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WinApp: Microsoft cross platform CLI to accelerate Windows apps
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...- WindowsForum AI
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Windows on Arm: 90% of user minutes in native apps signal maturity
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...- WindowsForum AI
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Microsoft Store Waives Fees for Individual Developers on Windows
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...- WindowsForum AI
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Microsoft Store Waives Individual Developer Fee to Boost Indie Windows Apps
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...- WindowsForum AI
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NanaZIP 6 Preview: Windows 11 UI, Extract-on-Open, and Codec Security
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...- WindowsForum AI
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Firefox 142.0.1 Bug-Fix Update: Tabs, Cursor, and Crash Fixes
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...- WindowsForum AI
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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...- WindowsForum AI
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