For the millions of Windows users who rely on the Start menu as the launchpad of their computing experience, every redesign feels personal. Microsoft’s latest overhaul of the Start menu, now rolling out to Windows 11 Insiders, is perhaps the most ambitious since the launch of the OS itself. It...
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The evolution of Windows 11’s Start menu has never just been about visual appeal—it’s a barometer for how Microsoft interprets the shifting needs of its user base and the relentless pace of device convergence. In its latest Dev Channel build, Microsoft is taking arguably its boldest step yet...
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Here are the key highlights of the new Start menu in Windows 11, now available for testers in the Dev Channel, based on the article you referenced:
New Features of the Windows 11 Start Menu
Larger and Scrollable Start Menu:
The Start menu is now scrollable, allowing all your apps to appear at...
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Microsoft's approach to designing the visual identity for its AI-powered productivity suite is a fascinating case study in how design evolves alongside emerging technologies. The process goes far beyond mere aesthetics—it's a strategic integration of visual cues that not only help users navigate...
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Microsoft is rolling out a significant update to Outlook that promises to make reading your emails a more fluid and visually appealing experience across devices. This change, which centers around an enhanced email subject header component, underscores Microsoft’s commitment to user-centric...
Microsoft is rolling out a new update for Outlook that focuses on a core communication element—the email subject header. This update is designed to enhance the reading experience by ensuring the display adapts seamlessly to various screen sizes and resolutions, particularly improving usability...
I’m excited that you’re here to learn about what we’ve been doing to further improve Microsoft Edge and Bing! In my last post we announced our new sleeping tabs feature and I’m happy to share initial findings from our latest Beta build that a sleeping tab increases battery life by using 26% less...
The next update to Microsoft Edge is now available with the Windows 10 April 2018 Update! This update includes EdgeHTML 17, the next major version of Microsoft Edge’s rendering engine, as well as new features and everyday improvements across the product.
You can get your hands on the April 2018...
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In the world of information consumption in applications, it’s crucial to have a clear and easy way to navigate and inspect that information. The master-detail design pattern has become one of the most popular approaches in applications today. In this post, we’ll discuss what this is, determine...
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Scrolling is one of the oldest interactions on the web. Long before we had pull-to-refresh or infinite-loading lists, the humble scrollbar solved the web’s original scaling problem: how can we interact with content that’s stretched beyond the available viewport...
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Editor’s note: This is the fifth in a series of posts from the team that built the 10k Apart contest site, exploring the process of building for interoperability, accessibility, and progressive enhancement in less than 10kB.
In the previous post in this series, I discussed my approach to CSS...
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Editor’s note: This is the fourth in a series of posts from the team that built the 10k Apart contest site, exploring the process of building for interoperability, accessibility, and progressive enhancement in less than 10kB.
In the previous post in this series, Stephanie Stimac discussed her...
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The wait is over! Today, we are excited to announce that Sling TV, the live and on-demand Internet streaming service is now available on Windows 10 PCs and tablets, allowing you to watch popular entertainment at home and on the go, all within a single free app and service starting at $20 per...
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Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of posts from the team that built the 10k Apart contest page, exploring the process of building for interoperability, accessibility, and progressive enhancement in less than 10kB.
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Continuum for Phones, available on select Windows 10 Mobile devices, allows customers to connect their phone to a monitor, projector, or TV for a full-sized desktop experience, powered by their phone. Because Microsoft Edge is built on the Universal Windows Platform, Microsoft Edge in Continuum...
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Sixteen years ago, Link Removed conceived of a contest that would test the mettle of any web designer: The 5k. The idea was that entrants would build an entire site in 5kb of code or less. Its aim was to force us to get creative by putting a bounding box on what we could do:
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In porting your phone app to the Universal Windows Platform (UWP), one of the main challenges you’ll face is coming up with reasonable visual designs for the wide variety of devices and form factors supported by UWP. The advantage of taking...
Link Removed is all about making it as easy as possible to build apps for Windows. The online tool helps you build apps with no coding required, so you can either start your project there and extend it in Visual Studio, or you can create and build the app completely in the tool. Today, we want...
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With Windows 10, you have the productivity of a PC in your pocket. Link Removed enables you to connect a Windows mobile device to any external display with the new Link Removed, USB-C, or Miracast. Once connected, you can interact with Windows 10 apps on that display while using your mobile...
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