user interaction

Microsoft has unveiled an experimental feature called "Copilot Appearance," designed to enhance user interaction by introducing a visual avatar capable of real-time facial expressions and gestures. This development aims to make conversations with the AI assistant more engaging and human-like...

Microsoft has unveiled Copilot Vision, an innovative feature designed to enhance user interaction across Windows 10 and 11 platforms. This development mirrors functionalities found in Google's Circle to Search, offering users real-time, AI-driven assistance across various applications...

Microsoft is quietly revolutionizing Windows laptop battery life with a smart new feature called User Interaction-Aware CPU Power Management, introduced in recent Windows Insider builds. This innovation may lack the dazzle of a flashy user interface overhaul, but its implications for everyday...

Microsoft is actively testing a new feature in Windows 11 aimed at enhancing energy efficiency: the "User Interaction-Aware CPU Power Management." Introduced in test build 26200.5603, this function automatically reduces CPU load during periods of user inactivity, such as when no mouse movements...

As Microsoft’s development cycle for Windows 11 pivots toward the upcoming 25H2 update, a host of new features are poised to redefine the personal computing experience—most notably, a system-level expansion focused on maximizing laptop battery life. This new feature, internally dubbed “User...

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Users tell us that they find notification requests bothersome and distracting – except when they don’t. We want sites to engage with users without annoying them, but we also don’t want our users to miss reminders that may be important for them. With new changes that we’re rolling out, we are...

Earlier this year, we met with users to understand how they felt about permissioned web features, such as requests to send notifications or access the camera or microphone. The individuals we spoke with made it clear they find notification requests bothersome and distracting—except when they...

On Windows 10, version: 10.0.18362, I have a Windows service application. In the service process, when I use the following code to display a user interactive message box: //Start Impersonate Loggon User MessageBox(IntPtr.Zero, message, caption, MB_DEFAULT_DESKTOP_ONLY | MB_YESNO |...

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...

A vulnerability or two has been discovered in a range of Norton products: Google security researcher Tavis Ormandy has uncovered critical vulnerabilities in a range of Symantec and Norton Antivirus products, which could be exploited by malicious hackers to launch attacks. Here's the skinny...

Link Removed Iconography is a visual language used to represent features, functionality, or content. Icons are meant to be simple, visual elements that are recognized and understood immediately. In a previous post, we explored communication through visual cues. We also dove a little deeper...

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...

With the Universal Windows Platform in Windows 10, your apps will now run on a number of device families and automatically scale across the different screen and window sizes, supported by the platform controls. In the next three weeks of the Windows 10 by 10 development series, we’re going to...

This week’s theme in our Windows 10 by 10 development series is extending customer engagement using the Windows 10 without your users even entering your app. Last week’s topic, Live Tiles and notifications showed how one way to extend your app’s experience, now let’s show how to use the Windows...

This is a great title for a post from Dwight Goins that I've been meaning to highlight for a while... My Kinect told me I have Dark Olive Green Skin… Did you know the Kinect for windows v2 has the ability to determine your Skin pigmentation and your hair color? – Yes I’m telling you the...

When the Microsoft Band was first released (and sold out and is still not available online...) every dev who got one, wanted an SDK too. It took a little bit, but now, now we finally have the first preview Microsoft Bank SDK! Link Removed The Microsoft Band SDK Preview gives developers access...

I found today's project via Link Removed Link Removed and once I watched the video, there was no question about me highlighting it here as soon as possible... While Hololens might make this look like child's play, we don't have them yet and we DO have Kinect's... :) Real life Portal; a...

Paul DeCarlo, Kinect4NES (Yes, Kinect to a Classic NES), is back and continues to push forward on his cool project, Kinect4NES... Training Kinect4NES to Control Mike Tyson’s Punch-Out! In a previous post, I talked about how to create an interface to send controller commands to an NES based...

Severity Rating: Important Revision Note: V1.0 (October 14, 2014): Bulletin published. Summary: This security update resolves a publicly disclosed vulnerability in ASP.NET MVC. The vulnerability could allow security feature bypass if an attacker convinces a user to click a specially crafted link...