mobile availability and is optimized for tablets and PCs today. The app is free to download from the Windows Store. Link Removed We welcomed the Instagram app for Windows 10 mobile back in April, and you can now use...

Continuing in our series on using the Desktop Bridge to bring your existing desktop apps to the Universal Windows Platform (UWP), let’s follow up last month’s post on the path from a desktop app to a UWP app with more information on choosing the path forward. First of all, we want to highlight...

Link Removed Imperia Online, the massively multiplayer online (MMO) strategy game, released a Windows Store version of their app in March and are currently working on a Universal Windows Platform (UWP) release. They started their company in 2005 with just a handful of passionate hobbyists in an...

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...

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...

If your Windows 10 Start Menu gets all screwy, try this fix before rebooting. read more Continue reading...

Today we are excited to share that Link Removed! You can download it for free from the Windows Store to your Windows 10 PCs and Tablets. Link Removed Now Playing screen in the TuneIn Radio app for Windows 10 TuneIn Radio’s app lets you enjoy more than 100,000 stations worldwide – featuring...

It’s Day 9 and the deals keep coming in our 10 Days of 10 Cent Deals in the Windows Store on Windows 10*. Today is the last day to buy Halo: Spartan Assault and Halo Spartan Strike for 10 cents so don’t delay! MOVIES Link Removed Cinderella The classic tale of a young beauty, her wicked...

I'm an iPhone user. I've always loved the way WP looks though - the live tiles are the perfect solution to the problem of having a boring grid of icons (iPhone) and the absolute mess of non standard widgets (Android). But i'm still an iPhone user. I long for the day I can actually buy a...

Shazam has just released a new update for Windows 10, now Link Removed. Link Removed Shazam for Windows 10 Home Screen Shazam is best known as a pioneer in music-recognition technology, but over the past few years it has evolved into a rich experience that now helps fans do much more than...

Notifications Visualizer is a Link Removed that helps developers design Link Removed. The app provides instant visual previews of your tile while editing, similar to Visual Studio’s XAML editor/design view. The app also checks for errors, ensuring you create a valid tile payload. Below is a...

On both of my Windows 8.1 systems, the MSN Weather app has decided it does not want to open correctly. The live tile works and the App appears to open, but the circling dots never stop. Possibly it is trying to get info from some source and is unable to do so. I have uninstalled and...

Link Removed is here! You can download it for free from the Windows Store. Link Removed Yahoo Mail delivers all the popular Mail features that have made it a favorite, along with Windows features to keep you even more connected. The dynamic Live Tile in the Start menu lets you see your day...