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Developers, developers, developers! We’ve got quite a few updates for you this week, ranging from the upcoming live event to improved analytics for your apps in the Windows Store. Read on to see our recap of the past week. Windows Developers Day – Creators Update Only a few days left to RSVP...

In today’s post, we’re covering how PC software can leverage the rich functionality of Windows 10. This is valuable background for the upcoming post “Adding UWP Features to Your Existing PC Software with the Desktop Bridge,” which will go into even more detail on the topic in the coming days...

This Week on Windows, we’re bringing you new releases including Link Removed and Link Removed, talking all about CES 2017 and we’re showing you how to get the most out of our favorite digital assistant, Cortana. Here’s a recap of what happened at CES 2017: Whether you’re looking for a new...

If you got a new Windows 10 PC this holiday, we’re here to show you the latest features to keep you productive and having fun! Here are a few ways you can get started with Windows 10: Head over here to read more about the Get Started app Link Removed about all the current features available on...

Windows 10 is packed full of features that will help you be more productive and have fun. With Windows 10, you have your very own digital personal assistant in Link Removed, who you can count on to help you find things, complete tasks, set reminders and work across your devices more...

Link Removed MOVIES & TV All your favorite holiday hits are in the Movies & TV section of the Windows Store. From feel-good family favorites to non-traditional classics, our Link Removed is your go-to source for seasonal entertainment. Here’s a few of our favorites: Link Removed Find plenty...

The UWP App Experiences are beautiful, cross-device, feature-rich and functional app samples built to demonstrate realistic app scenarios on the UWP platform across PC, Tablet, Xbox and more. Besides being open source on GitHub, each sample is accompanied by at least one blog post and short...

This Week on Windows, we’re talking about how to stream your favorite Xbox and Windows 10 game titles to Oculus Rift, sales on movies and TV in the Windows Store and more! In case you missed it: We shared an update on the many wonderful things happening across the board for Surface Link...

We’re excited to let you know that we’re giving away five albums for free and nine holiday albums for 99 cents each in the US, available now in the Windows Store.* Check out the Link Removed and the Link Removed, or keep reading! Link Removed Link Removed Link Removed Badlands is American...

Trying to figure out what to get the zombie survivalist in your life for the holidays?Link Removedhas you covered and we’re excited to share the game is now available across the world in the Windows Store for Windows 10 PCs and Xbox One, and in Japan this Thursday, Dec. 8. Play Video...

New extensions for the Microsoft Edge browser continue to trickle into the Windows Store in Windows 10. Extensions for the Edge browser officially became available in the Windows 10 Anniversary Update released on the 2nd of August this year however, only 17 extensions have been made available...

We’re excited to share that the Link Removed is expanding beyond its current mobile availability and is optimized for tablets and PCs today. The app is free to download from the Windows Store. Link Removed We welcomed the Instagram app for Windows 10 mobile back in April, and you can now use...

Today, the Windows Team is releasing a new collection called Link Removed to get you ready for Halloween, available in the Windows Store on your Windows 10 PC.* This collection includes all the spooky themed content you need across movies, music, apps and games. Here’s some of what’s in store...

For the fourth installment in the series, we are open sourcing yet another sample app: South Ridge Video, an open source video app developed as a hosted web application built with React.js and hosted on a web server. South Ridge can easily be converted to a UWP application that takes advantage...

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We hope you enjoyed this week’s episode of This Week on Windows! Check out our Windows 10 Tip blog post to learn more about how you can enable Windows Spotlight images on your lock screen. Head over here to read about the HoloLens experience “Destination: Mars,” here to find out how you can get...

We hope you enjoyed this week’s episode of This Week on Windows! Head over here to read more about the updates to your action center available with the Windows 10 Anniversary Update. Read more about the new powerful desktop apps in the Windows Store or keep reading to see what’s new in the...

A few months ago, during Build 2016, we announced the Desktop Bridge, enabling developers to bring their existing desktop apps and games over to the Universal Windows Platform (UWP) by converting their app or game with the Desktop App Converter and then enhancing and extending it with UWP...

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...

Today I’m pleased to announce that following the Windows 10 Anniversary Update we have released the Windows 10 Anniversary Update SDK, build 14393 along with Visual Studio 2015 Update 3. The new SDK contains more than 2700 enhancements to the Universal Windows Platform allowing you to take...