Microsoft has quietly rolled out a new developer tool that aims to remove much of the friction that has kept many cross‑platform teams from building first‑class Windows apps: the Windows App Development CLI — known in preview as winapp — an open‑source, opinionated command‑line utility that...
Microsoft’s claim that Arm-based Windows PCs now see most user minutes spent inside natively compiled apps marks a pivotal moment for the platform — a transition from compatibility-first survival to native-first performance and efficiency. Microsoft executives point to a figure that will shape...
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browser
copilot
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oem
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productivity tools
snapdragon
virtualization
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Microsoft's decision to remove the Microsoft Store registration fee for individual developers is a deliberate, high-impact policy shift that lowers the financial barrier to publishing on Windows, replaces credit-card gating with identity verification, and refocuses the Store as an open...
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app signing
commerce
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flighted rollout
government id
id verification
indie developers
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privacy
selfie verification
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Microsoft's decision to remove the registration fee for individual developers publishing to the Microsoft Store is more than a pricing change — it's a clear signal that the company intends to make the Store a lower-friction, broader distribution channel for independent Windows software creators...
app publishing
commerce
developer tools
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discoverability
electron
electron apps
enterprise distribution
external billing
government id
id verification
identity security
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intune integration
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privacy
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NanaZIP’s preview of version 6 lands as a clear evolution of the 7‑Zip fork: deeper Windows 11 integration, a host of interface rewrites using XAML, a controversial new extract‑on‑open workflow, and security‑minded codec changes that move the project further from its 7‑Zip lineage while...
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64-bit
7-zip fork
archive management
archive security
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compression
extract-on-open
file association
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msixpackaging
nanazip
open source
release preview
windows file manager integration
windows ui
xaml ui
zstandard
zstd decoder
Mozilla shipped a follow-up update to last week’s major refresh, releasing Firefox 142.0.1 as a focused bug-fix build that patches several user-facing regressions and a handful of platform-specific crashes — an important, incremental step that most users should install as soon as it reaches...
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 updates
cross-app
device compatibility
digital license
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In Windows 10 version 2004, we are introducing the concept of Hosted Apps to the Windows App Model. Hosted apps are registered as independent apps on Windows, but require a host process in order to run. An example would be a script file which requires its host (eg: Powershell or Python) to be...