Arguably the biggest news out of Microsoft’s Build 2015 conference is that developers will be able to bring Web apps, Windows desktop apps (Win32), as well as Android and iOS mobile apps to the ...

Most apps on a modern Windows 11 PC, including Microsoft’s first-party ones, are actually web apps. That's a major problem, because web apps use more memory and run more slowly than their truly native ...

Microsoft has again changed the lexicon it wants others to use to describe the apps that run on Windows. In a presentation last week at WinHEC, Don Box, a Microsoft distinguished engineer, spelled out ...

Web apps don't really belong on Windows 11 PCs, despite Microsoft's recent obsession with them. Instead, the operating system should serve as a platform for powerful, unique applications that run best ...

Microsoft announced a new platform for Windows apps called Project Reunion at its annual Build developer conference. It’s an attempt to strengthen the Windows 10 app ecosystem, offering a new vision ...

Over the past few years, Microsoft has been pushing to migrate UWP (Universal Windows Platform) apps to the newer Windows App SDK. The transition hasn’t been completely smooth, though, and the company ...

Microsoft’s Universal Windows Platform (UWP) has been extended recently to place a greater focus on multi-platform gaming. Within the past week, Microsoft has brought several previously Xbox-exclusive ...