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Windows has come a long way in letting its users customize how their desktop looks and feels, but let's face it—stock customization options can feel a little... vanilla. If you're looking for ways to jazz up Windows 11 or spice up the simplicity of its interface, let’s talk about Windhawk, a...

If there's ever been a superhero in the world of Windows customization, it’s Windhawk—and it's here to save your Windows 11 experience from monotony. This burgeoning tool, heralded by tech enthusiasts, is not just a mere app; it’s an entire ecosystem bringing together a community of innovative...

If you're among the weary travelers navigating the winding roads of Windows 11 and finding yourself increasingly frustrated by its limitations, or simply longing for a fresh terrain of customizable options, Fedora Linux 41 may just be the liberating path you've been seeking. Released earlier...

Appealing to a wider swath of developers is important for Microsoft’s growth prospects. Tools and software that help engineers write programs generate a small portion of Microsoft’s revenue, dwarfed by units like cloud services and Windows – but they lure users to the bigger businesses...

Recently, we released the Windows Anniversary Update and a new Windows Software Developer Kit (SDK) for Windows 10 containing tools, app templates, platform controls, Windows Runtime APIs, emulators and much more, to help create innovative and compelling Universal Windows apps. Today, we are...

We first launched the Internet Explorer Test Drive site Link Removed during the Internet Explorer 9 Preview and regularly added demos through IE10 and IE11 development as a way to help web developers get hands-on with new features and performance improvements that were being added to the...

It is important to Microsoft that developers can leverage open-source software when building apps for Windows. As part of this effort we’re very pleased to announce FFmpeg support for Window 8.1, Windows Phone 8.1, and Windows 10 applications. What is FFmpeg? FFmpeg is a free, open-source...

Challenge complete! One hacker got Microsoft's Kinect working with Windows 7 thanks to an open-source driver. More...

Link Removed Postpones re-release of netbook upgrade tool after admitting it copied code Computerworld - Microsoft has delayed re-releasing a Windows 7 installation tool that it has admitted included open-source code, saying that it's still testing the revamped utility. The company now...