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Microsoft’s early public messaging around Windows 10 for phones promised a sweeping upgrade path for existing Windows Phone 8 devices, but the reality that followed was more complicated: the company did state that the majority of Lumia phones could be upgraded to Windows 10 while limiting the...

Link Removed 0 I can't save any changes to the text file settings.txt , but reading the file works. The code is private async void LedShow_Loaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) { var path = @"settings.txt"; var folder =...

I have Raspberry PI3 with Windows 10 IoT installed and I wan't to control leds that are connected to Raspberry PI3 from another Windows tablet or computer with done with Visual Studio. That much I know it is possible with Universal App. But is it possible to control the leds from an independent...

Last month, we provided an overview of the Desktop Bridge in this blog post. We are excited to announce that since then we’ve released a new version of the desktop app converter, adding support for great new features and fixing several issues to provide a more stable environment. To learn more...

I have problem to transfer my Universal Windows apps to Windows Phone 10. When I have Developer mode set on I get this error message: Severity Code Description Project File Line Suppression State Error Error : DEP0001 : Unexpected Error: To install this application you need either a Windows...

At Build 2016, we showed you how to use the Desktop App Converter to bring your existing desktop applications to the universal .appx packaging format as a first step to bringing your application to the Universal Windows Platform (UWP). Once on UWP, your apps are easier for users to manage and...

The PGA TOUR ® showcases one of the most elegant sports in the world with a rich history and storied tradition. What most people don’t realize is what happens behind the scenes to pull off the great TOUR golf events that so many of us enjoy watching throughout the year. The TOUR has 600 players...

What an incredible week at CES! It’s always exciting to see new devices and experiences, including new Windows 10 devices from Acer, Alcatel, Dell, HP, Lenovo, Samsung, and many more. We continue to be energized by the passion we see for the Windows ecosystem, with Windows 10 now running on more...

A universal app for Windows 10 now supports the Band 2 screen size for customizations. read more Continue reading...

The upcoming Skype universal apps are now available from the Windows Store so that everyone can get a chance to test. read more Continue reading...

We’ve been talking about Windows 10 for over a year now and today we started our next chapter, with new devices designed for Windows 10. Today I stood on stage in NYC along with members of my team and had the honor of unveiling a new era of Windows 10 devices from Microsoft. We introduced new...

In Windows 10, we've made it exceedingly easy to add "Drag and Drop" functionality to your UWP application. As you're probably aware, "drag and drop" is by no means a new feature for Windows applications. For a very long time, the notion for the user to able to move objects within a single...

In this episode, Robert is joined by Link Removed, who shows us how to integrate Cortana into apps. Among the topics Nick covers and shows are voice commands, speech recognition and synthesis, background voice commands and continuous dictation. Resources: Link Removed Nick's Demos Link...

There are many ways to spin a cube and in today's episode we're coming from a different... angle =P. Cooper Partin from the Windows Graphics team is joining to tell us about his work on the ANGLE project to enable OpenGL ES 2.0 support in Windows Store, Phone and Universal Windows apps. ANGLE is...

20 select videos from last week... Link Removed This week on Channel 9, Nikola and guest host Giorgio Sardo discuss the week's top developer news, including; Link Removed @gisardo ... Link Removed This is the first in a somewhat experimental series called Brain Dump on Node.js with...

Audiobooks change the way you enjoy your favorite books and discover new ones in many ways, from how the text comes alive to the freedom you have as you’re “reading.” Link Removed, the premier online provider of digital audiobooks and more, just brought its great selection and impressive...

Nearly all our recent Windows 10 IoT posts seemed to be focused all on Raspberry Pi don't they? Well David Jones, MS MVP, recently released this great post that shows that there's also an Arduino Windows 10 IoT story too... Windows 10 IoT: Windows Remote Arduino and Universal Windows Platform...

Windows 10 will be generally available on 29 July 2015, just two weeks from today, and Microsoft has launched a new web based Windows Universal App store. read more Continue reading...

Hi everyone, today we are releasing a new build to both the Fast and Slow rings. We’re just about two weeks away from beginning to offer Windows 10 to the world, Link Removed. Over the past few days we’ve been preparing our release pipelines and processes, and this build is one step closer to...

Windows 10 introduces the Universal Windows Platform, and with it a new way to partition the API surface. APIs are grouped into "device families", and that means you can support a huge range of devices with just one app. Even better, you can still light up the unique features of each of those...