On this day nine years ago, Microsoft tried to reshape Windows apps with a new UWP vision

From our Archives: Instead of phones, Microsoft is going to re-message what Universal Windows Platform (UWP) means for the ...
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Windows 11 abandoned native apps. Now it needs them to survive

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 ...
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Microsoft has announced it has launched a public preview of its new UWP (Universal Windows Platform) support for .NET 9 Windows app developers who are coding their projects for UWP (Universal Windows ...
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Windows 11 Abandoned Native Apps. Now It Needs Them to Survive

Web apps made Windows slower, clunkier, and less compelling. Microsoft is finally scrambling to fix it—it's about time. Our team tests, rates, and reviews more than 1,500 products each year to help ...