While mostly a developer event, Build has long been where Microsoft puts a spotlight on consumer-centric updates to Windows. This year, the company is taking a different approach: It is highlighting ...

Microsoft has several developer tools to help create apps for Windows 11. Improvements include a tool for making PWAs out of web apps and new features for native apps. Project Reunion is now known as ...

The ability for developers to create their own Windows 11 widgets headlines the new Windows App SDK 1.2, a kit formerly called "Project Reunion" that consolidates the company's dev tooling for Windows ...

In late March, the first builds of Windows 8.1 leaked to the Web. At about the same time, the number of Windows 8 apps reversed several months of slowing growth and charted four straight months of app ...

At Build 2023, Microsoft announced Dev Home, a new Windows 11 app for developers that promised a central location for various developer-related features and settings. During the next year and a half, ...

Microsoft released a new Windows 10 Insider test build to the Dev Channel on March 17. As usual lately, that build had a few fairly minor feature tweaks plus a bunch of fixes. But as of this test ...

Windows has had a pretty decent set of security tools for years, with firewall protection, virus scanning, and other features to help keep users safe from malware without the need for third-party ...

Microsoft has revealed its plan to close the gap between Windows app developers, with Project Reunion aiming to make a common platform for new software. As it stands, Windows developers could be ...

Windows would likely be better- you can still run software much older than 2004, but good luck finding people willing to work on stuff 20 years old. I actually think fully compiled binaries will stand ...