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We're back with a Theme Week, this time focusing on... wait for it... Windows 10 (Okay, I had a number of Win10 posts in the queue, so thought this a good means to get them out. :) Visual Studio Project Templates are great tools to help you kick off a new project quickly. They can help scaffold...

Designing an app isn’t about patterns or controls—it’s about creating a great experience for your users, every time. While you’re designing with the optimal user experience (UX) in mind, you also have to think about using color effectively, implementing usable controls, and understanding what...

Seems like with every Windows release, there's a set of sample apps that wrap the browser, showing you how you can add your own chrome (as in UI) to it, adding features and behaviors, creating your own web browser. Windows 10 is no different. Then again it is, because this time around, it's...

Using shell commands in Windows 10, you can navigate directly to specific settings pages. read more Continue reading...

This blog was written by Rinku Sreedhar, Senior Program Manager In Windows 10, we are very excited to introduce several APIs for contextual sensing that can help you build apps to improve your customers’ daily lives. These include apps that detect presence when customers approach their devices...

Windows location wrong and cannot move it to correct location. Will not allow Cortana or Maps app to see my correct location. Used to be able to inter postal code or later move you pin to correct location.

Hi I have Windows 8 restored to my new SSD. Seems to be working except for one strange problem. Anything that should open on the desktop opens in the taskbar and I can't expand it. For example if I click the IE icon on the taskbar it opens on the taskbar, but I can't make it any bigger...

A disaster so far. Installation worked OK Desktop shows (rearranged but still all icons there) There is no Start button at bottom left, and anyway Icons at bottom of screen (taskbar and system tray) don’t work - when the curser moves to them, instead of an arrow it become an “I” and does not...

Loaded it on my spare 500gb HD, took ages & had to do it twice from the 7gb usb stick. The swiping to the right does not work. Any other way to get whatever is in there? Do you think Classic Shell will work onw10? The dropdown menu from the Start Button seems fully active. Cntrl. panel I had...

When I right click my Taskbar and select Properties, I have Taskbar, Navigation and Toolbars Tabs, but there is no Start Menu Tab. I can't customize my Start Menu. Isn't there supposed to be a Start Menu Tab? Thanks

Okay, as the title says, I upgraded. But there's a problem: Nothing on this OS seems to be working. Explorer.exe constantly crashes, and a couple of hours ago, the computer itself just froze entirely, with me not even able to do ANYTHING. I fixed the freezing by updating my graphics drivers...

As we continue the countdown to our Windows 10 launch, we’re excited to talk about Continuum. Windows 10 combines the best of Windows 7 with the best of Windows 8 and Continuum is a great example of that; with Continuum you can use a keyboard and mouse when you choose, or you can optimize your...

We’re three days to our Windows 10 launch! Today, we’re sharing more about the great Windows 10 built-in apps like Photos, Maps, Mail and Calendar, Groove, and Movies & TV*. This family of apps shares an elegant look and feel and work consistently across all your Windows 10 devices. Photos...

Microsoft Edge doesn't come stocked with a Home button by default, but you can add one. read more Continue reading...

Windows 10's new Quick Access feature allows you to pin your favorite folders for easy and quick access. read more Continue reading...

I am almost certain you guys have it in hand, but, before the event, is it not time to upgrade the Windows 10 layout in a similar fashion to that of Windows 8? It is becoming increasingly difficult to navigate to any one subject or, for that matter, to know where one should post a particular...

A few of our favorite apps and games were updated recently, take a look below to see what’s new. Alaska Airlines update (Link Removed) Link Removed Link Removed Now fans of Alaska Airlines can book Preferred Plus Seats right from the app. They’re the seats you dream about – with more legroom...

Hi guys, I wondered if anyone knew a way to have the Favorites tree in Windows Explorer expand by default when opening a new window? This used to be the case but one day for some reason it changed and now it is collapsed by default and it's really annoying! Expanding the Computer or Libraries...

Hi. First post. I have links in a Word document. I need to find a way to open the links using only my keyboard and not my mouse. Using the mouse I can go the the link, select the link, right click over the highlighted link, and select Open Hyperlink. All this can be done with the mouse. But how...

Hi everyone. I’m Albert, and I lead the Design Team in the Operating Systems Group at Microsoft. First time poster, long time reader, be gentle. Our team designs for Windows phones, tablets, and PCs; for services, such as the Store, accounts, and MSN; for Xbox; and also for emerging experiences...