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Thinking (Again) About UWP and the Microsoft Store (Premium)

So, we need to discuss this week’s news about the end of ad-based UWP app…

Microsoft Defends Windows Store, Promises Improvements

Microsoft is Shutting Down Ad Monetization for UWP Apps

Microsoft’s relationship with UWP has been estranged, at best, in the past couple of years.…

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What I’ve Learned About C#, Visual Basic, Windows Forms, XAML, and WPF (Premium)

For much of the past year, I’ve been researching Microsoft’s previous-generation developer technologies, in part…

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Thinking About an Open-Source Windows (Premium)

The Free Software Foundation is petitioning Microsoft to open-source Windows 7. That sounds crazy. Until…

Windows 10 Version 1909 Hits 15 Percent Usage Share

But its usage is dwarfed by that of Windows 10 version 1903, which is now…

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The WinForms Notepad Project: Word Count (Premium)

I was looking at Microsoft Word to see whether there were any obvious features that…

Intel Earned a Record $72 Billion in 2019

Microprocessor giant Intel reported today that it earned a net income of $21 billion on…

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The WinForms Notepad Project: More Fit and Finish (Premium)

Here are a few minor changes and fixes to .NETpad related to the status bar,…

Lenovo Issues Fixes for Major ThinkPad USB-C Issues

In the wake of reports of major issues with the USB-C ports on many of…

Microsoft Releases New Windows 10 Insider Build, Cancels PWA for Insider Program

Microsoft no longer plans to publicly release the much-awaited Windows Insider Program PWA due to…

Microsoft Releases Preview SDK for Surface Duo

The software giant also plans a similar preview SDK for Windows 10 X and will…

Windows 10 Version 1909 Now Available to All “Seekers”

Anyone with a compatible PC who manually checks Windows Update will now be offered the…

German Government Paying Microsoft Nearly $900,000 for Extended Windows 7 Support

The German government failed to migrate all its PCs to Windows 10 in time, and…

Report: PC Sales to Fall in 2020, 2021, and 2022

A new report by Gartner claims that the Windows 10 upgrade bump is already over…

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Living with Windows 7: The Dream is Over (Premium)

With the end of Windows 7 support last week, I’ve returned somewhat begrudgingly to Windows…

Acer Announces New Chromebook and Windows Notebooks for Education

Timed for the BETT show in London, Acer has announced three new laptops, one a…

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