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Microsoft Edge WebView2 is a UI control that allows developers to embed web content into their Win32 C++, .NET, and WinUI applications. It powers many applications today such as Microsoft Office, Microsoft Power BI, and Visual Studio. Earlier this summer, we announced that we were beginning to...

Hi when I click a folder visual studio starts - instead of exploring that folder. So I can not explore folders on my computer. The same happens when I click "documments" or "pictures" in windows start - visual studio starts instead of windows explorer. How to fix it?

How do I add an .EXE project to a solution of DLL's? This is using Microsoft Visual Studio Professional I have been handed a solution file which contains three projects. But all three projects generate DLL files. It is kind of unique because I have uncovered that they contain XAML files. So...

Today, we’re announcing ARM64EC (“Emulation Compatible”), a new way to build apps for Windows 11 on ARM. With the latest Visual Studio tools in preview and the Windows 11 Insider SDK, you'll be able to take advantage of ARM64EC to incrementally transition your app to running with native speed on...

Daniel Paulino created his first Windows app when he was at a career crossroads: Was he good enough to have a successful career as a developer? He wasn’t sure, but Daniel also knew he needed a timer app that connected to his workout band. “At the time, no app did this. I had this curiosity. That...

Uno Platform is a free and open-source platform aiming to take WinUI apps built with C# and XAML everywhere. If you are not familiar with WinUI, it is the native UX platform for building modern apps for Windows 10 - you can learn more about it on the Link Removed. With Uno Platform you can...

Uno Platform is a free and open-source platform aiming to take WinUI applications built with C# and XAML everywhere. If you are not familiar with WinUI, it is the native UX platform for building Windows applications - you can learn more about it on the Link Removed. With Uno Platform you can...

The C#/WinRT team is excited to announce our latest release, which includes a preview of C#/WinRT authoring with the latest C#/WinRT NuGet package, as well as updates to the .NET 5.0 SDK with the .NET February update. Since our last blog post on C#/WinRT v1.0, we have some new features to show...

Today, we're releasing the first preview of x64 emulation for ARM64 devices to Windows Insiders in the Dev Channel starting with the Build 21277. It can be installed on Windows 10 on ARM PCs by following the instructions as explained in this blog post. When we first launched Windows 10 on ARM in...

If you tuned in to this morning’s App Development Community Standup, you know that today we released WinUI 3 Preview 3. If you want to skip the summary and head straight to the release notes and installation instructions, you can find those here. New Features The team has been hard at work on...

Today is the official GA release for .NET 5, and along with it we are excited to share the latest updates with our recent release of C#/WinRT version 1.0. C#/WinRT provides WinRT projection support for .NET 5 based apps. The Windows SDK leverages this technology and is now integrated with the...

The Windows 10 SDK for Windows 10, version 2004 is now available with a go-live license. Build 19041, also known as the Windows 10 May 2020 Update, is now in the Release Preview Windows Insider ring. New APIs and Features for developers Every Windows 10 update is loaded with new APIs, but...

Hello Windows Insiders, today we’re releasing Windows 10 Insider Preview Build 19613.1000 to Windows Insiders in the Fast ring. You can check out our Windows Insider Program documentation here, including a list of all the new features and updates released in builds so far. Not seeing any of the...

In Windows 10 version 2004, we are introducing the concept of Hosted Apps to the Windows App Model. Hosted apps are registered as independent apps on Windows, but require a host process in order to run. An example would be a script file which requires its host (eg: Powershell or Python) to be...

Today, we released a new Windows 10 Preview Build of the SDK to be used in conjunction with Link Removed (Build 19041 or greater). The Preview SDK Build 19041 contains bug fixes and under development changes to the API surface area. The Preview SDK can be downloaded from the Link Removed. For...

Today, we released a new Windows 10 Preview Build of the SDK to be used in conjunction with Link Removed (Build 19035 or greater). The Preview SDK Build 19035 contains bug fixes and under development changes to the API surface area. The Preview SDK can be downloaded from Link Removed. For...

Today, we released a new Windows 10 Preview Build of the SDK to be used in conjunction with Link Removed (Build 19028 or greater). The Preview SDK Build 19028 contains bug fixes and under development changes to the API surface area. The Preview SDK can be downloaded from Link Removed. For...

Robotics technology is moving fast. A lot has happened since Microsoft announced an experimental release of Robot Operating System (ROS)[1] for Windows at last year’s ROSCON in Madrid. ROS support became generally available in May 2019, which enabled robots to take advantage of the worldwide...

Revision Note: V1.1 (February 10, 2016): Advisory updated to include download information for Microsoft ASP.NET Web Frameworks, and Tools and Microsoft ASP.NET and Web Tools. This is an informational change only. Summary: Microsoft is releasing this security advisory to provide information about...

Today, we released a new Windows 10 Preview Build of the SDK to be used in conjunction with Link Removed (Build 18290 or greater). The Preview SDK Build 18290 contains bug fixes and under development changes to the API surface area. The Preview SDK can be downloaded from Link Removed. For...